In 1996, a prominent attorney and governor's aide, Tom Capano, is convicted of murdering Anne Marie Fahey, his young mistress, in a tawdry case involving the who's who of Delaware's political and social circles.
In the early 80's Michael Matthews worked with a mob boss, Nicodemo Scarfo, to win the mayoral election which led to a ring of corruption that forever changed Atlantic City.
In 1996, Mark Brueggen's body was found in a shallow grave. Brueggen's business partner Mark Crawford, the town's most prominent citizen and business man, was charged with his murder after the investigation led to a tangled web of fraud, conspiracy, and murder.
Mel Fisher was Key West's resident hero since his discovery of a sunken treasure ship from 1622. However, in 1998, an investigation was sparked into Fisher's "authentic" gold coins and his old diving friend Walter Kruse.
In 1974, Athalia Ponsell-Lindsley, a socialite, was murdered in her front yard. The two main suspects were Alan Stanford, her neighbor whom she did not get along with, and her husband James.
In 1980, Johnny and Elaine Volpato were the supposed victims of a robbery in their pharmacy in which Elaine was murdered and Johnny was injured. The police soon focused on Johnny and his scheme to kill his wife.
In 1980, Pat Redmond, his wife Marilyn, and her mother were shot in their home by three men. Pat and Marilyn's mother did not survive, but Marylin did. She was able to identify the men, which included Pat's business partner Ron Lukezic.
Robert Johnson was the king of the blues, and in 1938 he returned to Greenwood for a last gig before heading to the big time in New York. But he was mysteriously poisoned, and the killer was never found.
In 1978, Ed Cantrell, the police chief, and Michael Rosa, a police officer involved in drug trafficking, had a frontier-style shootout. Michael would not survive against Cantrell, and this case uncovered vigilante lawmen and a sordid ring of drug trafficking.
In the summer of 1986, Troy Valentine and Melissa Hill, two locals, were found stabbed to death in the hotel they worked in. The investigation led police to Eddie Harris, Kimberly Pelly, and two friends who were traveling through town and took Valentiane and Hill's lives.
In 1989, Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife Carol were on their way to a doctor's appointment when they were carjacked and Carol and her unborn child were murdered. Boston was shocked at the crime, and even more shocked when the learned Charles had set up the whole crime
