Murder is an unthinkable act for most, but its roots lie in human emotions, according to former profiler Cliff Van Zandt and psychologist Dr. Peter Morrall. The FBI says that serial killers’ motives are a whole different ballgame, though.
“I don’t know if anybody else knows there’s a Walter No. 2,” Walt Mason told investigators after the brutal murder of his wife. The only problem was, Walt didn’t have a split personality — and he didn’t kill his wife.
Michelle Mockbee’s family went through the unimaginable, when the mother of two was brutally murdered. They would have to relive their pain again years after the killer was convicted, however.
One woman’s lie and a man with a long rap sheet ended up derailing the police investigation, wasting valuable time, before the real murderer was caught.
Justice came nearly 40 years late for Robin Mendez — with the help of Oxygen’s “Cold Justice” team — when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1982 murder of his wife.
Seventeen years after the fact, authorities found out that Mike Williams was shot in the head by his friend, Brian Winchester — who never faced murder charges.
Debbie Patton-Bearden had a front-row seat for the drama that led to a private eye’s murder, featured Thursday on the premiere of Oxygen’s “Killer Affair” — and no one heeded her warnings.
