The Real Murders of Orange County

The fatal shooting of an "American hero" looked like "an open and shut case" until investigators dug deeper and found the real killers.

The brutal slaying of an immigrant family's son spreads terror through the tight-knit Orange County Vietnamese community.

Robbin Brandley was found slain with “her eyes were wide open staring into the sky.” It took 32 years to convict her killer.

The number of gunshots indicated “a lot of emotion” and a personal motive behind the slaying, according to investigators.

The slaying of a wealthy OC woman a week before Christmas appeared to be a robbery gone wrong – until police looked closer.

When reviewing Lynsie Ekelund's cold case, an investigator was struck by how one suspect referred to her in the past tense.

A thwarted home invasion led Orange County investigators to the gunman behind a brutal double homicide.

California investigators race to track down a merciless thief and killer who “didn't want to have any witnesses left behind.”

DNA evidence, digital breadcrumbs and dogged detective work lead investigators to pair behind the fatal bludgeoning. 

The Golden State Killer is one of many who used Orange County, California as their hunting grounds.