Homicide for the Holidays
2016– · Oxygen True Crime · 60 min · 5 seasons
S05E06 · Countdown to Murder
Sat, 16 Dec, 12:00 pm
When a college student is found dead on the side of the road after a New Year's party in her hometown of Fillmore, Calif., detectives are faced with the possibility that the killer might have been one of the many partygoers ringing in the new year.
About
The holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's is often thought of as a celebratory period to spend time with friends and family. That is not always the case, though, as the period is not immune from experiencing the same types of violent crimes that occur throughout the year. This series documents stories of tragedy that struck during the holidays, with firsthand accounts from people who had friends or family members killed during the joyous time. Sometimes the victim is killed by someone close to them, such as a case of sibling rivalry turned deadly, but sometimes the killing is done by a stranger who interrupts a holiday gathering with gunfire.
Episodes
- E01
Red, White and Blood
Sun, 18 June· 60 minWhen a young woman goes missing after a July 4th beach party, investigators have few clues to go on until a twist in the case reveals she might be the latest victim of a predator terrorizing the area.
- E02
Deadly Fourth
Sun, 25 June· 60 minAn abandoned car filled with blood leads investigators on the trail of a missing woman and her teenage daughter, who never showed up to the family's July 4th party; when their remains are found in a pond, everyone in their small town is a suspect.
- E03
The Big Bad Wolf
Sat, 14 Oct· 60 minAfter a woman and her unborn child are stabbed to death on Halloween by a man wearing a wolf mask, investigators must calm the community and find the killer before he strikes again.
- E04
Recipe for Murder
Sat, 11 Nov· 60 minWhen a young woman home from college ends up murdered in her home and the tools of her demise turn out to be the rolling pin and carving knife the family planned to use for Thanksgiving dinner, investigators struggle to solve this holiday horror.
- E05
Christmas Eve Killing
Sat, 9 Dec· 60 minAfter responding to a robbery at a sporting goods store on Christmas Eve, an Irving, Texas police officer is gunned down in cold blood. When the identity of the killers is discovered, the case explodes into a nationwide manhunt.
- E06
Countdown to Murder
Sat, 16 Dec· 60 minWhen a college student is found dead on the side of the road after a New Year's party in her hometown of Fillmore, Calif., detectives are faced with the possibility that the killer might have been one of the many partygoers ringing in the new year.
