On this episode of They Walk Among America… In the 1970s, psychologist John Alan Lee created the color wheel theory of love. It is a love classification system based on Greek and Latin concepts. One of the three primary types is mania. This refers to a type of love that can turn “manic” or “obsessive”. This obsessive love can often involve a relationship that does not actually exist, a relationship that somebody has constructed in their mind. But what happens when this obsessive love turns deadly?…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… On October 27, 1983, State Troopers in Anchorage, Alaska, brought a man in for questioning relating to a kidnapping and sexual assault, committed earlier that year. As he was being interviewed, the police were executing a search warrant at his home. The warrant had been granted after FBI profilers, including John Douglas, had signed an affidavit detailing what they thought would be found inside the property. Robert Hansen had been a suspect in multiple investigations, and once the troopers uncovered a collection of incriminating items, they knew they had their man…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… In 1986 Timothy Hennis was found guilty of murdering Kathryn, Kara and Erin Eastburn, and sentenced to death. At the time, no forensic evidence definitively tied Hennis to the crimes. However, several witnesses were confident the man fleeing the scene in a white Chevrolet Chevette, and using Kathryn Eastburn’s stolen bank card, was standing in the dock. The case would make its way to the supreme court, and Hennis won a new trial, citing the inflammatory photographs presented to the jury during the first set of legal proceedings. In a second trial, several years later, Timothy Hennis would be acquitted of all charges. Advances in forensic analysis would be made over the intervening years, but was it enough to catch the person responsible?… (Part 2 of 2)

On this episode of They Walk Among America… On May 12, 1985, the Fayetteville police in North Carolina received a phone call from a woman concerned about her neighbours. The caller told the operator that she had not seen the occupants of the property in the middle-class neighbourhood of Summerhill Road for several days. She had been over to the house and knocked on their door, but no one answered. She could hear the muffled sounds of a baby crying from inside the home… (Part 1 of 2)

On this episode of They Walk Among America… The mutilated bodies of two young women are found close to one another in a river. It quickly becomes obvious to investigators they are dealing with a sadistic serial killer who strangles his victims. Can the authorities find the person responsible before they hurt someone else?…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… Trapped on a vast isolated ranch with nothing and no one else for miles and miles around, deprived of sleep, food and viciously beaten after a grueling workday. Will the victims survive the place known as The Texas Slave Ranch?…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… After attending a basketball game the night before they were due to compete at a Special Olympics playoff tournament, 5 men went missing in mysterious circumstances…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… An ominous figure watches an affluent suburban home from afar. He blames the wealthy residents of the neighbourhood for his chaotic life. The next day he comes back to the mansion to exact his revenge...

On this episode of They Walk Among America… The waves lapped at the shore, and Boston’s skyline loomed large in the distance. To the dog walker, the black plastic bag on the rocks looked out of place among the grey and blue scenery. Curiosity got the better of her, and she looked inside...

On this episode of They Walk Among America… A doomed relationship with an abusive married man takes many twists and turns, but not in directions you would expect or believe…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… A long night at a house party in Detroit ends in horror when, during the early hours of the morning, someone enters with a gun…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… A fiery scene caused by a motorist speeding the wrong way down an interstate. Was it a deliberate act or the actions of someone with a mental illness? Regardless, five promising young people lost their lives…

On this episode of They Walk Among America… Valentine's Day 2007. A man walks into Macomb County Sheriff’s office to report his wife missing. He says he had not seen or heard from her for 5 days, nor has anyone else. Going to the authorities was the only option as it appeared as though his wife had disappeared into thin air…