Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle of Investigation.
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The Star Birthmark: Found 22 Years After Vanishing
On a freezing November morning in 1994, 28-year-old postal clerk Clara Higgins vanished from her Rockford, Michigan home, leaving her six-year-old son Julian alone with an open front door and a terrifying lack of forced entry. For 22 years, the case remained frozen until Julian, now an ER nurse, recognized a distinct star-shaped birthmark in an online database of nonverbal Jane Does. Discover the shocking true-crime story of duplicated house keys, a secret underground cage, and a mother’s extraordinary willpower to break out of the dark and fight her way back to her child.
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31 Oct 2026
The 21-Year Mystery of Leo and Audrey Sullivan
In October 1994, newlyweds Leo and Audrey Sullivan vanished without a trace while driving their yellow camper van through the Colorado mountains, leaving behind a misleading map that sent police 50 miles in the wrong direction. For 21 years, the cold case remained frozen in time—until demolition workers uncovered a forgotten VHS camcorder hidden inside a rotting cabin wall. Unravel the terrifying true-crime story of a calculated decoy, a giant phantom predator, and the chilling messages carved into the granite wall of a subterranean fortress.
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29 Oct 2026
The Yearbook Photo That Solved a 27-Year Cold Case
In October 1995, 17-year-old homecoming queen Sarah Jenkins vanished from her small Ohio town, leaving behind her car, her purse, and a silver tiara on the passenger seat. For 27 years, police believed she had simply run away—until her best friend uncovered a forgotten photograph hidden in a high school yearbook. Unravel the chilling story of a staged crime scene, a corrupt police cover-up, and the horrifying truth concealed inside a rotting cabin in the woods.
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