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Haunting Evidence

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Haunting Evidence
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes27
Original release
ReleaseDecember 21, 2005 (2005-12-21) –
October 25, 2008 (2008-10-25)

Haunting Evidence is an American documentary television series following the travels of a psychic profiler, a spirit medium, and a paranormal investigator. The trio travels the United States investigating "cold case" homicide and missing persons cases. The premise of the series was that this "team of unconventional investigators" could shed new light on unsolved crimes.

The series began production in October 2005 and premiered on Court TV (now truTV) December 21, 2005 with a run of 9 episodes in Season 1. Season 2 premiered on June 20, 2007. There were 4 hour-long special episodes comprising Season 3. The series ended production after a total of 27 episodes, and is currently still broadcast in worldwide syndication as of 2019. The psychic-crime paranormal reality series stars well-known psychic profiler Carla Baron, medium John J. Oliver, and paranormal investigator Patrick Burns.

Episodes

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Season 1

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No.TitleSubjectOriginal air date
1"Mystery on the Appalachian Trail"Julianne Williams & Laura WinansDecember 21, 2005 (2005-12-21)
2"Mystery in the Ashes"Tara BakerDecember 21, 2005 (2005-12-21)
3"Forgotten Fiancée"Amanda TusingJune 14, 2006 (2006-06-14)
4"The Missing D.A."Ray GricarJune 21, 2006 (2006-06-21)
5"Hidden Truth"Timothy StoneJuly 5, 2006 (2006-07-05)
6"Missing Teacher"Tara GrinsteadJuly 19, 2006 (2006-07-19)
7"Mystery in the Desert"Katie SepichJuly 26, 2006 (2006-07-26)
8"Abduction at Comins Pond"Molly BishAugust 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
9"Lady of the Dunes"Lady of the DunesAugust 9, 2006 (2006-08-09)

Season 2

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No.TitleSubjectOriginal air date
1"Missing in Paradise: Natalee Holloway Parts 1 + 2"Natalee HollowayJune 20, 2007 (2007-06-20)
2"Women of Calder Field"Texas Killing Fields (location)June 27, 2007 (2007-06-27)
3"Long Journey Home"Russell TurcotteJuly 4, 2007 (2007-07-04)
4"Buried Secrets"James LacoutureJuly 11, 2007 (2007-07-11)
5"Dupont Circle Mystery"Joyce Chiang & Chandra LevyJuly 18, 2007 (2007-07-18)
6"The Ruins at Land's End"Kristin ModafferiJuly 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)
7"Five Hundred Miles Away"Judith SmithAugust 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)
8"Deep in the Desert"Diana Shawcroft & Jennifer LuethAugust 8, 2007 (2007-08-08)
9"Wiregrass Murders"J.B. Beasley & Tracie HawlettAugust 15, 2007 (2007-08-15)
10"North Carolina Burning"Vernon Shipman, Charles Glass & Louise ShumateAugust 22, 2007 (2007-08-22)
11"Haunted in Villisca"Villisca axe murdersAugust 29, 2007 (2007-08-29)
12"Deadly Detour"Eric KellerSeptember 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)
13"Missing in Ohio"Tony LuzioSeptember 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)
14"Mystery in the Countryside"Les JohnsonSeptember 19, 2007 (2007-09-19)

Season 3

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No.TitleSubjectOriginal air date
1"The JonBenet Mystery"Jon-Benet RamseyOctober 4, 2008 (2008-10-04)
2"Madeleine McCann"Madeleine McCannOctober 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
3"Zodiac Killer"Zodiac KillerOctober 18, 2008 (2008-10-18)
4"George Allen Smith"George Allen SmithOctober 25, 2008 (2008-10-25)

Results

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None of the cases investigated by the show were solved because of the show. Two cases were later closed by police work:[1]

  • Episode 107, "Mystery in the Desert", Season 1: the perpetrator of the crime, Gabriel Avila, was linked to Katie Sepich via DNA evidence, in December 2006.[2]
  • Episode 209, "Wiregrass Murders", Season 2: Coley McCraney was charged in April 2019 with the murder of the two girls using DNA and genetic genealogy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ben Radford (2011-06-07). "Holly Bobo Still Missing: Rumors, Psychics Hurt Search". Discovery News. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ ""Gabriel Avila", America's Most Wanted, retrieved August 16, 2011". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Hastings, Deborah (2019-03-18). "Golden State Killer Investigation Helps Investigators Make Arrest in 20-Year-Old Cold Case in Alabama". Inside Edition. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
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