30 episodes
20/20 ABC News
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- True Crime
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4.0 • 5.5K Ratings
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Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories.
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Since You've Been Gone
After a teen vanishes, her family searches for answers but police see a suspect closer to home.
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Long Island Serial Killer
The dramatic twists and turns in the more than decade-long investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders.
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The Wicked
Payton Leutner speaks out after two friends stabbed her and left her for dead in the woods of Wisconsin to prove themselves to a fictitious character known as "Slender Man."
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Sincerely, The Happy Face Killer
How did a bizarre confession derail the investigation into the first murder committed by Keith Hunter Jesperson, the notorious “Happy Face Killer,” and allow him to remain on the loose, killing at least seven more women? A new two-hour “20/20” reports on how after authorities discovered the body of Taunja Bennett in the Columbia Gorge in 1990, 57-year-old Laverne Pavlinac confessed to the police that she took part in the crime. She provided convincing evidence that implicated her and her boyfriend, 39-year-old John Sosnovske, in the murder, and they were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. In a shocking twist, Pavlinac’s confession turned out to be false in an attempt to escape what she described as an abusive relationship with Sosnovske. With reporting by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, “20/20” dives into how Pavlinac was able to dupe police, featuring audio from the couple’s confessions and police interviews, and from the hidden microphone installed in Pavlinac’s apartment when she tried to convince Sosnovske that he was involved in the murder. The two-hour program features an exclusive interview with Melissa Gavin, a friend of Julie Winningham, the last person Jesperson killed before his arrest; and new interviews with John Ingram, lead detective who investigated Bennett’s murder; Jim McIntyre, prosecutor for Pavlinac and Sosnovske’s cases; Darlene Carpenter and Bonnie McAlpine, Pavlinac’s daughters; Michelle White, Bennett’s sister; Melissa Moore, Jesperson’s daughter; and Alafair Burke, bestselling author and former prosecutor who based her first novel on the case. The program also features Chang’s interview with Jesperson from the ABC News archives and gives an inside look at how police ultimately tracked Jesperson down.
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I Now Pronounce You Dead
After a woman was found dead, authorities uncovered an elaborate web of lies surrounding James Addie, spun to conceal his biggest secret of all – he was living a double life (OAD 01/07/2022, S44 E10)
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Tragic Beauty: Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith's daughter visits the most influential places in her mother's life.
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Customer Reviews
Great, but
They do need to figure out the difference between past, present and future. Too much present tense for events that took place years ago.
Too much noise
Why play music when I’m trying to hear someone talk?
Too distracting and all over the place
Poor layout and the volume background music is distracting. It’s one of the top 6 or 7 true crime podcasts, it could be lots better if you dropped the background noise or get rid of whoever puts the show together with the crazy unnecessary special effects. It’s hard to follow with all the fluff and all the plethora of info coming at you in all directions at once. If you can get past the first 10 minutes, typically it’s great.