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Sergeant Joe McHale starts his day by getting called out to a barricaded gunman who has taken two women hostage. The already nerve-racking domestic dispute grows even tenser when gunshots ring out inside the home. Across town, the crusade against drugs continues as Sergeant Chip Huth serves a dangerous warrant on an alleged drug dealing team of brothers armed with a gun. Later on, Huth tries to teach the two loves of his life, his two unruly dogs, some basic obedience rules.

The rich culture of Southern Louisiana is steeped with Cajun folklore and superstition. Weeks earlier, Deputy Tom Arnold was cursed by a suspect, and this comes to haunt the former California native; he must face the fact that this voodoo curse is affecting him. After grappling with one mishap after another, Tom seeks the help of a voodoo priestess to see if she can cure him once and for all. Down the bayou, a "Hatfields and McCoys" type dispute between local shrimpers escalates out of control. Lt. Merlin Daigle and Sgt. Dudley "DJ" Authement struggle to piece together the truth from two very different sides of the story. When one of the shrimper's boats catches fire that same evening, Lt. Daigle must determine whether it's a case of retaliation or if the shrimper is dealing with a curse of his own.

Cajuns are some of the most passionate people on the planet. It can be seen in every aspect of their culture, and it's part of what makes them so fascinating and unique. However, this passion is also alive and well in a Cajun's temper, and it can cause fiery run-ins with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. In this episode, Lt. Peter Guidry and Deputy LeAnn Fitch are hot on the trail of an armed man who has threatened his wife and a man he suspects his wife is cheating with. After trying to locate the suspect all over the bayou, they get an urgent 911 call from his wife that he's returned to the house and her life is in grave danger. Can they make it in time? Also, Deputy Melissa Quintal must navigate an eerie cemetery in the dead of night to find a runaway child.

Terrebonne Parish can be a tough place for teenagers to find weekend entertainment, so deputies will investigate all sorts of calls involving the bayou's most troublesome kids. Corporal Storm Fitch and his brother, Deputy Steam Fitch team together to bust teens illegally street racing down the bayous. Street racing in Southern Louisiana is even more dangerous than other places because one wrong move on the water-lined bayou roads and a driver will be trapped in a sinking car. Also, Deputy Marlin Meeks is dispatched to a disturbance at an old, and rumored to be, haunted plantation house. Centuries ago, entire families died in these houses and were buried on the premises. And Lt. Peter Guidry is dispatched to an eerie call of someone yelling death threats with a bullhorn down the bayou.

Aboveground crypts in Terrebonne Parish are just part of the landscape, because with frequent flooding, you can't bury bodies in the ground. These tombs are vulnerable to vandalism and theft. In this episode, Deputy Paul "Highlights" Thibodeaux responds to a cemetery caretaker's complaint of several grave robberies. It turns out that multiple crypts were opened and the corpses disturbed; a skull seems to be missing along with a necklace. The entire department is on high alert to catch these ruthless thieves, and extra night patrols are set up to monitor the creepy graveyards. Deputy Keith Bergeron and California transplant Deputy Tom Arnold are called to the scene of an eerie disturbance; a "black arts" ritual that might just answer all of the unsettling questions about the grave robbery.

Opened in 1824, the original plan for Maine State Prison in Thomaston called for prisoners to remain in solitary confinement and darkness for the duration of their sentences. But almost immediately, the prison started a working industrial program for inmates, and by the time its doors finally closed in 2002, its handmade wood products had become collectibles. Initially allowing only the New Testament as a prisoner's "sole companion", it later housed one of the state's best law libraries.

Nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado's first state prison in Canon City traces its roots to the days of frontier justice. It's housed heavyweight boxing contenders and cannibals--it was infamous cannibal Alfred Packer's last home--and endured a mass escape in 1947. Juxtaposing day-to-day life in one of America's harshest security facilities with an exploration of its rich past, we follow a prison guard on a shakedown and an inmate through his final day before release.

Beauty takes center stage as Betsy and Officer Julie Lardino convince Officer Tracy Nance to undergo a head-to-toe makeover and an all-out pamper day for the department. In the midst of it all, the ladies still manage to keep the city safe with several DUI arrests and traffic calls -- including a two-car collision that Sgt. Lisa Burghardt responds to that involves two neighbors!

St. Patrick's Day evening is the perfect backdrop as zany suspects take center stage, including a belligerent drunk woman who continuously bangs her head in an attempt to cause herself bodily harm. Also, Sgt. Lisa Burghardt intervenes in a domestic dispute between two brothers that turns violent.

Set in Curacao. Beth investigates a case where a young woman vanishes off the deck of a cruise ship. In their search for answers, her parents stumble across what appears to be an international sex slave operation.

Set in Charlotte, NC and Pensacola, FL. Beth examines the story of a recent college graduate who went missing after a night out with his friends; she also visits with a young woman who shares the harrowing story of the kidnapping she and her sister endured as children.

2003, Livermore, California: 17-year old Katie Belflower seduces a high school classmate's husband, 20-year old Mike Simons. The young Monstress is willing to kill not just once--but twice--to keep Simons to herself. And in Los Angeles in 1991, 35-year old Brandita Taliano works the streets until she becomes the full-time mistress of 55-year old Dennis Dawley. When Dennis' wife of 33 years is brutally murdered, all signs point to Dennis and his Monstress.

1996: Ventura, California. 32-year old supermarket clerk Diana Haun thinks she's met her soul mate in co-worker Michael Dally when the two start a steamy affair. But, there's one thing standing between her and a "happily ever after" -- Michael's wife, Sherri. Diana will do whatever it takes to get Sherri out of the way. And in Northport, Florida in 2010, a mistress "sex slave" goes off the rails when her "master" of 13 years tries to leave her for good. Some attractions can be fatal when a mistress turns into a Monstress.

2003: Kingsville, Texas. Elizabeth Reynolds claims she's divorced when she gets involved with 39-year old Al Benitez. She'll do just about anything to please Al. But when he finds out she's still married, he tries to break it off. Elizabeth goes bezerk and hires a hitman to get her revenge on Al. And in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Linda Henning believes in government conspiracies and aliens. Her new lover Diazien Hossencoft convinces her that his wife Girly is an evil alien queen who must be vanquished and the two plot to kill Girly.

The shocking story of how two young boys were led to kill their father, and the unique way that the State of Florida delivered justice in the case.

A look at the controversial case of North Carolina author Michael Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife, a high powered business executive. At the trial, the prosecution showed that Peterson stood to collect a large amount of life insurance if his wife died. But the defense claimed that the police were seeking revenge against Peterson for articles he had written critical of them in the local paper.

A look at how the justice system handled the unique case of Dr. L. Stan Naramore, who was convicted of attempting to murder a 78-year-old terminally ill woman and of killing an 81-year-old farmer. But "tough Irish" defense attorney Kurt Kerns, who "bawled like a baby" and threw up when Naramore was convicted, later persuaded the Kansas Board of Appeals to issue a highly unusual ruling. Includes interviews with Naramore and Kerns.

International playboy John Hawkins and two associates conspire to kill a young man as part of a scam to collect $2 million in life insurance. Initially authorities fall for it, but the scheme unravels. The two associates are caught early on, but ringleader Hawkins goes on the run, launching a three-year global manhunt. Hawkins is close to getting away with it until his path finally crosses with the lone police officer who pursues him relentlessly--California homicide detective Jon Perkins.

Suffering from loneliness while living off the land in the isolated Rocky Mountains, Dan and Don Nichols kidnap a local female tri-athlete and try to convince her to become Dan's wilderness bride. But after their plan takes a deadly turn, Sheriff Johnny France leads a five-month manhunt for the fugitives that ends on a snow-choked Montana mountainside.

Along a desolate stretch of highway, police discovered the bodies of ten murder victims. Police realize they are all connected to the sex trade, but the trail quickly goes cold. Five years later the identity of the killer remains a mystery and local law enforcement is doing little to calm the nerves of an anxious community seeking answers. As filmmakers Josh Zeman and Rachel Mills set out to document the case of the Long Island Serial Killer they suddenly find themselves entangled in a quest to the elusive killer. With the help of a growing amateur web sleuthing community Josh and Rachel uncover a tale of deceit and ignorance that takes them deep inside the world of online escorting.

When a young woman, home alone, sees two men crawl over her back fence, she dials 911 and as she begins to beg for help, she hears the sound of glass breaking downstairs. Hours after an Amber Alert is issued for a missing 4-year-old boy, a woman on her way to work, thinks she spots the child and his kidnapper! And a single mother is about to leave for her 8-year-old son's birthday party when her abusive ex-husband forces his way into her home and attacks her with a machete.

Erik Menendez recalls his mother's decline in the years leading up to the murders and looks on in agony as his brother Lyle testifies, vividly describing the abuse at the hands of their father. In the face of intense media and public scrutiny, will Erik find the strength to take the stand himself and tell his story?

Inmate predators force weaker inmates to hide drugs in their cells and take the rap if they're caught. But one inmate risks his life and turns informant to help Sergeant Valerie "Snoop Dogg" Hampton and Special Agent John Fisher eliminate the inmates' outside drug source. Acting on this intelligence, the Squad conducts a massive cell search and ramps up their investigation outside the prison--where they hope to ensnare their suspect in an elaborate trap.

Prison crime doesn't rest for Special Agent John Fisher's birthday. With inmate drug use at an all-time high, the Squad searches for the source of drugs coming into the prison. John goes undercover to monitor prisoners' visitors, search an entire cellblock for evidence, and work with an inmate informant to set up a sting on the outside. But ultimately, the investigation leads John to the last place he wanted to look.