People Magazine Investigates - Season 9

First aired: 1/12/2026 12 episodes

Episodes

1. Vanished in the Heartland

Aired: 1/12/2026

Questions and accusations fly after savvy entrepreneur and mother of five, 52-year-old Dee Warner, vanishes from her rural Michigan home. Authorities struggle for answers, until one day they find her, closer to home than anyone could have imagined.

2. Death in Hell's Kitchen

Aired: 1/19/2026

As Pride Month kicks off in 2022, the deaths of two gay men in New York City shatter their families and the gay community, leading the NYPD to uncover a ruthless gang that stalks, drugs, and murders their victims before draining their bank accounts.

3. Sex House Homicide

Aired: 1/26/2026

In Ocala, FL, the local sheriff's office responds to a wellness check only to find the body of a man in what looks like a sexual pleasure palace. Police launch a relentless hunt for his killer, unearthing dark secrets along the way. Could it be a hate crime, revenge, or is the killer much closer to home?

4. Playing with Fire

Aired: 2/2/2026

In 2001, someone murders a father, sets his Florida home ablaze, and his sons disappear. As prayers rise for their safe return, a so-called family friend steps forward, shifting the case. Now, an exclusive interview finally uncovers the chilling truth.

5. The Serial Killer Who Only Killed Once

Aired: 2/16/2026

The weekend before Thanksgiving 1994, a killer savagely slays Robin Lawrence at home while her child is asleep. A relentless investigation circles her husband, until a drop of blood unlocks the mystery of Robin's murder and leads to a shocking confession.

6. Looking for Angela

Aired: 2/23/2026

In Prairie Village, KS, a reclusive mother goes missing in 2019. When her teenage daughter and the police go looking for answers, they are gaslit at every turn. Without a digital footprint or even a friend who knows her, leads are running out fast.

7. The Girl on the Bike

Aired: 3/2/2026

In 1972, 20-year-old Jody Loomis takes a late afternoon bike ride to visit her horse and never returns home. She turns up murdered in the woods, and her case baffles the local authorities. For decades, everyone in the small town of Bothell is a suspect.

8. The Final Cut

Aired: 3/9/2026

Celebrity hairstylist Fabio Sementilli's teenage daughter discovers him brutally murdered on their Los Angeles patio. The LAPD uncovers a shocking story of lust, betrayal, and greed that turns the glamorous world of beauty upside down.

9. Love, Lies, and Lust

Aired: 3/16/2026

Outside of Orlando, life is no longer a fairytale for childhood sweethearts Mike and Laurie Shaver. Fighting and infidelities lead to shattered vases and broken dreams. When police search their backyard in 2018, what they find scars the family forever.

10. Deadly Ride

Aired: 3/23/2026

In 2022, Austin police discover the body of 25-year-old up-and-coming cyclist Mo Wilson. Someone shot Mo execution style while she was visiting a friend for the weekend. Homicide detectives discover a story of jealousy, betrayal, and total obsession.

11. The Truth is in the Dirt

Aired: 3/30/2026

Single mother, Jennifer Brown, vanishes from her Limerick home and detectives race against the clock to find her. With her eight-year-old son asking where his mother is, investigators must confront a web of lies woven by the people she trusts the most.

12. Where is Judith?

Aired: 4/13/2026

A home intruder abducts a 60-year-old woman in the night. Local sheriffs search relentlessly until they discover another horrifying attack just ten miles away that fits the same profile. Is there a serial predator haunting Florida's Gulf Coast?