Real Interrogations

When an anonymous caller reports 68 year-old Rika Schenck missing, police turn to her estranged husband Richard Schenk to help track her down. What at first seems a straightforward tale of a wayward wife running off with another man, soon leads investigators down a twisted road of lies and rumours and they must use their best interrogative know-how to get to the truth behind Rikas disappearance. Trained investigators use the power of interrogation to cut through a web of deceit and manipulation, but can they discover what really happened to Rika before it is too late?

In a sleepy Idaho town, high-school junior Cassie Jo Stoddart is stabbed to death while house-sitting for a relative. Police have little to go on, but their suspicions quickly turn to the last people to see her alive: her boyfriend and two classmates. As the suspects alibis fall apart one by one, police must use their sharpest interrogative skills to find out which of the boys is the real killer. In the process they unearth a shocking videotape that could help them seal the case and put Cassies murderer behind bars.

When teenager Katie Hamlin is found murdered and burned by the roadside, Georgia cops think her killer was an acquaintance, Jamerson Mangrum. He was the last caller to her cell phone and his DNA is on her body. When questioned, Mangrum talks about a party that got out of hand, but points the finger at another man, Roberto Rocha. Rocha tells a detailed story about how he and Mangrum dumped Katies body. Later, airline records prove he was in Brazil when she was killed! Why would he make a false confession? How did he know these details and who actually killed Katie? The interrogation footage shows how words and body language help investigators create a powerful case for murder.

In a New Mexico desert town, a car burns out of control. After the flames are doused, cops open the trunk and find the body of 45-year-old Barbara Lumsey. A tip leads cops to a woman, Patricia Sipes, who confesses that she drove the car, but wasnt alone. She says six people were involved in Barbara Lumseys murder, led by a powerful drug dealer named El Diablo. Cops sweep through town to pick up each suspect. They tell horrific stories about a 10-hour beating, but the coroner adds another awful detail: Barbara was alive when she was burned. Finally, the mastermind El Diablo is collared. A smooth talker, he says two women killed Barbara. El Diablo is cunning and charismatic, but can he control a jury like hes controlled other people?

When police find 24 year-old Manuel Garcia lying in his kitchen with a knife in his chest, only one witness can tell them what happened - his girlfriend Johanna Andrez. Johanna claims that Manny killed himself in a drug-fuelled rage and the evidence seems to bear this out. One detective believes there is more to the case than meets the eye and starts a lonely quest for the truth that shakes his confidence and tests his interrogation skills like theyve never been tested before.

When wealthy businessman Ken MacLennan is murdered in his Minnesota home, his 17-year-old son Jason is left alone in the world. The boys mother had died years before, making Jason an orphan. Police find no signs of a burglary and start to suspect the son of killing his own father for insurance money. Jason said he was out with his friend Matt Moeller when his Dad was shot and Moellers story lines up with Jasons. Just a day after the murder, rumours run rampant through the boys high school: Matt bragged that he and Jason planned and executed the murder of Ken MacLennan. Both boys are hammered hard in the interrogation room. Within 48 hours, cops have collected enough conflicting statements and evidence to arrest both boys. Will their case stick?