The Case of Frankie and Joyce (aka-Joyce Ronson, Wife Killer)
A milkman's observations point police toward a suspect in a dancer's murder, where old romantic ties and obsession prove central to the killing.
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A milkman's observations point police toward a suspect in a dancer's murder, where old romantic ties and obsession prove central to the killing.
A disgruntled unemployed man plants a time bomb in a public building, leaving a police lieutenant with little time to locate and disarm the device.
Unable to get frightened witnesses to testify against a powerful racketeer, police construct a trap designed to make them speak and expose the truth behind a murder.
A gang of store robbers grows increasingly violent, forcing detectives into a race to identify and stop them after theft escalates into murder.
A series of brutal street muggings becomes a murder investigation as police track two attackers whose robberies are growing steadily more violent.
Detectives hunt the elusive Cigar Box Bandit through a series of holdups and discover that their assumptions about the criminal's identity have been wrong.
Police focus on a man suspected of murdering a young woman, but his repeated denials force detectives to devise a trap that exposes what he knows.
After a key witness is murdered, police stage a dangerous deception to make the killer expose the crime boss they are really trying to reach.
The murder of a salesman and a batch of stolen blank checks lead detectives into a forgery scheme whose operators are willing to kill to protect it.
A wealthy couple appears to have an airtight alibi for an elderly woman's murder, until detectives connect small inconsistencies to the killing in the park.
A murdered witness jeopardizes the case against a crime boss, forcing police to solve the witness's killing before they can salvage the larger prosecution.
The murder of a crucial witness brings police back to the lineup room, where identifying the killer opens a path toward the powerful racketeer behind the case.
A young suspect blames a mysterious man in a red shirt for a store owner's shooting, but his changing story gives detectives the leverage for a calculated confrontation and confession.
Police pursue four armed payroll robbers after an early suspect breaks under questioning, giving investigators the first solid lead toward the rest of the gang.
A revenge-minded gang kidnaps a police lieutenant after his partner shoots one of their men during a theater robbery, forcing officers into a desperate search for their missing commander.
A bomber who blames politicians for his unemployment plants another device in a public building, leaving police with little time to find him and prevent an explosion.
The murder of a physician leads detectives to a disturbed widower who believes doctors conspired against his late wife and may have turned his grievance into violence.
Criminals seeking revenge abduct a police lieutenant, setting off a tense search that ends in a dangerous confrontation with the men holding him.
A lineup appears to identify the man responsible for a stabbing, but police evidence suggests the real killer may be much closer to the victim than the obvious suspect.
A series of violent attacks on elderly victims becomes murder, and a pawn-shop clue finally gives police the trail they need to pursue the attackers.
The murder of a young woman exposes a secret affair and sends detectives after a suspect who is already trying to flee before the relationship can be uncovered.
A jewelry-store lineup grows into a much larger case when detectives uncover deception by a supposed victim and connect two suspects to crimes across several states.
A run of forged checks leads investigators to discover that the fraud is not the work of one passer but a coordinated two-man operation.
After a violent loan-office robbery leaves one criminal dead, detectives race to catch his surviving partner before the armed fugitive can strike again.
The stabbing of a wealthy man initially points toward a bitter dispute, but detectives uncover a more personal motive driven by jealousy.
Police hunt a sadistic attacker stabbing young women with an ice pick, relying on survivor identification to close in on him before another assault.
A young woman's disappearance draws detectives toward her controlling mother, whose evasive answers make the missing-person case increasingly ominous.
A hotel murder leads police to the victim's missing husband, only for records to reveal that he is already an FBI fugitive and the target of a much wider manhunt.
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