What’s On Investigation Discovery
Today Thursday 16 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Investigation Discovery
today.
06:00
American Monster
S02E05
The murder of Toni Henthorn
The death of Toni Henthorn in an apparent hiking accident in the Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012. Her husband Harold claimed she had slipped and fallen from a cliff ledge. He stood to gain $4.5million in life insurance from the death, and three years later evidence was assembled to convict him of murder. The conviction also raised questions about his possible involvement in the mysterious death of his first wife
07:00
Buying goods from the comfort of home
07:30
Buying goods from the comfort of home
08:00
Murder in the Heartland
S02E08
The case of a missing mountain biking pioneer
A case from Saguache, Colorado, in which mountain bike pioneer Mike Rust disappeared from his home. His remains were not found until seven years later, prompting Investigators to lean on the local rumour mill for new leads
09:00
Reasonable Doubt
S04E05
The case of Steven Chaban
Steven Chaban has been jailed for killing his mother-in-law. Now, his wife calls for retired homicide detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva to decide whether they think Steven is innocent or if they believe he killed her mother
10:00
The Killer in My Family
S01E06
Phillip Fraser’s daughter talks about the murderer
11:00
Betrayed
S02E10
The murder of Paige Birgfeld
The case of Paige Birgfeld. Beneath the family orientated facade, the 34-year-old was leading a double life as a stripper that would lead to the ultimate betrayal. Her car was found on fire in a car park three days after she vanished in 2007, but it would be another five years before her partially buried body was located in Colorado
12:00
Evil Lives Here
S04E13
People recount how loved ones became killers
13:00
American Monster
S02E06
The crimes of Cynthia Phillips
The crimes of Cynthia Phillips, who in 1995 was turned in by a hitman hired to kill her husband with a view to collecting his life insurance. It transpired that the incident was only the tip of a string of suspicious deaths and murder attempts that Cynthia had been involved in
14:00
People Magazine Investigates
S04E05
The disappearance of Chris Smith
The case of entrepreneur Chris Smith, who moved to Southern California with dreams of sand and success. After making a fortune, he decided to travel the world, but never returns hom
15:00
Home Sweet Homicide
S01E01
The disappearance of estate agent Beverly Carter
The case of real estate agent Beverly Carter, who vanished after meeting a new client. Police had to establish whether anyone had a reason to harm her in a bid to determine what had happened
16:00
Disappeared
S03E12
The case of Florida firefighter Brandy Hall
The case of 32-year-old Florida firefighter Brandy Hall, whose truck was found submerged at the bottom of a pond after she went missing in August 2006. There were traces of her blood inside the vehicle and a year later her backpack – minus her gun – was found in a canal. The FBI reviewed the evidence and decided Hall had likely been murdered, but the mystery of her fate remains
17:00
Murder Comes to Town
S02E08
The murders of Diana Algar and Jose Molina
The July 1999 murders of Diana Algar and her friend Jose Molina. Three letters scrawled across Algar’s living room wall offered a key clue in a US-wide manhunt. Two drifters who Auger had allowed to lodge in her Pennsylvania home were later found guilty of the crime
18:00
Who the Hell
S01E03
Socialite Lisette Lee’s marijuana-smuggling operation
The story of 19-year-old Meili Cady, who while settling into her new life in Los Angeles, met wealthy heiress and young socialite Lisette Lee. The pair immediately bonded, but Meili later found herself involved in Lisette’s marijuana-smuggling operation
18:30
Who the Hell
S01E05
A media sensation caused by a failed experiment
19:00
Murder in the Heartland
S02E10
The death of Emma Walker
A case in which Jill Walker found her daughter, Emma, cold to the touch in her own bed. Quickly ruling out suicide, investigators searched for a suspicious man in black caught on a neighbour’s home surveillance camera
20:00
Reasonable Doubt
S04E06
The case against Lee Harris
Lee Harris admits he was a small-time conman, but he insists that doesn’t make him a murderer. Now, his son and close friend call in retired detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva to investigate what they believe has been a miscarriage of justice
21:00
Faking It: Tears of a Crime
S02E02
The cases of Tracie Andrews and Mike Gifford-Hull
The case of Tracie Andrews, whose 1996 road rage attack killed her lover Lee Harvey. Plus, Hampshire businessman Mike Gifford-Hull’s TV plea for his missing wife Farsi that hid the true facts of her disappearance
23:00
Betrayed
S02E01
The death of Diane Snellen
The case of 41-year-old Diane Snellen, a fun-loving, motorbike riding single mother. She died in 2002 after daughter underachieving Stephanie Olson solicited the aid of David Dressman and Timothy Crabtree to commit murder
00:00
Reasonable Doubt
S04E05
The case of Steven Chaban
Steven Chaban has been jailed for killing his mother-in-law. Now, his wife calls for retired homicide detective Chris Anderson and criminal defense attorney Fatima Silva to decide whether they think Steven is innocent or if they believe he killed her mother
01:00
People Magazine Investigates
S03E01
The murder of Mike Williams
The morning of his wedding anniversary, Mike Williams went duck hunting. However, when he failed to return home, an all-out search was launched. This was the beginning of a mystery that took almost two decades to solve after his murdered body was recovered 17 years later
02:00
The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade
S01E03
The discovery of a body on the shores of Staten Island, New York
With their outlandish outfits and crazy antics, the Club Kids ruled the nightlife in New York City. However, the party abruptly party ended when one of their own went missing and a body washed up on the shores of Staten Island
03:00
Evil Lives Here
S04E13
People recount how loved ones became killers
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