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JANUARY 2012 HIGHLIGHTS ** Denotes programs with artwork available on Investigation Discovery’s Press Website All Times ET // All airdates are subject to change INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PRESS CONTACT: Charlotte Bigford Publicist 240-662-3125, [email protected] HIGHLIGHTED PREMIERES ALASKA: ICE COLD KILLERS TV-14 One-Hour Special Premieres Wednesday, January 25 at 9 PM ET * Special Lead-In to the Season 1 Premiere of DARK MINDS Sherry Morrow, a beautiful 24-year-old exotic dancer, never shows up for her shift at an Anchorage strip club. Her coworkers are concerned and file a missing person’s report, even though Morrow has a history of coming and going. In their profession, however, it’s usually best to play it safe and alert the authorities, especially because a string of women has recently been reported missing. Several months later, two off- duty police officers discover Morrow’s partially buried body in the Alaskan wilderness. She’s been shot, and a bullet casing and blindfold are found nearby. Morrow’s friends recall last seeing her when she left with a man who offered her $300 to pose for photos, but investigators cannot identify the mysterious customer. The case goes cold until more than one year later, when more bodies surface in much the same manner, signaling that a serial killer is on the loose. The FBI chases every lead but reaches a dead end. Suddenly, they recall a female prostitute who, months earlier, claimed she had been brutally attacked by a customer named Robert Hansen. Circumstantial evidence had cleared him of the charges then, but now the FBI decides that Hansen deserves another look. Agents search his home and find a piece of jewelry that belonged to one of the victims. The mild-mannered pilot is arrested for murder and exposed for what he truly was: a kidnapper of women who flew them into the wild and methodically hunted them for sport with a rifle. Hansen fights for his innocence, but ballistics experts compare bullets found in his cabin to the victim’s gunshot wounds. One by one, they match. Convicted with four counts of first-degree murder and handed a life sentence, Hansen leads investigators to a dozen grave sites throughout the Alaskan wilderness. Countless other missing women have never been found. Location: Anchorage, AK DARK MINDS ** TV-14 Season 1 Premieres Wednesday, January 25 at 10 PM ET In DARK MINDS, crime author M. William Phelps and criminal profiler John Kelly revisit unsolved homicides believed to be the work of serial killers. Joining them in the hunt for answers is an unlikely and anonymous source: a convict serving multiple life sentences for a series of murders. Known only to audiences as “13,” this unique source offers his “expert” opinion about potential motivations behind these chilling cold cases, using his own personal experience to formulate theories. The Valley Killer Premieres Wednesday, January 25 at 10 PM ET The Connecticut River valley winds lazily through the small border towns of Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. It’s a tranquil place, but for some it is a valley of death and, for one man, a hunting ground. New England is still haunted by the Valley Killer, who between 1978 and 1988, snatched seven unsuspecting women from the roadside. Each one was stabbed multiple times in what seemed like fits of rage, their bodies often left in wooded areas, sometimes side by side. Who was this predator, and why did he kill? Investigative journalist M. William Phelps seeks answers from a woman who survived the serial killer’s brutal attack and may be able to identify a shocking new person of interest. As he and profiler John Kelly build a portrait of this monster, they turn to Kelly’s secret weapon, a convicted killer, code-named 13, who knows just what drives a man to take another human life. Location: New England PREMIERES FATAL ENCOUNTERS TV-14 Season 1 Premieres Wednesday, January 4 at 10 PM ET FATAL ENCOUNTERS recounts the fateful relationship between killer and victim as their paths intertwine. Chance meetings, random acts of violence, and mysterious encounters send ordinary people down a deadly collision course toward their own mortality. As an on-screen clock counts down the victim’s final hours, days, or even years, viewers track the decisions and actions that bring the victim closer to their killer’s fatal trap. A Mother’s Nightmare Premieres Wednesday, January 4 at 10 PM ET Sarah Brady is nine months pregnant and engaged to be married. One day, a woman named Sarah Brody calls, claiming to have received gifts from Brady’s baby registry by mistake. Brady thinks she’s made a new friend, but the truth is that Brody isn’t who she claims to be. She’s actually a deeply troubled young woman named Katie Smith, who is setting an elaborate trap for Brady in order to steal her fetus. In less than 24 hours, Brady is forced to fight for her life and that of her unborn child. Location: Fort Mitchell, KY Good Cop, Bad Cop Premieres Wednesday, January 11 at 10 PM ET Antoinette Frank always dreamed of becoming a police officer. She joins at the age of 23, but quickly realizes the force isn’t all it is cracked up to be. Officers make little pay. Frank takes on a security job at a restaurant to make ends meet, and that’s where she meets 25-year-old Ronnie Williams. He is a model police officer and also works security at the restaurant. As their lives intertwine, Frank and Williams’ relationship turns hostile. One of them snaps, unleashing a murderous rampage that brings the police department and the entire Crescent City to its knees. Location: New Orleans The Sausage King Premieres Wednesday, January 18 at 10 PM ET Stuart Alexander is already facing a lot of hardship – the loss of his brother and father, and mounting financial woes – when he learns he may lose the family business, a Portuguese sausage factory founded by his grandparents 80 years ago. Jean Hillery is a newly-promoted USDA officer trying to prove herself. She worked hard to get her title, and now she is taking Alexander to task for numerous health violations at the factory. A family legacy and budding career are both on the line. The two go head-to-head in a deadly face-off. Location: San Leandro, CA NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR ** TV-14 Season 5 Premieres Sunday, January 8 at 9 PM ET How well do you know your neighbors? NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR tells the tales of mysterious murders from behind white picket fences that rocked Middle America. Each hour bring a new murder mystery and a new look into the evil that can lurk in the heart and soul of a tight-knit community. Interviews with investigators, prosecutors, family members and/or neighbors piece together the twisting tale of a classic whodunit, and forensic experiments lead viewers into the heart of the investigation. Recipe for Murder Premieres Sunday, January 8 at 9 PM ET Nestled along the banks of the Wisconsin River, the tranquil town of Wausau is known for its vibrant outdoor activities and low crime rate. So when 18-year-old Breanna Schneller is found viciously murdered in the sanctity of her own apartment, it leaves the community awash with fear. Investigators suspect everyone, including those who knew Schneller best. Their hunt for the killer takes on new life when they discover the victim’s cell phone, as well as surveillance videos from a local restaurant. It requires a tenacious effort, and some old-fashioned detective work, for police to bring the killer to justice. Location: Wausau, WI House of Horror Premieres Sunday, January 15 at 9 PM ET In 2009, police discover the mutilated body of beloved community member Beth Grosskopf. They think they have an easy arrest coming when her ex-boyfriend admits to being at the crime scene at the time of the murder. But their investigation quickly reveals he couldn’t have killed this town’s favorite daughter. Cops steel themselves for the long road, but when they learn who knew about Grosskopf’s sudden inheritance, they find one man who couldn’t resist his inner demon and tried to cash in on blood money. Location: Freedom, PA Trouble in Tulsa Premieres Sunday, January 29 at 9 PM ET Tucked into the rolling hills of Oklahoma, Tulsa is a city flourishing with life. But when Geraldine “Jerry” Martin goes missing, the city’s pulse flat-lines. Her body is found weeks later, and detectives are concerned they have a dangerous and unknown killer on their hands. When all leads go dead, the case turns cold. It isn’t until 26 years later, when a call comes in from an internet-savvy detective 1,000 miles away, that the cops catch their big break. Armed with something they didn’t have in 1975 – DNA technology – they are finally able to close in on Martin’s killer. Location: Tulsa, OK SINS & SECRETS TV-14 Season 2 Premieres Thursday, January 12 at 9 PM ET In SINS & SECRETS, the location of the crime is a central character in each case. Each immersive one- hour episode shows how a crime alters the community in which it occurs, and reveals how the people and place are irrevocably changed by the terrible aftermath. Lexington Premieres Thursday, January 12 at 9 PM ET Lexington, KY, is a genteel southern city powered by horseracing, bourbon, and big-time college sports, but in 1994, a single bullet wreaked havoc on the city.