On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Stabbed in the Heart
Dec 22, 2013 · 43 min
A beloved mother of four is stabbed to death in her bathroom. A mysterious V-shaped wound on her forehead finally leads police to her killer decades later.
This Is for Her
Dec 29, 2013 · 43 min
A deadly home invasion leaves a father of three dead. Why was the victim’s wife, the only eyewitness to the crime left alive?
Deadly Predator
Jan 5, 2014 · 43 min
A sexual predator viciously murders a 16-year-old girl. Can investigators catch him before he kills again?
Kidnapped on the 4th of July
Jan 12, 2014 · 43 min
When a young woman’s pizza delivery car is found abandoned in the middle of the desolate stretch of road, a twenty three year mystery begins.
An Uninvited Guest
Jan 19, 2014 · 43 min
A son discovers his mother’s violent murder and police must track down the killer who committed a deadly betrayal.
Trail of Carnage
Jan 26, 2014 · 43 min
When 25-year-old Laci Hill vanishes without a trace; police receive the key to solving the mystery from her kidnapper’s wife.
Cry on My Shoulder
Feb 2, 2014 · 43 min
When a young woman disappears, police zero in on her violent ex-boyfriend. But the secret to solving the case is buried in a cold case file.
Footprints and Whispers
Feb 16, 2014 · 43 min
A beloved husband and wife are found dead in their own home. Will the killers own words bring him to justice?
Heartbreak in the Heartland
Feb 23, 2014 · 43 min
A quiet Midwestern community is rocked by a gruesome triple homicide. The unspeakable tragedy robs one man of his mother, grandmother and 5-year-old son.
Evidence of Deception
Mar 2, 2014 · 43 min
When a beautiful college coed is found dead in her dorm room police discover a crime scene where nothing is what it appears to be.
Fatal Turn
Mar 9, 2014 · 43 min
A devoted mother vanishes on her way home from work. Her disappearance sends police into the darkest corners of the state and our justice system.
Footsteps in the Dark
Mar 16, 2014 · 43 min
A beautiful young woman's is murdered in a dark parking lot. Did she know her killer or was she the victim of a deadly predator?
A Killer in Disguise
Mar 23, 2014 · 43 min
Police race to track down the unlikely killer responsible for three terrifying murders.
She Wasn't Alone
Mar 30, 2014 · 43 min
A beautiful young woman is viciously murdered just 24 hours after she was engaged to be married.
Almost Home
Apr 6, 2014 · 43 min
A young woman's battered body is found on the side of the road. The shocking evidence from the crime leads police down a trail of tragedy.
The Long Path to Justice
Apr 13, 2014 · 43 min
A couple’s daily walk ends in murder and a cloud of suspicion descends on the victim's family.