Dark Side of the Land

3-year-old Julian Wood was at a local grocery store with his mother when, suddenly, a woman attacked, stabbing him to death in a brutal, random act of violence.  Police would arrest Bionca Ellis only about a hundred yards from the crime scene.  In this special "Dark Side of the Land" series, you can listen to key testimony in the trial and get expert legal analysis as a heartbroken family and a devastated community hope for "Justice for Julian."  

Nearly 30 years after a young Cleveland mother vanished without a trace, a suspect has now been arrested and charged with her murder. Cathy Parisi was working as an escort when she disappeared in April 1997. Her body has never been found. In this episode, 19 News investigative reporter Sara Goldenberg goes inside the investigation and the courtroom, and takes a closer look at what kind of possible evidence prosecutors and defense attorneys are looking at in this case.

19 News investigator Sara Goldenberg has uncovered new developments in the disappearance of Keshaun Williams. It has been more than two years since the teenager mysteriously vanished after going to a party in Cleveland and we have just learned investigators are now looking into new leads regarding persons of interest in the case. In this episode, Sara takes you inside the investigation with Deputy U.S. Marshal Vinny Piccoli as they discuss the potential evidence that was recovered from the Cuyahoga River along with where the case stands now. You'll also hear from Keshaun's grandmothers who share what they want you to know about their grandson, how this case has impacted their families, and the message they have for anyone who may have had something to do with his disappearance.

Reality show producer Jonathan Walton is not your average scam victim. After losing nearly $100,000 to a career con artist, Walton set out to take her down and then went on to become somewhat of a con artist hunter. After investigating hundreds of scam cases, he suspects you may fall victim next. In this episode, Walton teams up with 19 News investigator Jen Picciano to outline the anatomy of a con artist and the 14 red flags they display. Hear when your Spidey senses should kick in, the threshold you should live by, and when to cut ties and run the other direction. Walton also shares what he calls "Kryptonite" for con artists, along with the secrets to getting real justice when reporting you've been scammed.

19 Investigates has uncovered new developments in the mysterious disappearance of a Cleveland mother who went missing four years ago. Rajah McQueen was last seen on June 26, 2021. In an exclusive interview with 19 News investigator Sara Goldenberg, Cleveland Police and the FBI identify two persons of interest in Rajah's disappearance and reveal how this missing persons case has sadly turned into a death investigation.

Six years after Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge were shot and killed in a busy park, investigators are still searching for answers.  Could a recent murder suicide near the original crime scene be the key to this dark mystery?  Was the only witness more than just an innocent bystander? Will new DNA technology finally bring justice for two grieving families?  19 News anchor Nichole Vrsansky reveals new information on a crime that shocked Northeast Ohio.  

Martha Wise was obsessed with funerals - so much so that the Medina County woman made sure she had plenty to attend. She pretended to have a rat problem and bought massive amounts of arsenic under the pretense of wanting to rid her rural homestead of rodents. But it wasn't rats she was feeding the poison to; it was more than a dozen members of her own family. In this episode, 19 News reporter Jen Picciano digs into the dark and disturbing story of how this wicked widow's behavior took a turn from strange to deadly, and why she later claimed, "The devil made me do it."

The Kaber House along Lakewood’s wealthy Gold Coast looked like a happy home from the outside. But behind closed doors, Eva Kaber was slowly poisoning her husband. When the arsenic she was putting in his food didn’t kill him fast enough, this original ‘Desperate Housewife’ hired a couple of hitmen to finish the job. And it seems Eva wasn’t the only ferocious female in the family. In this episode, 19 News reporter Jen Picciano breaks down how three generations of women committed the cold blooded murder-for-hire that to date is the only case of its kind. 

Around the turn of the century, Cassie Chadwick conned Clevelanders out of millions of dollars - and she did it all by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of steel titan Andrew Carnegie. In this episode, 19 News reporter Jen Picciano unravels the wild story of the original "Queen of the Con," who also operated as a jewel smuggler, a brothel madam, and a clairvoyant.

After 35 years, the answer to the question, "who killed Amy Mihaljevic" may finally be answered thanks to new DNA testing and a group of dedicated scientists working in labs from coast to coast.  In this episode, 19 News anchor Nichole Vrsansky takes us inside the Florida lab that uncovered new DNA in the case.  Find out how they did it and how soon experts can go from science to a suspect.

On March 24, 1972, a team of professional thieves from Northeast Ohio pulled off a multi-million dollar bank heist in a sleepy California beach town. The crew of top-notch crooks almost got away with it too, but a few tiny mistakes turned their almost flawless burglary into one of the most notorious busts in American history. In this episode, 19 News investigator Kelly Kennedy goes inside the infamous heist with one of the burglars himself, a Clevelander whose life of crime earned him the nickname ‘Superthief.’

On March 24, 1972, a team of professional thieves from Northeast Ohio pulled off a multi-million dollar bank heist in a sleepy California beach town. The crew of top-notch crooks almost got away with it too, but a few tiny mistakes turned their almost flawless burglary into one of the most notorious busts in American history. In this episode, 19 News investigator Kelly Kennedy goes inside the infamous heist with one of the burglars himself, a Clevelander whose life of crime earned him the nickname ‘Superthief.’