"The Cheerleader Murder" Bernadette Protti

A roommate wakes to screaming and finds his best friend bleeding on the floor of their Florida apartment. Tyler Nulisch, 30, dies at the hospital hours later from a single gunshot wound. His girlfriend, Brittany Nicole Holbrook, tells detectives she was defending herself, but the ...  Show more

A culinary school was thrown into chaos when a chef was found shot to death in the kitchen where he taught. Daniel Brophy's students discovered his body just before class. His wife, Nancy Brophy, played the grieving widow, but years earlier she wrote a novel titled “How to Murder ...  Show more

Friendship can be complicated—but for Kirsten Costas, it turned deadly. In the quiet town of Orinda, California, high school jealousy spiraled into a shocking act of violence when a classmate brutally attacked her. What led to this tragic betrayal? And could it have been prevente ...  Show more

Cheerleading tryouts at this junior high school become deadly once a mom hires a hitman to literally "knock out" the competition. 

What's a couple of dead people when your daughter has the chance to be a cheerleader? 



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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A teenager murdered by her mother’s boyfriend after the high school cheerleader warned her mom and older sister about the man’s strange behavior. Dr. Nicky Jackson joins host Ana Garcia. 

A high school student on her way to drill team practice is found murdered on campus. What it took to close the case after 30 years. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.