The BEST episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn
Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn!
Led by Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn, ON THE CASE features in-depth interviews and original reporting that go beyond the headlines in search of fascinating mysteries from within our nation's justice system. Each episode is highlighted by Zahn's riveting exclusive interviews, which draw out different viewpoints from the people personally connected to tragedies that rocked their local community and the investigations that attempted to piece together the truth.

#2 - A Storm of Rage
Season 21 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2021
A beautiful young mother vanishes just hours before the deadliest hurricane in Texas history. The investigation forces her loved ones to weather a storm and then survive a tempest.

#3 - Good Morning, Goodnight and Goodbye
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2019
When a 16-year-old girl disappears on her way to visit friends, the police retrace her last known movements and uncover a terrifying possibility that she may have been kidnapped by an international human trafficking ring.
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - Clearing the Docket
Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2021
A teenager vanishes during a walk to the store on a cold winter night. The next morning police find her lifeless body in a snowbank six miles away.
#5 - It Won't End Well
Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2021
A young woman's strange encounter with a man outside her home becomes the thread that unravels a terrifying murder mystery.

#7 - Long South Truth
Season 17 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/22/2018
It takes decades for investigators to follow the evidence to the long-sought-after truth behind the terrifying abduction and murder of 20-year-old Leslie Long, a young mother of three.
#9 - Twin Killing
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2010
The murder of prestigious and popular Huntsville Alabama doctor Jack Wilson. His wife Betty and her twin sister Peggy Lowe quickly became suspects and were dubbed 'the black widows'. They were arrested in May 1992, and though Peggy was acquitted, Betty was sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison with no chance of parole
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Season 19 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/2019
A young woman's body is found at a popular campsite in the Rocky Mountains, marking the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.
#14 - Graduation to Murder
Season 25 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2022
After the murder of a young girl walking to school, police race to catch her killer before he can destroy another loving family.
#19 - The Smallest Clue
Season 24 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/29/2022
A murdered teenager's body mysteriously turns up in a rural Iowa countryside. Will the smallest clue be the key to bringing her killer to justice?

#20 - Before Her Eyes
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2019
A teenage couple out on a date are ambushed by a gun-wielding madman; the lone survivor's heartbreaking account may hold the key to bringing a cold-blooded killer to justice.

#21 - A Jewel Stolen
Season 21 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2020
When a young mother is found murdered in her own home, investigators must untangle a web of lies using wiretaps and secret recordings to ultimately pick up the trail of her cold-blooded killer.

#25 - A Needle in the Mud
Season 24 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/12/2022
A young mother vanishes, leaving behind nothing but puzzling clues and disturbing questions. Will a needle in the mud reveal the truth behind her disappearance?


