Judge Rinder's Interrogation Secrets Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Melissa Huckaby

60 mins

On the 27th of March 2009, 8 year old Sandra Cantu set off from her trailer in a park in Tracy California, to visit a friend, and never returned home. Almost immediately the FBI offer their help, providing a profile of a young white male, who may or may not know Sandra. After 10 days of searching, police are saddened to receive a call from a farmer who has discovered the little girl's body in a suitcase dumped in a pond on his land. Around the time of Sandra's disappearance Melissa Huckaby, a neighbour and the mother of one of Sandra's school friends, claims that a suitcase was stolen from outside her trailer. She even identifies the suitcase Sandra was thrown away in as hers when she sees it on the news. She also finds a strange note detailing the location of Sandra's body and claiming to be from a witness. Detective Tim Bower leads viewers through his investigation and interrogation, from first suspicions to final solution. With various experts in behaviour and crime giving insights into the mind if a psycho.

Episode 2

Diane and Rachel Staudte

60 mins

This edition examines the so-called 'antifreeze murders' that took place in 2012. Mother and daughter Diane and Rachel Staudte murdered two members of their own family and attempted to kill a third by spiking their drinks with antifreeze.

Episode 3

Cheyanne Jessie

60 mins

On 1st August 2015, police received a call from Cheyanne Jessie in which she claimed her father Mark Weekly and daughter Meredith were missing. But police would soon find out that they had been murdered two weeks earlier.

Episode 4

Marvin Williams

60 mins

Examines the murder of Cassandra Valentin by her fiancé Marvin Williams. They began dating in 2004, but the relationship turned violent. In 2013, Williams was imprisoned but two years after his release he stabbed her to death.

Episode 5

Lee Rodarte Jnr

60 mins

Lee Rodarte Jnr, a chef at The Bonefish Grill in Jacksonville, Florida, had a secret relationship with his colleague Savannah Gold. Angry that Gold was telling people about their relationship, Rodarte lured her to her death.

Episode 6

Blakeley

December 2013, Reading. 22 yr old Ben Blakeley is brought in for questioning about the disappearance of his 17 yr old ex-girlfriend, Jayden Parkinson. Jayden left the hostel she lived in a week earlier to see Ben and was never seen again.

Episode 7

Dunn

November 2012, Jordan Davis and his friends stop off at a petrol station. Minutes later Jordan would be shot dead by Dunn who fired 10 bullets into the car "in self defence" against the black teens and their deadly rap music.

Episode 8

Rothe

Episode 9

Steiger

Episode 10

Hallowell

13th July 2019, Florida, 17 year old Carlos Hallowell calls for help after discovering his mum, Denise, in bed, with an axe buried in her head. It isn't long before police become suspicious of the young man's story.