On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 26
Season 26 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 25.
- 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 26 Progress Shield
Follow the Blood
May 3, 2023
Blood spattered from a young woman's apartment balcony to the parking lot below could lead police to her coldly calculated murderer.
Faith and Duty
May 10, 2023
A mysterious late-night call requesting last rites for a loved one leads to the shocking murder of a beloved priest.
Justice Frozen
May 17, 2023
The police look to find the killer of an unidentified woman found bound, frozen and shot to death in the mountains of Utah.
A Lifetime Of Grief
May 24, 2023
Painful questions torment a loving husband after his wife's brutal murder; in particular, the community's doubts about whether he had been her killer.
Voice for the Nameless
Jun 7, 2023
Police must track down the vicious killer of two separate Jane Doe victims, murdered in a shockingly similar way.
Tragedy in Visalia
Jun 14, 2023
The abduction of a young girl sends a detective on a quest to bring justice to her heartbroken family.
A Quest for Justice
Jun 21, 2023
A young mother is murdered inside her home, and her family hopes to help put her killer behind bars.
Text, Lies and Video
Jun 28, 2023 · 42 min
A daughter receives an odd text from her mother's phone claiming she left town with a new man, which is the first clue that something is very wrong. The ensuing investigation uncov
Where is Jonelle?
Jul 5, 2023 · 42 min
Someone abducts a 12-year-old girl returning home from her church choir recital, staying alone for less than one hour...
A Murder in Red Cliff
Jul 12, 2023
Did a woman's crusade to teach children to read lead to her murder? Police ultimately realize their only hope of finding an answer is to follow the clues left behind by the victim.
Righting a Wrong
Jul 19, 2023
A look at a witness account that could lead a small-town police department in the wrong direction as it tries to solve the murder of a friend...
Love Lost, Justice Found
Jul 26, 2023
Will the chilling evidence found inside a quaint Utah bookstore bring the killer of its beloved owner to justice?