Jeffrey MacDonald | Fatal Vison

 Jeffrey MacDonald, a Green Beret Doctor was convicted of the brutal murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters, Kimberly (5) and Kristen (2) in 1979. These murders took place at Fort Bragg, NC on February 17, 1970. MacDonald claims a group of four "hippy" intruders were responsible.   Watch as one of the worlds best cold case detective's systematically breaks down the evidence and not only concludes who was responsible but why and how the murders occurred.
 

 Who killed the three eight year old boys who were in the second grade on 5-5-93 in West Memphis Arkansas and left them hogtied and naked in a small creek to drown? Three individuals were arrested and released almost twenty years later. Were they the real killers or has justice failed those three boys and their families?  Detective Mains looks at the crime scene and gives his opinion.…
 

   The April 12 1981 murders of Sue Sharp, Johnny Sharp and Dana Wingate in the Keddie Resort near Quincy California has all the makings of a horror movie. In fact, a few have been made off of the legend of this brutal crime.  Yet, this triple murder and subsequent murder of the 4th victim who was kidnapped that night (12 year old Tina Sharp) can be solved when the right assessment of the case is applied. Who would murder these four indivuduals late one April night with a claw hammer and butcher knife? What was the motive? If you can figure out motive you can start deducing suspects until they show themselves.   Many questions left unanswered but what happens when DNA evidence points to a very unlikely and unsuspecting culprit? Can we trust the evidence which includes a "dream" from someone in the cabin that night that was unharmed. Did this person see the murders take place?
 

  The murder of JonBenet Ramsey has fueled the national public for decades. Yet, no one knows who is responsible for the little six year old's death. Some have speculated and intruder killed her during a botched kidnapping. Other experts point to the father and mother. Some have even speculated that her nine year old brother was responsible. Watch and see what the nations top cold case expert thinks!   
 

 Peterson was arrested and convicted of his wife Laci's disappearance and murder in 2002. But did he actually commit the murder of his 8 month pregnant wife and unborn son? Detective Mains will give his honest and unfiltered opinion as usual. 

Martha Moxley was murdered on October 30, 1975 and found the following day under a pine tree on her own property. Years later Kennedy family member Michael Skakel was arrested and served time for the murder. However, in 2018 he was released. Who really killed this attractive and popular teenager on "mischief night" 1975?  Watch as world renown cold case detective Ken Mains weighs in on this highly debated topic and what the crime scene tells him that points to her killer… 

 Detective Mains looks at the murder of 12 year old Garrett Phillips and the HBO documentary “Who Killed Garrett Phillips.”
 

 Actor Bob Crane of 'Hogan's Hero's' fame was found murdered in a Scottsdale, AZ apartment on June 29, 1978. What does the crime scene tell us that could lead to his offender??
 

 Victims Abby Williams and Liberty German were murdered on February 13 2017 in this still unsolved case. Renown cold case expert Ken Mains gives his opinion on the murders and how a creek plays a significant role in solving the murders...
 

   Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, was a sadistic serial killer and child molester that terrorized Los Angles and San Francisco California in 1985. Responsible for at least 14 murders within a 6 month period this satanic worshipper left Californian residents terrified during the summer of 1985. Detective Mains looks at this infamous killer and wonders if there more murders that Ramirez got away with?   
 

   Charles Manson...evil genius or common crook? After watching the 2009 Manson documentary through the eyes of Manson Family member Linda Kasabian, Detective Ken Mains gives us his opinion.  
 

 The plane crash is as legendary as the band. But what really happened on October 20, 1977 on that fateful flight and the aftermath that followed? What was lead singer Ronnie Van Zants last moments. There seems to be two sides of the story. Lynyrd Skynyrd's security guard and Van Zant close friend Gene Odom or former Marine Corps Sergeant and drummer of Skynyrd, Artimus Pyle. Which one to believe?  
 

 Did Buddy Holly cause the plane crash that forever changed the landscape of music? Cold case expert and world renown detective Ken Mains gives is opinion. 

 Did legendary track and field star, running icon and original Nike spokesman Steve Prefontaine die as a result of a tragic drunk driving accident on May 30, 1975? Or was something else responsible for the accident that claimed "Pre's" life at the young age of 24? Watch and see what the investigation of world renown cold case detective Ken Mains reveals. 

Did Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escape from the inescapable prison in 1962? My investigation might surprise you!  

 Thanksgiving eve 1971 a mysterious man named Dan Cooper boarded a flight with one thing on his mind...jumping. He hijacked the 727, demanded $200,00 and four parachutes. He opened the rear door at at 10,000 feet in the dark, cold and rainy night he disappeared...forever. Eight years later some of the ransom money was found in a sandbar not far from the jump site. Did he die during the  jump as most have speculated? Or did he live to tell the tale? After watching the 2020 DB Cooper documentary on HBO, Detective Ken Mains gives us his opinion not only about the film, but also the suspects and the crime.  
 

  Did the King of Rock n Roll fake his own death?
 

 Did Billy really die by the hands of Pat Garret as history has told us?  
 

Did Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock n roll group the Doors, really die of heart failure at the age of 27 in Paris? Did he fake his own death or was he murdered by the CIA as some have alleged? Cold Case Detective Ken Mains will take on those questions in order to finally get to the bottom of this age old rock n roll mystery.   
 

 Ken speaks 1 on 1 with former Manson Family member Dianne "Snake" Lake about all things Charles Manson. She was the youngest member of the Family and her insight sheds light on how Manson was able to captivate a nation. A remarkable look inside the Manson Family Fifty years later.  
 

  Dawn Marie Miller disappeared in October 1992 from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Detective Ken Mains, from the History Channel Show -- 'Hunt for the Zodiac Killer' -- requested the case twenty years later because no one in the Police Department knew they had a missing person case.
 

    Did USMC veteran and novelist Michael Peterson murder his wife Kathleen in December of 2001 or did she accidently fall down the staircase as Michael claims? How does the death of Michael's female friend in 1985 at the bottom of a staircase play into this scenario? Did an unexpected attack from an owl cause the death of Kathleen?   World renown cold case detective Ken Mains gives his review of the Staircase documentary on Netflix as well mas what he thinks happened to Kathleen Peterson.
 

     Ed Edwards was arrested in 2009 and found guilty of five murders over 20 years. He died in prison two years later, after which Wayne Wolfe discovered that Edwards was his estranged grandfather. Wolfe partners with former FBI Cold Case Task Force officer John Cameron to prove Edwards is responsible for some of the most infamous murder cases of the 20th century, including the Black Dahlia, JonBenet Ramsey, Martha Moxley, the Atlanta Child Murders, Jimmy Hoffa and the Zodiac killings…

 

   Go inside the mind of Detective Kenneth Mains. You will hear his story of how he became one of the most sought after cold case detectives in this Country. Raw, unrelenting and provocative. A true assessment of a man is through his character and as Detective Mains states, "without honesty and integrity you are not much of a man." In this episode you will learn about the man who has been called "One of this Country's Greatest Detectives".  

 The 1970 unsolved homicide of Phyllis Carson has been a mystery for fifty years. Who killed this young mother and dumped her body along a roadside in French Camp, Ca?  Who was the mystery man that she was last seen with and why did the police close the case? Detective Mains will tell you why they closed the case and for the first time in 50 years names the mystery man and the clues that led him to his identity.
 

 Nine year old Asha Degree packed a bag and left her home in the middle of the night on February 14, 2000. She was spotted walking down an interstate in rainy and windy conditions around 4:00am. She was never seen again.  Approximately a year later her backpack was found buried in the woods about 26 miles from where she was last seen… 

 A Review of the Netflix show American Murder --The Family Next Door and the confession of Chris Watts for the murder of his wife and two children.