March 1, 2024, marked a full decade since the disappearance of Myra Lewis. The two-year-old disappeared from her home in Camden, never to be seen again. In spite of several moments where investigators seemed to be on the brink of a breakthrough, Myra's case has never been solved. Is she still out there? What happened to Myra? Madison County Sheriff…

In this episode of Investigation: Homicide, we sit down with Lt. Sara Ricks to uncover the most pivotal cases that have shaped her career and left an indelible mark on her life. From the heart-stopping moments of solving high-stakes crimes to the profound personal growth and lessons learned along the way, Lt. Ricks shares it all with honesty and in…

In the early morning hours of May 18, 2017, a mother stopped at Kroger on I-55 to run inside for a second. When she came out, her car was gone with her sleeping 6-year-old in the back. Kingston Frazier was missing, and the frantic search by all the law enforcement resources in the Metro area was forceful and immediate. The outcome would devastate t…

Episode 10: “Greater Love” Retired Copiah County Sheriff and former state trooper Harold Jones was there on the day that his good friend, Franklin County Sheriff James Posey, traded himself for a group of hostages. It was a risk with high stakes, and what happened that day through the attention of President Ronald Reagan, and moreover echoes in the…

In 2006, Ridgeland was rocked and captivated by the story of a pregnant school teacher gunned down in her carport in the dark of night. Avis Banks didn't seem to have any enemies, though some people wondered if the father of her child was ready to step into those dad shoes. As police worked to uncover her killer, they unraveled a saga that has been…

Today Anthony Fox is back with the Investigation:Homicide Team in Part 2 of our discussion of his wrongful conviction for manslaughter in the death of George Robinson. What went wrong in the courtroom? What were the influences on the case? And once he was convicted, what were those 552 days in prison like for a former narcotics officer who was now …

He spent 552 days in jail for a crime he didn't commit, in spite of every indication that he was an innocent man. After some hard work by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, his conviction was finally overturned, and life returned to a new normal for the detective who had now seen firsthand what it's like to be behind bars. Recently, headlin…

The family of a missing Pickens man, Alex Easterling, is hoping for answers about his disappearance. With a very special guest, Ashley Martin, Alex Easterling's mother, we will delve into the extraordinary measures she has taken to uncover the truth about what happened to her son. Anyone with information on Robert "Alex" Easterling can contact Crim…

Former Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong and journalist Keith Phillips join Therese and Nicole to talk about one of Vicksburg‘s most storied and evil killers, Rafael McCloud, whose victim was found by ghost hunters at a haunted hospital. Learn about McCloud‘s escape and what justice finally came to him. This episode is produced by Daniel Ande…

Investigation: Homicide’s Therese Apel and Nicole Kral revisit one of Jackson’s oldest and most notorious crimes—the kidnapping of millionaire socialite Annie Laurie Hearin. For almost 40 years, the question has haunted investigators: Where is Annie Laurie? Longtime Jackson crime scene investigator Charlie Smith joins us to give us a ground-level v…

In February 1986, high school senior Shondra May went missing after leaving work at the McDonald’s in Forest. Three weeks later, her body was found in a creek in Hinds County on what would’ve been her 18th birthday. This case has stumped investigators for almost 4 decades, but now officials say they’re closer than ever to finding her killer. Scott …

It’s a day Mississippi will never forget. October 1, 1997, a nerdy teenager walked into a high school and changed everyone’s life forever. We talk with Greg Eklund, who was an investigator with the Rankin County Sheriffs Dept at the time. Eklund takes us through the events leading up to that day and what the ripple effect has been over time. This e…

In the inaugural episode of Investigation Homicide, Therese and Nicole explore the case of an intelligent and manipulative teenager who killed her mother in cold blood through the eyes of Assistant District Attorney Michael Smith, who was tasked with prosecuting her. The Investigation Homicide team examines this sensational case beyond the national…