Spring Break Murders

Oranjestad, Aruba. Solved, October 2023. In May 2005, 18-year-old Natalee Holloway takes a Spring Break trip to Aruba with her girlfriends to celebrate their last year of high-school. During a night of fun and partying at a beach bar, Natalee and her friends meet a few young men who match the girls' spirit of fun. As the night wears-on, the group splits-up. Some head back the hotel, while others stay out for more partying. When Natalie's friends wake-up in their hotel the next morning, Natalie's not there. Local authorities can't find her either. So, Natalee's family calls in the FBI. After five years of rumors and false leads, investigators finally piece together the grim truth of what happened to Natalie that night: she'd been murdered and the crime covered-up. In the end, the FBI brings her killer to justice.

Daytona Beach, Florida. In May, 1993, while on spring break with 3 friends in Daytona Beach, 20-year-old Christine Lazzaro is spotted leaving a nightclub with an unknown male. Nine hours later, she turns up shot to death at the side of a road. No signs of a struggle, assault, or robbery are apparent, leaving police with only a .38 caliber shell casing and some tire tracks to go on. After finding Christine's friends who themselves are now wondering where she is, they can only provide a vague description of the man Christine left with. Police are now left with hundreds of potential suspects, and in a town where vacationers are constantly coming and going, there may be precious little time to find Christine's killer before he disappears forever.

Tokyo, Japan. In May 2000, tall, blonde and beautiful Lucie Blackman, 21, and her friend Louise, also 21, arrive in Tokyo on 90-day tourist visas from the UK looking for adventure. Anxious to pay the bills, they become high-paid hostesses in the notorious Roppongi district of Tokyo. Their job is to eat, drink and socialize with wealthy businessmen. But when Lucie doesn't return from a date, authorities don't take her disappearance seriously. When her father applies international pressure, police reluctantly investigate. It's soon clear they're dealing with a serial rapist. But where is Lucie? Detectives stop a force of pure evil, but not in time to save Lucie.

Whistler Village, British Columbia, Canada. In May 2015, 19-old Luka Gordic joins friends as part of an annual tradition, many current and former Burnaby high school students gather on a Spring Break weekend to party. While there, Luka is determined to resolve an ongoing dispute with another young man. But when Luka turns up dead, Canadian authorities must sift through contrary witness stories and grainy security cam footage to figure out who did it and why.