In 2022, DNA extracted from the clothing of a murder victim, Kathy Halle, was linked to serial killer Bruce Lindahl, who had murdered other women in Illinois.

In 1998, a California woman was imprisoned with her children in a garage. She was rescued seven months later after secretly writing letters and handing them off to a postal worker.

Katie Pladl's death shows the irony of her biological mother's efforts to protect her from her father.

A Pennsylvania girl endured a decade of captivity and abuse after being groomed by a trusted security guard. With courage and support, in 2006 she escaped after 10 years and rebuilt her life. She shares her story to raise awareness about grooming tactics and offers hope to others.

The convicted killer and father of 12 tortured and sexually abused his children for years, exerting such power that some of them murdered at his command.

The Austrian woman was abducted and imprisoned by Wolfgang Priklopil when she was 10 years old. She says a difficult childhood helped her survive.

In 2022, the cold case murder of a Black teenage girl in Atlanta, Nacole Smith, and the sexual assault of another Black teen, were solved using forensic genetic genealogy. The assailant was the same man in both cases: Kevin Arnold.

Amish men are rarely prosecuted and jailed for sexual abuse against children. What's being done to expose these crimes?

In 2010, Lawrence Ray, a 50-year-old ex-con, formed a sex cult at his daughter's dorm room at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and humiliated, tortured and trafficked members for his pleasure and monetary gain.

For many years, a Georgia woman ran an underground network out of her Atlanta home in order to hide children who'd allegedly been abused. Some feel she was a hero, while others believe she was a kidnapper and vigilante.