CASE 397New Jersey
2020
Daniel Anderl & Judge Esther Salas
A gunman posing as a delivery driver attacked the home of federal judge Esther Salas. Her son Daniel was killed and her husband Mark was seriously wounded.
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Showing 1–11 of 11CASE 406Colts Neck, New Jersey
2018
The Caneiro Family
Keith and Jennifer Caneiro and their two children were found dead after a fire at their home. Investigators determined that they had been killed before the blaze and examined a connection to another fire.
CASE 153Neptune City, New Jersey
2016
Sarah Stern
Sarah Stern disappeared from New Jersey in 2016, and her car was left near a bridge. Investigators learned that Liam McAtasney had killed her for money and that Preston Taylor helped conceal the crime. A secretly recorded conversation became important evidence at trial.
CASE 425Woodbridge, New Jersey; Virginia coast
2004
William “Bill” McGuire
William “Bill” McGuire disappeared from Woodbridge in April 2004. The discovery of his remains along the Virginia coast brought investigators in two states into the case. His wife, Melanie McGuire, was convicted of murder and related offenses in 2007 and sentenced to life plus an additional term for perjury. New Jersey’s appellate court upheld the verdict and sentence in 2011. The linked prosecution announcement and court opinion document the findings behind the widely televised case.
CASE 348New York / New Jersey
1996
Rita & Yakov Gluzman
Yakov Gluzman's killing came to light when investigators encountered the disposal of his remains in New Jersey. The case examined Rita Gluzman's role in arranging the attack with a relative.
CASE 173Hamilton Township, New Jersey
1994
Megan Kanka
Seven-year-old Megan Kanka was sexually assaulted and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas in July 1994. Her parents’ campaign for community notification about convicted sex offenders led to state legislation and a federal law bearing her name.
CASE 239New Jersey and Pennsylvania
1987–2003
Charles Cullen / Amy Loughren
Nurse Charles Cullen killed patients while working in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals. His colleague Amy Loughren helped investigators uncover what was happening. A reported book, a dramatized film and a companion documentary explore the murders and questions about how hospitals handled warning signs.
CASE 030New Jersey, United States
1984
Maria & Robert Marshall
Maria Marshall was shot dead at a New Jersey roadside stop in 1984. Her husband, Robert, claimed they had been attacked during a robbery. Investigators instead uncovered a plan to have Maria killed for insurance money. Robert Marshall was convicted, and the case exposed the murder plot beneath the family’s prosperous public image.
CASE 032New Jersey, United States
1984
Teresa & Kenneth Taylor
Teresa Taylor was killed by her husband, dentist Kenneth Taylor, in 1984. Her death left their infant son, Andrew, caught between relatives in a bitter custody struggle. Kenneth was convicted of murder, but the legal fight over the child continued, making the family’s ordeal a national story as well as a homicide case.
CASE 127Westfield, New Jersey
1971
John List & his family
John List killed his mother, wife, and three children in their New Jersey home in 1971, then disappeared and established a new identity. A television appeal and an age-progressed sculpture helped lead to his arrest in 1989. He was subsequently convicted of the five murders.
CASE 219Orange, New Jersey, and Ottawa, Illinois
1917–1938
The Radium Girls
Young women painting luminous watch and instrument dials ingested radium while following workplace instructions. Severe illness led workers to challenge employers who disputed responsibility. Their struggles became an important chapter in occupational health and workers’ access to compensation. The film uses fictionalized characters inspired by that history.
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