The BEST episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn season 5
Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn season 5!
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.
#4 - Severed Ties
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2011
Chillicothe, MO remains divided over a young man's conviction for the murder of a mother of 5 and the wounding of her husband. Was the bullet fired from his father's gun? How old was the fingerprint on the ammo box? Experts disagreed.
#5 - No One To Trust
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2011
The abduction of 18-year-old Lisa Kimmell from a desolate stretch of highway in Wyoming. Over the next six days the kidnapper taunted her family with phone calls and disturbing letters. He then killed her and dumped her body in a river. It was another 14 years before DNA evidence identified Dale Wayne Eaton as the man responsible
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#6 - Twice Is No Accident
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2011
The journalist examines the case of John Smith, who was convicted of killing his first wife, Janice Hartman, and suspected of killing his second wife and possibly another woman. FBI officers confronted Smith's bewildered third wife, Diane Beasley, with the details of her husband's past before he could strike again
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#7 - In Broad Daylight
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2011
The journalist examines the April 2009 murder of Heather Strube. The 25-year-old was gunned down in broad daylight in Snellville, Georgia just metres from her baby son by her mother-in-law Joanna Hayes, who had disguised herself in a wig and moustache
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#9 - Secrets From the Grave
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2012
When the partially nude body of a teenage girl is found in a cemetery, investigators analyze DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene to find her killer.
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#10 - Left in the Dark
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2012
Graduate student is stabbed; police must investigate whether it was a crime of passion or the work of an intruder.
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#11 - The Art of Murder
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2012
Young art student is murdered; police unravel a bizarre web of jealousy and deceit.
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#12 - Last Rites
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/2012
A Roman Catholic priest becomes a suspect after Sister Margaret Ann Pahl is found strangled and stabbed to death on the day before Easter Sunday.
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#13 - Unmasking A Killer
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2012
Young graduate student is found dead in a clothing store.
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#14 - Death And The Doctor
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2011
The murder of a popular Ohio doctor. Grainy CCTV footage documented her death, but failed to reveal the killer. However, unusual teeth marks on her neck proved essential in helping the investigation