Panic spreads through a Mississippi town when Lynette Jarrett disappears. With no body and little evidence, no one can solve this mystery. Only when a secret is revealed do detectives unravel a tale of deadly obsession that leads them to one greedy guy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Audrey Giannotti is found shot to death in her basement apartment her family is horrified. Who would kill a hardworking mother in quiet Laureldale, PA? The cluttered crime scene points to a robbery gone wrong, police suspect someone close to Audrey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 22-year-old Kristin Huggins is about to make her artistic debut she suddenly disappears. Soon it's clear that the painter from PA had a brush with disaster in nearby NJ. Despite their best efforts, it takes cops quite some time to catch her killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When young Kari Nixon goes missing while on a snack run, no one in her upstate New York town can imagine why anyone would harm her. With no body and few clues, detectives struggle to solve the mystery until a twist leads police to an unlikely killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone in Madison, WI, is shocked when Joel Marino is stabbed to death in broad daylight. No one can imagine who'd want to do in this sociable salesman, and the predator seems one step ahead of police until an unexpected twist leads to capture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When 18-year-old Lisa Kimmell goes missing on a desolate Wyoming highway, her family is frantic. But when a fisherman reels in a grisly discovery, the mystery takes a sinister turn and the search for a young girl becomes the hunt for an evil predator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When beloved wife and mother Starr Harris is savagely murdered in the woods behind her home, the trees hide more than just the killer's identity. The cold-blooded killing rocks tiny Drummonds, TN, but soon determined cops uncover a smoking gun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Chris Mader is shot in cold blood on Thanksgiving eve, no one in his Southern Maryland town is in the mood to give thanks. But as the years pass, all investigators run into are dead ends. Finally, an unlikely informant lead police to Chris' killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The crime rate in rural Royse City, TX, is almost non-existent. So when quiet couple Dennis and Norma Woodruff is found murdered in their own home, it sends shock waves through town. As police investigate, it seems the killings ... are a family affair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terence George is found shot to death in his own apartment and police are desperate to find answers. Terence's fiancee Tiffany Durst is nowhere to be found, leading investigators to dig into the young woman's rocky past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Stockton, California, 18-year old Jessyca Arro meets a dark fate. The twists and turns in the case keep this killer one step ahead until one last clue leads detectives to the motherlode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Kathryn Hauser is brutally murdered in her home, the residents of a her Albuquerque neighborhood are stricken with fear. Police receive numerous tips, but it's a pair of shoe prints that leads them to a criminal who's stayed a step ahead of the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When high school sophomore Kiplyn Davis never returns home after school, police suspect foul play. Investigators search her hometown for clues, but are met with little success. After years go by without any answers, dark secrets begin to be revealed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Normal life in the quiet city of East Point, GA comes to a screeching halt when six people become random targets of a mysterious gunman. While police work round the clock to try and catch the killer, locals hunker down in horror wondering who's next? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you enjoyed Nightmare Next Door, you may also like Hot & Deadly, a podcast from ID. Listen to Episode 1 of the new season here, called "What Lies Beneath". Hot & Deadly is your podcast for classic, American true crime served with a side of biscuits and gravy. Featuring some of ID’s most salacious stories against the backdrop of coast-to-coast wetlands, the open road, and the mysteries of the deep South, Hot & Deadly is direct audio from three hit ID series: Swamp Murders,...

From Wondery, and hosted by Laura Beil - The new season of Dr. Death, BAD MAGIC is a story of miraculous cures, magic and murder. When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu’s genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to suspect the...

If you enjoyed Nightmare Next Door, you may like a new show called Forensic Files II. Listen to episode 1 of the new season here, and follow Forensic Files II wherever you get your podcasts. In the aftermath of violent crimes, unexplainable accidents and other strange occurrences, authorities search for answers in what was left behind. Listen as detectives, scientists and other experts sift through the clues, analyze the evidence and piece together data — all in hopes of finding the truth. ...

When 19-year old Danielle Davis is found dead in her college apartment, strangled with the cord from her laptop, Statesboro, Georgia, police know they'd better be quick and find this co-ed's killer. When they discover you can't judge a book by its cover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before single mom Lori Leonard settles into her upstate New York home, she vanishes without a trace and detectives don't know if she's dead or alive. Only when a couple of Average Joes make an extraordinary catch do they reel in the shark who did Lori in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When 13-year old paperboy David Reed never returns home his hometown is devastated. How could one of their most familiar faces vanish into thin air? Two decades later, the case remains a mystery until police get an unexpected blast from the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When pretty Nags Head tourist Janet Siclari turns up dead on the beach outside her hotel, the fun comes to an end. When a hurricane blows leads out of town, police wonder if the killer escaped too. Only time can help detectives catch the culprit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joliet, Illinois, fire fighters are shocked to find 28-year-old Melissa Plut strangled to death when they respond to a fire in her duplex. Police search the nurse's love life with no luck until a 9-1-1 call unmasks her killer hiding in plain sight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the body of Christian Rojas is found battered, his friends in Bensalem, PA, are beside themselves with fear. Detectives are on the hunt for a savage killer but are surprised that it's one of Christian's friends that has become a murderous foe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holiday cheer ends in holiday fear, when Jean Wholaver and her two daughters are murdered in their home on Christmas Eve. Detectives in Middletown, Pennsylvania, check their list of suspects twice and are shocked by the killer's true identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.