American Gothic

In 1976, the first of four children is abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. After more than 30 years the families of the four murdered children and Detroiters like J. Reuben Appelman are determined to find the Oakland County Child Killer.

In the early morning hours of March 31, 2017, 16-year-old Devin Bond got out of bed and walked out of his Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home. He was never seen nor heard from again.

At 2:30am on January 4, 2019, 22-year-old mother Savannah Spurlock called her mother to tell her she was leaving the bar where she had enjoyed a much-deserved night out. Savannah told her mother she'd be home soon, but she was never seen again.

On November 21, 2006, 19-year-old Jesse Ross was attending a Model United Nations conference in Chicago. Jesse called his parents to tell him he was having a great time. They would never hear or see their son again.

On the morning of May 3, 2017, 8-months-pregnant Akia Eggleston was excited to finally get out of her home to attend her baby shower. However, when the 22-year-old was hours late, loved ones rushed to her home to find Akia gone without a trace.

On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico left her home to go on a bike ride she took almost every morning. When she didn't return home, her mom anxiously drove along Tara's usual bike route, but never finds her. 30 years later, Tara is still missing.

27-year-old Ohio State University medical student, Brian Shaffer, fails to show up for a flight to Miami. Surveillance footage shows him leaving a bar the night before, but he's never seen again.

On January 27, 2017, 20-year-old Elaine Park goes to a movie with her boyfriend and then sleeps over at his apartment. At 6:00am the next morning, surveillance footage shows her leaving his apartment. She hasn't been seen since.

On a quest for personal enlightenment, Kristal Reisinger, a 29-year-old mother of one, heads out to take part in a drum circle in Crestone, Colorado on July 13, 2016. But as night turns into day, Kristal disappears, and she hasn't been seen since.

On May 1, 2017, 18-year-old Desirea Ferris spends the day hanging out with her sister and plans to celebrate her mom's birthday that night. She never makes it home and hasn't been heard from since.

On August 10, 2018, Matthew Weaver, Jr. goes out with a friend and after he drops her back off at home, heads for a drive through the Malibu canyons. He sends a mysterious text to her the next day and is never heard from again.

Queens, NY, 1965. Two children are found dead. The cops are convinced the parents Eddie and Alice Crimmins are guilty. Even after two trials both condemning Alice, it will take years to unravel the mystery of who killed Eddie and Missy.

New York, NY, 1963. Two young women are brutally murdered in their Upper East Side apartment. If these girls aren’t safe, who is? The NYPD is under pressure to solve the high-profile case but make a tragic misstep while investigating.

West Palm Beach, FL, 1955. Esteemed Judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife say goodbye to friends at a dinner party and are never seen again. Police unravel a tale of corruption and evil that leaves Florida in shock.

Denver, CO, 1955. United Airlines Flight 629 explodes in mid-air, killing everyone aboard. Crash investigators wonder if it was an accident at all. What follows is the discovery of the first-ever act of murder-by-airplane-bombing in the U.S.

Michigan, 1967-69. A series of young females from Michigan universities are murdered one by one. The young women of Southeastern Michigan are terrified and the police commence a massive hunt for the monster they call The Co-Ed Killer.