True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Cast:John Walsh , Daniel David Sim , Don LaFontaine , Jon Leiberman , Angeline Hartmann , Tom Morris , John Turchin , Michelle Sigona , Ed Miller , Patrick Michael Strange , David Sontag , Wes Johnson , Ashleigh Banfield , Sanford Strong , Lena Nozizwe , Chuck Shepherd , David L. Gandy , Jacque Temple
True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
Chu was the man that shot and killed my sweet sister. He is still in the Oregon State prison.
Hired as jewelry store salesman under assumed name, an ex-con is promoted to management and proceeds to flee with million dollar vault inventory on the eve of the Christmas rush.
Although this synopsis is probably not complete (the original showing is no longer available :( ), One of the issues involved the robbery of a local restaurant owner, and the alleged kidnapping of a 15 year old girl. There were (2) main perpetrators. They were in custody only hours before this incident. They were released by local authorities because there was nothing to hold them on. These (2) grown men were later arrested and imprisoned. They escaped from prison and then allegedly murdered an older couple, stealing their vehicle and escaping. (1) perp was later arrested and (1) remains at large till this day in 2013. There is more to the story but this is very old. The original incident in April of 1989. Please reopen this episode to help find the at large. Thank you!
In this re-enactment, Paul Wong (played by Geoff Lee) becomes extremely disturbed by a motorcyclist who is closely following his car, a black BMW, while on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. When Wong pulls off the road and the motorcyclist dismounts his bike and approaches the BMW on the driver's side, Wong lowers his window while brandishing a pistol, and he kills the motorcyclist with one shot. A car chase ensues, but Wong escapes... this time.
A California bodybuilder suspected of double murder; An Illinois man indicted for fraud and suspected of theft and faking his own suicide.
Dallas socialite Joy Davis Aylor is aware that her husband Larry is having an affair. Larry is a successful contractor who got his start with financial help from Joy's father. Joy professes envy over the fact that Larry bought his girlfriend, Rozanne Gailiunas, a fur coat, but never bought one for Joy. Joy hires a hit-man to kill Rozanne; he enters Rozanne's home posing as a deliveryman, strangles her and shoots her twice in the head. Rozanne's body is discovered by her four-year-old son after he awakens from a nap and goes into her room to look for her. Investigators question Larry Aylor, Joy Aylor and Rozanne's estranged husband Peter Gailiunas, but are unable to make an arrest based on any evidence. Several years later, after attempts at reconciliation, Larry and Joy are heading for divorce. Joy invites her husband to meet for horseback riding and sends two killers to meet him instead. He escapes, but suspects that his wife has attempted to have him killed. Joy's sister, to whom Joy had made certain confidential comments, alerts the police to Aylor's guilt and Aylor is arrested. While out on bail, she skips the country.
AMW goes hunting for a suspected serial killer, Ricardo Caputo, which he was labeled "the most dangerous man in America".
The story of boxer Sergei Kobozev that would make his career breakout only to later disappear; how the Russian mafia is suspected to be involved the case.
The 16th season premiere features fugitives who allegedly used their cars to kill. Included are the stories of a jazz club owner in Detroit who was killed by a drag racer, an accused drunk driver in Arizona who killed a little boy after crashing into a house, and a fugitive wanted out of California for hitting a pickup truck, killing seven young people.
Cases Profiled: Carmen Cabrera, Joseph Crouch, Joseph Maloney, Daniel Perez, Marcus Head, Brian Mitchell, Timothy McGhee, Elizabeth Smart, Mohammad Khan Captures Profiled: Thomas Deering.
March 9, 1977, Howie Steindler was kidnapped about a block from his Encino home, police believe, and was found beaten and smothered to death in the backseat of his 1976 Cadillac about an hour later. Steindler ran the Main Street Gym in downtown Los Angeles where greats like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson had trained and inspired the character of Micky, the tough-as-nails trainer played by actor Burgess Meredith in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky.
Robber's Plans Come Crashing Down... It was Christmas come early for the man who burst into a video game store in Houston and proceeded to empty entire shelves of games and game units into a sack. But when he botched the robbery and had to flee, his plans for a hiding spot fell through -- literally.
Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe, Loren Trites, Marvin Mercado, Stephanie Meares, Francisco Guzman, Dustin Pino, BTK serial killer, Lisa Sexton, Ashley Martinez, Jeffrey Manchester.
On a Sunday after Thanksgiving 2004 2 sisters Shahidah Harley and Sheeba Rasheed and their five children are in an accident on the Florida turnpike. The car runs off the road into a murky pond. Everyone is rescued butt one infant remains trapped inside. Concerned for the safety of the people trapped inside the vehicle, several people pulled over to try and help. One of the people was Vicki Ragins, a grandmother making her weekly drive to her son's house in the comfort of her pajamas. She gives the baby who has been submerged CPR and revives her.
John Warren Parsons, 35, robbed a gas station and stole a car in Chillicothe, Ohio, on 21 April 2005. An off-duty cop, Larry Cox, leaving the home of his parents after dinner, saw Parsons running away and chased him. Parsons shot him in the neck and Cox died. Parsons was caught on 1 May 2005 and put in jail, facing capital charges, but his trial was delayed and he made an ingenious escape on 29 July 2006.
Recaps the infamous "Black Dahlia" murder and the team goes after a celebrity impersonator who preys on unsuspecting young women.
True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
The victim, Mamadou Barry. A successful businessman, Barry was an entrepreneur tapped into Atlanta's urban youth market. Mamadou Barry had just gotten home after a quick stop at the grocery store when cops say two thieves broke in looking for information about his business.
Manhunt for Anibal "The Ghost" Mustelier who is wanted for attempted murder and bank larceny; hunt for the Unknown Ron And Christine Jabalee Killer in Detroit; updates on fugitives James "Whitey" Joseph Bulger and William Joseph Greer.
Elusive serial robber/rapist murderer known only as the Dallas Boogeyman continues to terrorize the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in unpredictable on-again off-again series of increasingly violent attacks.
Fugitives Tanya Diane Brown, Jenny Liang. Missing Child Madeleine McCann. Missing Person Stacy Peterson.
In this Holiday Safety Segment of America's Most Wanted, Lauren (Lauren Jacobs) is enjoying a Christmas party in her home,as her parents (Joe Clark; Rebecca Compton) greet guests, and everyone mingles. Her cousin arrives with her new boyfriend (Chaney Tullos), and after Lauren's enthusiastic greeting, she is encouraged to give him a hug as well. Of course, because she adores her older cousin, she complies, as he looks nice enough! Lauren embraces the boyfriend with the same warmth she did her cousin. Susan Clark narrates, warning us about strangers she refers to as "kinda knows". Cut to Lauren happily playing with her American Girl doll in her bedroom when the boyfriend enters and closes the door. He asks her if she can keep a secret. Lauren's warm friendly smile suddenly changes to a look of concern, confusion and discomfort as the boyfriend asks if she can show him her doll doll collection. Lauren, glancing between the boyfriend and the door, quickly decides to get out of the situation and responds, "Um, I think I'm going to get some pie" and flees the room. The point of all this being to keep an eye on our kids when we have "kinda knows" in our home, as is often the situation at gatherings such as these.
This installment outlines the search for a rapist who struck women in and around Northern California. The NorCal Rapist, eventually identified as Roy Charles Waller, was finally arrested in September 2018. He was convicted of 46 counts of rape, kidnapping and sodomy committed between 1991 and 2006 in six Northern California counties. He was sentenced to 897 years behind bars.
Leonardo Cisneros helped arrange the January 1994 slaying of pediatrician Louis Davidson. Cisneros was dating Davidson's wife, Denise, when Davidson died. Authorities said Cisneros and Denise Davidson hired two men to kill the physician.
The Dale Helmig Story. The only time AMW broadcast an episode dedicated to getting a man out of prison.
Cases Profiled: Kenneth Lee Baker, The Circle "K" Killers, The Marianne Wilkinson Murder, Glen Holmes, Jr., The "Bones" Jane Doe Murder.
A look at the murder of legendary publicist Ronni Chasen on Nov. 16, 2010 in Beverly Hills.
A second look into the murder of famed publicist Ronni Chasen who was murdered on Nov. 16, 2010 in Beverly Hills. A tip from an America's Most Wanted viewer led police to Harold Smith, whose gun was just matched to the murder.
The search and information about the case of the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer active in California in the 1960s and 1970s.
April Chavez, the victim of a child predator and a woman who was his prey years ago joins up with a recent victim. Americas Most Wanted teams up with the victims to hunt Richard Herringa down.
In this segment, fugitive Brian Maurice Fuller orchestrates his most savage offense, when he coerced Timothy Walters into committing a brutal robbery, in which he stole a wedding ring off a helpless woman in Dallas, Texas.
The search for Victor Leon who sexually abused her young daughter Cristina as well as the search for the jealous boyfriend that killed a family man.
James Hammes used his position as a financial controller to embezzle millions of dollars, and then vanished. The FBI and his wife, Deanna Hammes, are looking for him. The family of Joy Hammes, his first wife, wants to know how Hammes is connected to to a series of mysterious fires -- including the one that killed Joy.
Each week, Vargas will ask for viewer's help as she breaks down cases from the show's new headquarters, consulting with a team of experts representing law enforcement units such as the FBI, U.S.
