On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 24
Season 24 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 23.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 24 Progress Shield
A Mother Knows
Feb 20, 2022 · 43 min
A young female soldier is found slain after a night out in Colorado Springs, CO. The investigation into her torture, molestation and murder eventually goes cold. It takes decades a
Hauntingly Familiar
Feb 27, 2022 · 43 min
Hauntingly Familiar: Investigators must overturn a shocking decision before they can solve the hauntingly familiar murder of a teenager.
Capable of Murder
Mar 6, 2022 · 43 min
Police investigate the gruesome murder of a mother and child, only to realize all the evidence indicates the killer was someone the victims knew and trusted.
Dark Clouds Lead to a Storm
Mar 13, 2022
A beautiful young woman turns up savagely murdered in a bar parking lot; as investigators retrace her last known steps, several suspects with possible motives come on their radar.
FLRT 12
Mar 20, 2022
Police wonder if a young woman's personalized license plate, FLRT 12, makes her the target for murder or if a far more sinister plot is behind the crime.
Blood Reveals the Sword
Mar 27, 2022
Police find a giant sword bent in half, alongside a victim who has been savagely murdered. Investigators must sort through the details of his complicated life in order bring his ki
Hammer and Dust
Apr 3, 2022
After a loving mother is murdered inside her own home, police focus on their two best clues -- a blood-stained hammer and a dusty footprint.
Dance to Doom
Apr 17, 2022
Veteran journalist Paula Zahn steps out of the studio and into the field to unravel criminal investigations, tracking the drama of each story by featuring the opinions of those clo
Don't Open the Door
Apr 24, 2022
An unidentified woman is found callously murdered in an off-campus apartment; police have no leads on the case until her terrified neighbour shares a chilling story.
Eyes in the Darkness
May 1, 2022
The baffling murder of a young woman leads police to two potential suspects: her new boyfriend and an obsessed stalker.
Shadowy Figures
May 8, 2022
The search for the man who murdered a single mother might lead police to the perpetrator of a second brutal crime with chilling similarities.
Where is Miya?
May 15, 2022
A college student disappears, and her family launches a desperate investigation to find her; what they discover changes their lives forever.
The Smallest Clue
May 29, 2022
A murdered teenager's body mysteriously turns up in the rural Iowa countryside. Will the smallest clue be the key to bringing her killer to justice?
A Spiderweb of Tragedy
Jun 5, 2022
As police try to solve a disturbing homicide, each step of the investigation reveals another layer in a spiderweb of tragedy.
A Needle in the Mud
Jun 12, 2022
A young mother vanishes, leaving behind nothing but puzzling clues and disturbing questions; a needle in the mud may reveal the truth behind her disappearance.
Lost Life, Evidence Found
Jun 26, 2022
Paula Zahn talks to investigators, witnesses, victims' families and incarcerated criminals.