Real Life Nightmare
Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. This series brings the mystery to life by unravelling the newest evidence and compelling viewers to hunt for answers with a call to action as police continue to seek the public's help.
- 2019-2022
- 4 seasons
- HLN
- Suspense
Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. This series brings the mystery to life by unravelling the newest evidence and compelling viewers to hunt for answers with a call to action as police continue to seek the public's help.
Season 4 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Blood Mountain: The Hunting Ground
Sun, Nov 13, 2022 120 mins
Twenty-four-year-old Meredith Emerson disappears New Year's Day on a hike up Blood Mountain. Eyewitness accounts of a strange, toothless man with a dog lead investigators to Meredith's remains, and uncover several unsolved murders.
Episode 2
The Disappearance of Flight MH370
Sun, Nov 20, 2022 42 mins
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport. 239 airplane passengers and crew vanish, never to be seen again. Shortly after takeoff from Malaysia, a routine flight becomes a trip from hell when pilots stop responding and the plane disappears from radar. The plane has never been found, in spite of years of searching by authorities. All passengers and crew are presumed dead.
Episode 3
Secrets in the Catholic Church: Father Kunz Murder
Sun, Dec 4, 2022 42 mins
March 4, 1998, Dane, Wisconsin: A Catholic priest, Father Alfred Joseph Kunz (April 15, 1931 - March 4, 1998) age 66 is found dead with his throat slit in his Roman Catholic church of 32 years. Did Father Kunz's investigation of sex abuse in the church play a role in his still-unsolved murder? This murder investigation has been described as the most expensive and time-consuming investigation in Dane County's history.
Episode 4
Who Kidnapped Lindsey?
Sun, Dec 11, 2022 42 mins
10-year-old Lindsey Jo Baum disappeared on June 26, 2009 while walking home alone in the small town of McCleary in Grays Harbor County, Washington. She was just a few blocks away from her home when she seemingly vanished. Police, with the help of the FBI, searched tirelessly for her. Her remains were discovered eight years later in 2017, more than 100 miles away. To this day in 2022, this case remains unsolved.
Episode 5
Mommy Murdered: Arianna Vanished
Sun, Dec 18, 2022 42 mins
2-year-old Arianna Fitts vanishes from San Francisco after her young mom is discovered murdered and buried in a local park. Just days earlier, the mom was on her way to go meet her daughter's babysitter.
Episode 6
Ambush on Exit 34
Sun, Dec 18, 2022 42 mins
2013, Bardstown, Kentucky: Police Officer Jason Ellis, age 33, was killed after finishing his shift with the Bardstown Police Department on May 25, 2013. He was driving home when he came across branches blocking the road on exit 34 of the Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown. Ellis got out of his car to clear the branches and when he did, he was shot several times and later died. As of 2022, this murder case is still unsolved.