Snake in the Grass

Jim Madonna doesn’t have much to be grateful for on Thanksgiving. He recently lost his job. But when his son finds him shot to death, killed in his own car, all of Taunton, MA is shocked. Chris reveals a grim holiday tale of murder and betrayal.

Aphrodite Jones investigates the killing of Laci Peterson and her unborn child, and the case against her husband, Scott Peterson. Aphrodite works to uncover the truth beyond the headlines and follows the twists and turns of this infamous case.

The Las Vegas kidnapping case that put former football great O.J. Simpson in jail was one of many highly publicized Simpson cases with a singular theme - rage. Crime Writer Aphrodite Jones uncovers new information about the fall of an icon.

An actress turns up dead at the home of Phil Spector and the music legend is charged with murder. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones uncovers videotape that Spector hoped would clear his name, but instead is a damning self-portrait.

He is the most notorious serial killer in California history - the Zodiac. For forty years his identify has remained unknown. Now crime writer Aphrodite Jones follows his bloody trail to try to find the killer's true identify.

Two vicious dogs savagely kill a 33-year-old woman in a San Francisco apartment building. As crime writer Aphrodite Jones follows this bizarre story, she uncovers a world of prison gangs and animal cruelty that led to murder.

Two brothers murder their wealthy parents. Authorities say it was for money. The brothers say it was out of fear. Now, crime writer Aphrodite Jones talks with some who know the story - and believe what the Menendez brothers say may be true.

He was one of the world's greatest entertainers. But for the past twenty years Michael Jackson was haunted by allegations of child abuse. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones sets out to prove those charges were as responsible for his early death as drugs.

In Orange County, California, crime writer Aphrodite Jones goes on the hunt for a missing couple. What she discovers is a horrifying web of deceit that is the foundation for one of the most disturbing crimes California has ever seen.

If JonBenet Ramsey had lived, she'd be a junior in college. More than 14 years have passed after the murder and her case continues to baffle investigators. Aphrodite Jones digs for answers to a case that has raised a lot of questions.

Was it a murder, an overdose, or an accident? The mysterious life and tragic death of blonde bombshell Anna Nicole Smith is profiled. Aphrodite examines the death of Anna Nicole and possible ties to her young son's own tragic death.

Rodney Alcala was a real-life ladykiller. At times charming, Rodney hid his disturbed personality behind a photographer's lens, using this guise to lure and attract unsuspecting women into his web of murder.

Scott Rothstein was a young and successful businessman in Fort Lauderdale until a promising young lawyer at his law firm is murdered, and further investigation into Rothstein reveals an elaborate Ponzi scheme bilking unsuspecting victims.

Baptist minister Matt Baker's wife is found dead. The police see an obvious suicide, complete with note and a near-empty bottle of sleeping pills. The wife's family sees murder by a cheating husband. Aphrodite traces the many twists of this case.

In 1993, when the dead bodies of three young boys turn up in a ditch, the town of West Memphis is turned upside down. Fearing the work of Satanists, police arrest three teenage boys, even though no solid evidence ties them to the crime.

What pushed Ryan Jenkins over the edge? He was a contestant on a reality TV dating show, and after his elimination by the female host, murdered a woman whom resembled her. Aphrodite examines reality TV and its possible links to a savage killing.