TV Guide Investigation Discovery Wednesday

How a fortuitous arrest led to the identification of a new suspect in the investigation into a young woman's murder. A subsequent confession of forbidden love caused detectives to re-evaluate everything they knew about the case

The case of 69-year-old Loretta Bowersock, who in December 2004 disappeared while shopping. She was discovered in a shallow grave two years later, as a long-time boyfriend came under suspicion

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Buying goods from the comfort of home

How a fortuitous arrest led to the identification of a new suspect in the investigation into a young woman's murder. A subsequent confession of forbidden love caused detectives to re-evaluate everything they knew about the case

When Lea Porter vanished in Prison Valley her relatives turned detective to try and find her. Their investigation led to the realisation she had been murdered. As the killer evaded arrest, Lea's brother devised a plan to make him confess

The killing of Sandra Miles by her daughter. Tracie Lynn Miles testified she was under the influence of an abusive boyfriend - who was also convicted in the 1998 strangulation and bludgeoning death

The story of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who disappeared at a Metallica concert in 2009. Three months later, the heavy metal fan's battered body was found 10 miles away, but police were unable to identify any suspects for her murder

A case from May 1997, when eight-year-old Jamie Lavis was on the Manchester bus Darren Vickers was driving just prior to his disappeance. Vickers joined the hunt and spoke on television - but was hiding an awful truth. Bones from Jamie's torso were eventually found hidden in bushes on a golf course five months later, and evidence led detectives back to the driver

The case of University of Massachusetts student Charles Allen Jr, who was due to meet a friend before a party but never showed up. The same day in October 2007, the 22-year-old had told his sister that he feared people were after him