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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 2 Episode 4 - A Lamb Amongst Wolves
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - A Lamb Amongst Wolves

    S2:E4

    College student Mark Fisher went out in Manhattan with friends one night and ended up shot to death outside a house party in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The puzzle of what happened to Fisher left investigators at a loss when fellow partiers put up a wall of silence.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 2 Episode 11 - Beyond Redemption
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    #2 - Beyond Redemption

    S2:E11

    We enter the mind of a cruel and sadistic predator whose acts of wanton violence - and subsequent arrest - are the beginning of a twisted tale of one man's madness and one woman's quest for the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 17 Episode 17 - A Face and a Voice
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    #3 - A Face and a Voice

    S17:E17

    When a young teacher is murdered in her home, police must rely on the eyewitness testimony of a young neighbor who saw her killer lurking outside her window.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 25 Episode 4 - Mystery in Coachella Valley
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    #4 - Mystery in Coachella Valley

    S25:E4

    The gruesome murder of horse ranch owner Wendi Brant traumatises her friends and family; Police focus on her estranged husband, but there are other potential suspects that muddy the investigation and throw the case into a decades-long tailspin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 27 Episode 3 - Dissecting a Triangle
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    #5 - Dissecting a Triangle

    S27:E3

    Police struggle to dissect the love triangle that led to the disappearance of 21-year-old married college student and mother Bethany Decker in Ashburn, VA; her jilted husband, Emile, and her jealous new boyfriend, Ronald Roldan, are prime suspects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 27 Episode 7 - The Bitter Truth
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    #6 - The Bitter Truth

    S27:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 1 - A Nightmare at Dawn
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    #7 - A Nightmare at Dawn

    S28:E1

    Will a heartbroken mother's quest for justice lead police to solve the murder of her daughter and a close friend?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 2 - A Picture Worth a 1000 Words
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    #8 - A Picture Worth a 1000 Words

    S28:E2

    Can police use a blurry image taken just seconds before a young woman's disappearance to find the man responsible for her savage murder?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 3 - Trial of terror
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    #9 - Trial of terror

    S28:E3

    Police are baffled after two young women are murdered during strikingly similar crimes along the same scenic bike trail just months apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 4 - Why Would Someone Shoot Amanda.
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    #10 - Why Would Someone Shoot Amanda.

    S28:E4

    Can police sift through a maze of phone records and grainy video to pick up the trail of the man who murdered a beloved preacher's wife?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 6 - Lost, but Not Forgotten
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    #11 - Lost, but Not Forgotten

    S28:E6

    When a young woman turns up murdered, police desperately try to retrace her last known movements. However, what they discover reveals two shockingly different possibilities of how she was killed.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 10 - A Deadly Message
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    #12 - A Deadly Message

    S28:E10

    Will a hidden message on the body of a murder victim be the key to finding the young woman's killer?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 11 - Footsteps in the Night
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    #13 - Footsteps in the Night

    S28:E11

    Can police piece together the puzzling clues found at the murder scene of a beloved school teacher?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 28 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #14 - Episode 12

    S28:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 1 Episode 6 - A Death in the Desert
    5.9/10(13 votes)

    #15 - A Death in the Desert

    S1:E6

    Legendary Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion dies under mysterious circumstances. Was it murder or just an accidental drug overdose?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 1 Episode 2 - A Murder in Pleasant Valley
    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #16 - A Murder in Pleasant Valley

    S1:E2

    After a mother is gunned down in a church parking lot, police uncover a tangled web of adultery, deception and corruption that ultimately led to her murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 1 Episode 7 - Love You to Death
    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Love You to Death

    S1:E7

    A husband catches his wife having an affair with a mysterious lover, but just after she ends the affair she winds up dead and police must figure out if it is a tragic accident or murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 2 Episode 2 - Murder in the Heartland
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Murder in the Heartland

    S2:E2

    Bobie and Marilyn Blewer sold funnel cakes from their stagecoach wagon for decades at the Iowa State Fair, held in Des Moines every August. When the couple is found murdered on the fairgrounds, it becomes the first homicide ever in the 150-year history of the Iowa State Fair. Police unravel a shocking plot that leads to back to the unlikeliest killers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 26 Episode 7 - A Quest for Justice
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #19 - A Quest for Justice

    S26:E7

    A young mother is murdered inside her home, and her family hopes to help put her killer behind bars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 2 Episode 13 - Aim to Kill
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Aim to Kill

    S2:E13

    Danny Paquette is gunned down on the first day of hunting season. Is it a tragic accident or does someone want him dead? A story of dark family secrets and a twenty year search for the truth in a small New Hampshire town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 24 Episode 15 - A Needle in the Mud
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #21 - A Needle in the Mud

    S24:E15

    A young mother vanishes, leaving behind nothing but puzzling clues and disturbing questions; a needle in the mud may reveal the truth behind her disappearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 27 Episode 4 - An American Tragedy
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #22 - An American Tragedy

    S27:E4

    Can police solve the murder of a young woman killed while celebrating her graduation from U.S. Naval training?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 1 Episode 4 - Hit or Miss
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Hit or Miss

    S1:E4

    An investigation into a deadly case of mistaken identity reveals a secret love triangle and an underworld web of intrigue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 2 Episode 3 - Twin Killing?
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Twin Killing?

    S2:E3

    When a prestigious and popular Huntsville Alabama doctor is found murdered in his own home, the investigation points to a local handyman who says the doctor's wife and her twin sister are the masterminds behind the murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 20 Episode 9 - Texts Lies and Videotape
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Texts Lies and Videotape

    S20:E9

    When a young mother disappears, a series of text messages from her phone lead police to believe she left on her own. Then, her family uncovers evidence that she may have actually been the victim of foul play.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Lamb Amongst Wolves" is the worst rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/9/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Beyond Redemption".