

On the Case with Paula Zahn
2009-10-18 · 43 min / episode · ★ 8.3
Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.
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