On the Case with Paula Zahn Podcast

A young girl vanishes on a trip to the mailbox. Will her abandoned pink bicycle be the key to solving the disturbing mystery?

Investigators must identify a gunman who murdered a young mother in her mini van, and somehow left her child peacefully asleep in a car seat just inches away. 

Can police find the killer of an unidentified Jane Doe, found bound, frozen and shot to death?

Shocking clues tie the chilling disappearances of two young women to the same vicious killer.

Two young women follow a terrifying series of clues, hoping to find their best friend. But the trail leads to a grisly discovery. 

The terrifying abduction of a young girl sends a relentless detective on a quest for justice and answers for her heartbroken family

Two promising teenagers vanish during their school lunch period. What police find points to couple being the victims of a tragic double homicide. 

Police race to find a young woman who disappeared on her way to work. But the clues all point to the worst possible outcome.

After a 25 year old woman vanishes without a trace; police receive the key to solving the mystery the most unlikely source. 

After a man confesses to a brutal double homicide, police must still determine whether or not he actually committed the crime. 

A shocking triple homicide destroys a family and shatters a tight knit community. 

When the lifeless body of a young girl is found on the shore of the Feather river, police hope a trail of footsteps and discarded clothing will lead them to her killer.

As police retrace the last known movements of a missing young woman, her trail slowly reveals the deadly plot that ended her life. 

When a teenage girl is found shot to death in a cemetery, police must untangle a dark mystery filled with secrets and lies in order to get justice for her family. 

A mysterious stranger ambushes a family as they pull into their driveway.  Could the memories of a five year old girl be the key to solving the crime? 

A teenage girl disappears on her way to visit friends. As police retrace her last known movements they uncover a terrifying possibility: the 16-year-old may have been kidnapped by an international human trafficking ring. 

A new father comes home to find his infant son and wife missing. Four months later their bodies are found in a remote wooded area. Can police solve the unthinkable crime. 

 When a popular woman disappears from her home, police work tirelessly to pick up her trail through her last known movements. But the biggest surprise on the case came after they thought they had found her. 

A hero firefighter is found murdered in his home. Can police find the clue that will lead them to his killer. 

A popular young woman is brutally murdered while fishing along the Platte River. Will a second grisly attack, help solve both crimes?

When a young woman vanishes, police set their sights on an obvious prime suspect. But it would take a high stakes game of cat and mouse to finally uncover the truth. 

A young woman is murdered inside the video game store she managed, by a mysterious intruder. Was her killer someone she knew?

A teenager's shocking murder shatters a small town and destroys her family. Was her killer someone she knew?

A teenager is found brutally murdered just steps from her home. Will a brave young witness risk her own safety to get justice?

A 15-year-old girl vanishes in the middle of the night. Would a friend’s terrifying secret be the key to solving the mystery?

A father finds his loving daughter murdered in her home. Will a terrifying trail of clues lead police to her killer? 

ON THE CASE with Paula Zahn is a true crime podcast that explores some of the most fascinating cases within our justice system. Each episode takes the listener on an in-depth exploration a single case, utilizing first person accounts, from family, witnesses and the key members of law enforcement. The show’s goal is to take the audience on a journey from the moments just before the terrifying crime, all the way through its climactic conclusion in the courtroom. The stories are woven together by Paula’s in-depth interviews, that take listeners through all the steps that led to solving a complex murder, including all its emotional twists and turns. All of the work is designed to give the victim, their family and those closest to the case a voice: an opportunity to share their experience, in hopes of helping others. The podcast also shines a light on the relentless spirit police bring to their work, sifting through the layers of deception in order to find the truth for those desperately seeking answers.