On the Case with Paula Zahn
Emmy Award-winning Journalist Paula Zahn steps out of the studio and into the field to unravel criminal investigations, tracking the drama of each story featuring those closest to the case including lawyers, detectives, the victim's family and the convicted murderer, themselves.
- 2009-2026
- 29 seasons
- Discovery+
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
Emmy Award-winning Journalist Paula Zahn steps out of the studio and into the field to unravel criminal investigations, tracking the drama of each story featuring those closest to the case including lawyers, detectives, the victim's family and the convicted murderer, themselves.
Season 6 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Mystery in the Desert
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 43 mins
Young lovers are found shot dead on a lovers' lane near Scottsdale, AZ, in 1962. Did a vengeful wife engineer her husband's conviction by substituting his fingerprints in the files? Did another man actually confess?
Episode 2
Innocent Witness
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 43 mins
The only witness to a mother's murder is her 2-year old daughter. The accused confesses but alibi witnesses provide doubt. Is it enough? Prosecutors and the defense team feel they should check out another possible suspect first.
Episode 3
Dirty Secrets
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 43 mins
A teenager disappears from her home in Lubbock, TX. Another young woman's body is found in their landfill in a suitcase. Wal-Mart video leads to the arrest of an unlikely killer. Could he also be responsible for both murders?
Episode 4
Over the Edge
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 43 mins
When a van is found in the Blue Ridge Mountains with a dead woman's body in it, police conclude it was not an accident. Suspicion falls on her neighbors but perhaps the blame belongs closer to home.
Episode 5
Hanging by a Thread
Sun, Jul 1, 2012 43 mins
Hillsborough County Florida is in the midst of a horrifying crime spree. Young women are turning up dead every week. Can one teen age girl's bravery bring an end to a vicious killer's reign of terror?
Episode 6
The River's Edge
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 43 mins
Paula Zahn hosts this investigation of Stacy Fairchild, a 17-year-old who vanished unexpectedly from her Ohio home, last seen in a mall parking lot. The case baffles police for a long time, until they gain a lead on her possible killer. Zahn interviews a young woman who nearly became a victim of the same perpetrator.
Episode 7
A Deadly Betrayal
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 43 mins
A beloved father of two is executed after a friendly poker game. Were the stakes too high? Or would police find the truth much closer to home?
Episode 8
No Exit
Sun, Jul 22, 2012 43 mins
A young couple, out on the town in Washington D.C., is gunned down in a savage attack. Investigators are at a loss. Would it take another murder to solve the mystery?
Episode 9
Fatal Footage
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 44 mins
A devoted mother vanishes on her way home from work. Her disappearance sends police into the darkest corners of the state and our justice system.
Episode 10
Vanished in the Night
Sun, Aug 19, 2012 44 mins
After finding his beautiful 19 year old daughter dead, a father launches a relentless pursuit of her killer.
Episode 11
Taken
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 43 mins
After 3 young girls are kidnapped and murdered, the killer kidnaps again. A young girl's heroic actions solve the case.
Episode 12
Murder at Bird Key
Sun, Sep 2, 2012 43 mins
A successful business man is found brutally murdered in his palatial Southern Florida home. A mysterious backpack found at the crime scene is the key to the case.
