Nightmare Next Door

Not to be confused with The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door.

Nightmare Next Door
Genre	Documentary
Narrated by	Greg Diefenbach
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	99
Production
Running time	43 minutes
Production company	Sirens Media
Original release
Network	Investigation Discovery
Release	January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) – November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)

Nightmare Next Door is a true crime^[1] documentary series which aired on Investigation Discovery from 2011 to 2016.

Synopsis

The series (responsible for bringing some crime cases into national attention^[2]).

Episodes typically consist of interviews with investigators, prosecutors and family members coupled with re-enactments using actors.^[3] The series focuses on crimes that occurred in small American communities.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Episodes

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Location	Original release date
1	1	Death in Robert's Court	Portsmouth, Virginia	January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)
16-year-old Megan Landowski was found stabbed to death in her home. Even with DNA and fingerprints the case goes unsolved for months. Until a piece of gum points to an unlikely suspect.
2	2	The Truett Street Massacre	McKinney, Texas	January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
McKinney quadruple murder: When 4 people are found dead detectives embark on a three-year investigation. When it seems like the murders may never be solved, an eyewitness breaks the case wide open.
3	3	Killer on South 1200 West	Woods Cross, Utah	January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
In 1980, Karin Strom was discovered strangled to death in her home. It took 26 years to ultimately prove who committed this crime.
4	4	North Main Street Mystery	Madisonville, Kentucky	January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27)
85-year-old Anne Branson was discovered stabbed in her basement, with little evidence at the crime scene. Her financial records provide the break for authorities.
5	5	Death on Lake Lynn Drive	Raleigh, North Carolina	February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
23-year-old Stephanie Bennett was brutally murdered in her suburban apartment. 3 years into the investigation, a discarded glove identifies her killer. Investigators links the perpetrator to another murder happened in Lansing, Michigan.
6	6	Murder on Hagadom Hill Road	Owego, New York	February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)
Mother of four Michele Anne Harris vanishes from home. Blood stains found in garage suggests she met a sinister end. Detectives try to solve her case while world focuses on September 11 attacks.

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Location	Original release date
7	1	Murderer in the Midst	North Wales, Pennsylvania	June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
A family of four was attacked in home invasion, which led to the death of Robert Chae. Investigators wondered if this is a robbery gone wrong or something more sinister.
8	2	Murder on Main Street	Bloomsbury, New Jersey	June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)
Monica Massaro was found viciously murdered in her own home. Detectives investigated suitors, local prowlers till a similar attack exposes Adam Leroy Lane.
9	3	Co-Ed Confidential	Las Cruces, New Mexico	June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Katie Sepitch, a New Mexico State University student, was strangled and found at an landfill after a night-out. Detectives tried to find her murderer before another tragedy.
10	4	Sea of Hate	Port Hueneme, California	June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30)
When mother of two Norma Rodriguez’s was found murdered, investigators were left sorting out suspects in its aftermath. After the last lead, Glen Edward Rogers was ruled out the case goes cold for 10 years.
11	5	Death in Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)
When 27-year-old Jarrod Davidson was gunned down in his apartment doorway, the community fears there's a sniper on the loose. But as detectives dig deeper and uncover a sinister plan from a family.
12	6	No Safe Harbor	Safety Harbor, Florida	July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)
32-year-old Nikki Halpin was brutally beaten to death in front of her two young sons. When a mysterious voice on the 911 recording reveal an eerie clue, detectives zero in on an unlikely suspect.
13	7	Skeletons in the Closet	Salisbury, North Carolina	July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)
When 18-year-old Brittany Loritts was found murdered in her home, investigators were at a loss as to who would commit such a heinous crime.

Season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Location	Original release date
14	1	Fallen Angel	Deerfield Beach, Florida	August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18)
Detectives were stumped when 18-year old Dawnia Dacosta was reported missing by her family. Eventually forensic investigation led them to Lucious Boyd.
15	2	Death in the Family	Palm Harbor, Florida	August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)
56-year-old David Lunz was gunned down in his home. It took more than two years for officers to prove his on Christopher Lunz was responsible.
16	3	Heartless in the Heartland	Boonville, Missouri	September 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)
The body of 8-year-old Alyssa Owen was found near a rural country road. Six weeks later, her mother Janice’s body turned up in a creek.
17	4	Conspiracy of Evil	Grosse Pointe, Michigan	September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)
Police used the little evidence they had to catch the killer of 57-year old Barbara Iske who was killed in her driveway.
18	5	Midwestern Malice	Poplar Bluff, Missouri	September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
Thirteen years after 31-year-old Laura Wynn was murdered, DNA confirms the killer who lived among the community.

Season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Location	Original release date
19	1	Recipe for Murder	Wausau, Wisconsin	January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)
Police hoped a cell phone and surveillance videos can help them unravel the mystery surrounding Breanna Schneller's death.
20	2	House of Horror	Freedom, Pennsylvania	January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)
Hopes for quick justice murder of Beth Grosskopf are dashed when the initial suspects do not pan out.
21	3	Trouble in Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29)
In 1975, Jerry Martin was found brutally murdered. It took detectives more than 25 years and new DNA evidence to warm up this cold case.
22	4	The Lady Killer	Portland, Maine	February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
When 25-year-old Amy St. Laurent disappeared after a night out, police did not know what to make of it.
23	5	Deadly Disloyalty	Navasota, Texas	February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)
54-year-old Lonnie Turner Sr. was found shot to dead in his home. Investigators discover this brutal murder may be a family affair.
24	6	TBA	Summerfield, Florida	February 26, 2012 (2012-02-26)
48-year-old Debra Rawls was viscously killed in her home. A speck of blood helped police discovering the identity of the murderer.
25	7	Burning Secret	Goshen, New Hampshire	March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
When local resident Edith "Pen" Meyer went missing, her town feared the worst.
26	8	New England Nightmare	Woburn, Massachusetts	March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)
When Joanne Presti and her young daughter, Alyssa, are found killed, police sift through exes and neighbors to nab their murderer.
27	9	Murder 101	Carbondale, Illinois	March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
In 1981, university student 21-year-old Susan Schumake was found strangled to death. With s lack of evidence, the case went cold for 23 years.
28	10	Flames of Passion	Lebanon, Ohio	April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
Troy Temar was found dead in the trunk of a car that had been set on fire. After six years of investigation cops finally exposed who was behind this sinister plot.
29	11	Little Girl Lost	Lakewood, Washington	April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08)
In 1996, 9-year-old Cindy Allinger was abducted then killed by a stranger. Police try everything to seek justice for her family.
30	12	Double Murder Inferno	Shoreline, Washington	April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15)
Police officers chased down every lead they got when Renee Powell was found murdered in her apartment.

References

1. Anderson, Kelly (February 5, 2018). "Inside the success of ID's first decade". Realscreen. The Silver Spring-based prodco has produced hundreds of hours of true crime for ID — series including The Nightmare Next Door
2. Chandler, Dustin (March 16, 2017). "UPDATE: A&E delays 'Cold Case Files;' episode featuring McDowell may air in May". McDowell News. The story first received national attention in 2012 on I.D.'s series "Nightmare Next Door." The season two episode "One Deadly Night" broke down the mystery and public intrigue of the case.
3. "Nightmare Next Door". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Ltd. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
4. Moore, A. (February 7, 2014). "'Nightmare Next Door' Season 8, Episode 3: 'Deadly Deception'". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
5. "Investigation Discovery profiling Bloomsbury murder of Monica Massaro". The Express-Times. February 6, 2011. The murder of Bloomsbury resident Monica Massaro is going to be the subject of an episode for Investigation Discovery's "Nightmare Next Door" series.
6. Odzer, Ari (August 17, 2011). "South Florida Tragedy Gets Cable TV Exposure". NBC Miami. Investigation Discovery channel is bringing the case back to light with an episode of the documentary show, "The Nightmare Next Door."
7. ""Nightmare Next Door" to focus on '04 Wyoming murder". Billings Gazette. August 3, 2012.
8. Brasted, Chelsea (April 4, 2013). "'Nightmare Next Door' features Baton Rouge killing in this week's episode". The Times-Picayune.
9. Gallas, John (June 13, 2014). "DeBary murder featured on Investigation Discovery show". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. The episode "Death in Daytona," part of the network's "Nightmare Next Door" series features the case of Christine Lazarro
10. Quick, Alee (August 21, 2015). "Investigation Discovery show features 2012 White County murders". The Southern Illinoisan. An episode of Investigation Discovery's show "Nightmare Next Door" that aired Thursday night featured a case many Southern Illinoisans remember. The episode, titled "Into The Woods," recounted the 2012 murders of Jessica Evans, 17, of Norris City and Jacob Wheeler, 22, of Carmi.
11. "Lauren Giddings murder featured on cable TV show". The Telegraph (Macon). A whodunnit-style program called "Nightmare Next Door," which airs on Investigation Discovery, will feature the Mercer University law graduate's death
12. "1990 Rock Hill murder on national TV show". The Herald. September 1, 2016. The season premiere of the hit show 'Nightmare next Door' on the Investigation Discovery channel Friday night features a 1990 rape and killing of a Rock Hill woman, and her family's fight to keep the killer in prison.
13. Reyes, Traciy (September 23, 2016). "Veronica Bozza, Timothy Bozza: Investigation Discovery's 'Nightmare Next Door' Explores Tennessee 'Criss Cross' Murderers Inspired By Hollywood Movie". Inquisitr.

External links

• Nightmare Next Door at IMDb