

The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas
Investigative journalist Maria Elena Salinas peels back the layers of national headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and updates to the cases.
Cast
María Elena Salinas
Herself - Host
Seasons

E1Confessions of an Innocent Man
Apr 24, 2017
In 1990, a teenager was convicted of murdering his parents. Forced into a confession by homicide detectives, Martin Tankleff spent twenty years trying to prove his innocence.

E2The Deltona Massacre
May 1, 2017
When 22-year-old Erin Belanger and her boyfriend Francisco "Flacco" Roman move to Deltona, Florida, they're hoping for a new start. Little do they know the danger that awaits them.

E3Failure of Justice
May 8, 2017
The mean streets of East Detroit, 2007. An entire house is shot up - four people are dead and one is injured. Maria Elena Salinas exposes a unique view of justice and life on the streets.
E4An Unspeakable Tragedy
May 15, 2017
It's 2004, a daycare provider in Corvallis, Oregon is alarmed when two year-old Karly Sheehan, one of her brightest and most energetic children, starts exhibiting strange new behavior while her hair appears to be falling out. Is it too late to save her?
E5The Secret Cost of Silence
May 22, 2017
In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan was barreling towards the Florida coast when Michelle Jones decides to invite her Aunt Teri and Uncle Charlie to ride out the storm. What was intended to be a fun visit turns into something much darker.
E10Lost Girls of the Mesa
Jun 27, 2017
In 2009, police discover the remains of 11 women in the desert on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, N.M., leading them to launch a hunt for a serial killer.
E1Jekyll & Hyde
Jun 4, 2018
Gary Bardwell's premonition about his daughter Jessie will turn into a waking nightmare when she goes missing and police investigate her disappearance as a homicide.
E2Finding the Bogeyman
Jun 11, 2018
When 3-year-old Tosho Handa is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night, his family and police desperately search for the culprit, but finding him isn't as easy as they hoped.
E3The Fall of Innocence
Jun 18, 2018
A beautiful young mom falls to her death while hiking The Columbia River Gorge. Was it an accident or the perfect murder? Maria Elena Salinas seeks the truth.
E4Fire & Water
Jun 25, 2018
Two young women die mysteries deaths, two years apart. Nothing seems to connect them. Are they random crimes, or the twisted work of a calculating killer?
E5Murder Pact
Jul 2, 2018
When the body of 20-year-old Bobby Kent is found near the Florida Everglades, police discover all his closest friends have a motive for murder.
E6Wickedness of Greed
Jul 16, 2018
In Texas, an elderly housekeeper is found dead in an upscale home, prompting investigators to unravel a maze of intrigue and greed much larger than one woman's murder.
E7A Love to Kill For
Jul 23, 2018
Thirty-five years after a successful businessman is found murdered in Springfield, Mo., one of his alleged killers comes clean in a frightening account of love, betrayal, and murder.
E8Something Happened to Rosemary
Jul 30, 2018
After a realtor and her husband vanish, friends and coworkers are beside themselves; then detectives delve into the couple's past and uncover a dark secret.
Storyline
Investigative journalist Maria Elena Salinas peels back the layers of national headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and updates to the cases.
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