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Real Life Nightmare
Overview
Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. Each mystery is brought to life by unravelling the evidence, compelling viewers to hunt for answers as police continue to seek the public's help.
Status
Returning Series
Network
HLN
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
5-Year-Old Vanished
5-year-old Haleigh Cummings mysteriously disappears overnight from her home near Jacksonville, Florida, after her dad's girlfriend puts her to bed. Was Haleigh abducted or did something else happen?
Mystery In The Closet
Newlyweds Jessica and Matthew Boynton seems like the picture-perfect couple until the young mother is found unresponsive and covered in blood.
Horror at the Campground
A family camping trip to Timber Creek Campground in the remote Idaho mountains turns into something out of a horror movie when 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz disappears; at first it looks like he may have been abducted, until other disturbing theories start to emerge.
Mom of 3 Vanished
Beautiful mom Michelle Parker appears on an episode of "The People's Court", fighting with her ex-fiancé over a luxury diamond engagement ring; but hours after that episode airs Michelle mysteriously vanishes.
Deadly Hotel Check-In
College student Elisa Lam checks into a Los Angeles hotel -- but never checks out. The last known images of the young tourist are from the hotel's elevator security camera. Later, her naked body is found floating face-up in the hotel's rooftop water tank.
Million Dollar Death
32-year-old Rebecca Zahau seemed to have it all until she's found dead in a multi-million dollar mansion hanging from a balcony under bizarre circumstances; police rule her death a suicide, but some aren't buying it.
Night of No Return
20-year-old Lauren Spierer goes for a night out with friends in June 2011; the gorgeous college coed has never been seen since.
