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In October 2023, Jessy Kurczewski went on trial for the intentional homicide of Lynn Hernan, along with two counts of felony theft for stealing from Hernan. Five years earlier, Kurczewski called the police and told them she found Hernan dead, sitting in her recliner, in the living room of her Pewaukee, Wis., condo. Kurczewski told investigators she had been helping take care of her friend, who had been struggling with health problems. Almost three years later, she was charged with poisoning that friend with eye drops. 

In the early morning hours of Halloween 2019 in Hays, Kansas, Colby Trickle called 911 and said he woke up to his ears ringing and saw his wife, Kristen Trickle, bleeding next to him in the bed. Responding officers found Kristen Trickle, 26, clinging to life. What happened was a mystery.

On May 8, 2018, detective Brian Fanion dialed 911. When Massachusetts State Police detectives Brendan O'Toole and Mike Blanchette arrived at the scene, they found 51-year-old Amy Fanion dead on the dining room floor. According to Brian Fanion, the couple had been arguing about his retirement plans, and at some point, Amy Fanion picked up his service weapon and shot herself. Investigators did not believe his story.

Nicki Myers Bates was just 7 years old in 2006 when her mother vanished and the man her mom lived with told police he watched her die. That man, William Greer, went on the run, evading authorities for years. Nearly two decades later, Bates is still desperately trying to find her mother's remains.