Homicide in Spokane

In 1999, Shelley Swain and her husband, David, began the vacation of their dreams on the beautiful Caribbean island of Tortola. They were avid divers and couldn’t wait to explore its crystal blue waters. But their adventure quickly turned into a nightmare when Shelley drowned and ...  Show more

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the case of Alison Davis, who was accused of murder after her husband, Kevin, was found with a fatal injury at the bottom of their stairs at home. This episode last aired on 10/14/2025. 

It haunted the city of Spokane, Washington for years, as one after another women turned up dead with few clues and few answers for grieving families. The search for the killer would lead investigators to a most unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports in this Dateline classic ...

In 1990, three sex workers are brutally murdered and left along the banks of the Spokane river. A serial killer was on the loose—and detectives had few clues. Animal hairs, fibers and a fingerprint were found, but for years the perp was never identified. More than 20 years later ...  Show more

While the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) was searching for missing sex worker, Shannan Gilbert, it was suddenly faced with the deaths of four more women - the Gilgo 4 - whose dismembered remains were discovered alongside Long Island's Ocean Parkway. Along the way the SCP ...  Show more

When two girls are murdered in a small Indiana town, police are shocked to find a grainy video of the killer on one of their phones… After 5 years, investigators finally “solved” the case, but did they have all the evidence? Did the convicted killer actually do it or is there a m ...  Show more