The Object of Murder

In 2016, 33-year-old Tricia Todd was reported missing after failing to pick up her daughter from a babysitter. As her family hoped and prayed, investigators found her online journal that revealed the true horror of what had happened.

In 1982, 35-year-old JoAnn Tate was stabbed to death in her home in St Louis. Her kids Melissa, 7, and Renee, 4, nearly died. JoAnn's diary revealed a man Melissa ID'd as the attacker. Years later, new memories emerged that changed everyone's lives.

In 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams vanished while duck hunting on a Florida lake. His boat and his shotgun were found, but not his body. Seventeen years later, a violent kidnapping led detectives to suspects who had been there all along.

In 2011, 20-year-old Holly Bobo was abducted from her home in rural Tennessee. A search turned up some of her personal items, including her cell phone. But Holly was gone. The trail went cold for two years until a hunter made a gruesome find.