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Slaying sweethearts

Erika DeNado told police her mother and brother had been murdered by Albanian thieves, but as her story began to crumble, her cruel and cunning murder plan emerged.

The Abbotsford killer

In 1995, terror descends upon the Bible belt community of Abbotsford, BC. An attack on two teenage girls leaves one dead and starts a 7-month siege of torment. The killer hides, phoning and taunting both police and community with details of his horrific crimes. Behind the voice is Terry Driver, a devote husband and father with a terrifying double life. His crimes change the community forever.

The Bully Kids

On November 14, 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk goes to a party at the Craigflower Bridge, near Victoria, Canada. It is there where her 'friends' swarm, burn and beat her down. When she walks away, Kelly Ellard and Warren Glowatski follow her, beat her again and drown her. They are arrested a week later by Saanich Police. The unfolding coverage shocks the country due to the senseless violence of the young crowd. Almost ten years later, Kelly Ellard was convicted of second-degree murder, ending one of the most tragic chapters in Canadian history.

The Russians are killing

It's just another meeting for Los Angeles real estate developer Meyer Muscatel. Unfortunately Muscatel meets with Iouri Mikhel, a Russian immigrant with murderous intent. A week later, Muscatel's body is found floating in a northern California lake. Mikhel masterminds a kidnap-for-ransom scheme, and he and his crew kill and dump four more victims. With a storyline that includes a bank account in Abu Dhabi and a mysterious Moscow middleman, the case is solved by FBI agents Louis Perez and Jim Davidson and prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Robert Dugdale. Mikhel and his co-conspirator Jurijus Kadamovas are convicted of five cold-blooded, ruthless murders and, in 2007, are sentenced to death.

The murder of Zander

Tulsa Police say April's 12-year-old daughter stabbed her nine-year-old brother to death in January. Jennifer says there were never any hints from April's daughter this could happen. "There were no warning signs, it's not that you want to have a troubled child, but when something like this happens so unexpectedly, it's just really hard when you don't have any answers on why these things happened," she said. Jennifer says April is strong, and some days are better than others but she's doing okay. Jennifer says friends and family are focused on being there for April. "I think people don't realize once something like this happens, that after the memorial service and things are calming down, there's still a lot that needs to be taken care of afterwards," Jennifer said. Jennifer says she's thankful for the ways people come together after a tragedy, and she knows April is grateful, too. "Actually walking through it with some