Heavy Metal
In 1982, 37-year-old Navy lieutenant Lee Hartley is murdered while deployed out to sea. Cause of death? Arsenic poisoning. Investigators discover Lee had more than his fair share of enemies aboard the ship. But it takes years before investigators discover what really happened to Lee and who, ultimately, was behind this brutal murder.
More from Season 2
Episode 1
The Obsession
The murder of a young teacher’s aide leaves a hole in the heart of her small community in Agawam, MA. As the rumor-mill about suspects churned, the actual perpetrator slips further away. But, generations of investigators and a scientific breakthrough leads to a shocking end to a tragic case.
Episode 2
The Ink Beads
51-year-old father and teacher Bill Sparkman is found hanging naked from a tree with the letters “FED” scrawled on his chest. With barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers… which leads to a surprising conclusion that no one saw coming.
Episode 3
The Rise
A single mom looking for love vanishes without a trace. Foul play is tragically confirmed when a large pickup truck toolbox opens to her body stuffed inside. Homicide detectives investigate men she matched on dating sites, another man she met at work, and finally, a lover with a secret and violent past.
Episode 4
Ten of Hearts
A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns; her body found just a few miles from her house in Snohomish County, WA, with a gunshot wound to the head. Years go by without any hard evidence or leads, until a new generation of investigators and modern technology breaks the case.
Episode 6
Knots
A building manager finds the violated and lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub of her first apartment. When questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police. But the lies alone do not prove murder and the case goes cold. Then, a new forensic tool examines the old evidence.
Episode 7
The Reunion
A murder victim’s final moments are caught on tape; the crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder. Text evidence at first points to a jilted lover. Soon, police identify a second suspect with a possible motive of deadly revenge. Forensic technology and DNA evidence combine in an attempt to make the case.
