A&E True Crime speaks with Brittany Wright, a forensic scientist, about how advancements in DNA technologies helped police solve the 1959 murder of 9-year-old Candy Rogers.

Serial killer Edmund Kemper, later known as the 'Co-Ed Killer,' was released on parole from Atascadero State Hospital when he was 21 after shooting and killing his grandparents when he was 15. Why did psychiatrists allow him to go free?

We speak with author Casey Sherman about his book 'Helltown' on Tony Costa's murderous rampage in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1969.

The 'Unabomber' killed 3 people and injured more than 20 others during his mail-bombing campaign. What's his life in prison like today?

The serial killer brought fear to the University of Florida and surrounding area after murdering five young women over the course of three days in 1990.

About two weeks before Brian Laundrie strangled his 22-year-old fiancé Gabby Petito to death in late August 2021, the couple had an encounter with law enforcement in Moab, Utah. Could different decisions by the police officers have prevented Petito's death?

In swatting, emergency services are told of a threat, such as a shooting, bomb or hostage situation, at a specific address. Unaware that the call is a hoax, police or SWAT teams mobilize in response--the inspiration for the name 'swatting.'

We speak with author Dawn Keetley to gain insights into the life and crimes of Jesse Pomeroy, the pre-teen who tortured and killed children around Boston in the early 1870s.

We take a look at what 'sextortion' is, how this crime can effect young victims, and what happens if the perpetrator's demands are not met.

What makes a murderer choose one killing method over another? We spoke with experts to gain insight into murder weapon preferences and what they mean.