Fire and Water

In 1991, the murder of four teenage girls rocks the city of Austin, Texas, but a lack of hard evidence soon thwarts the investigation.

The Fifth Victim

After years of false leads and wrongful arrests, new investigators take over the case and revisit a key interrogation video.

Mental Evidence

The police revisit the young suspects, leading to conflicting and ever-changing information – and two confessions.

In Your Time

2009. When new DNA evidence leads to Springsteen and Scott's release, the victims' families must grapple with the unknown.

The End of Wondering

The Austin Police Department (APD) suddenly convenes a press conference to announce a break in the 34-year-old case only three weeks after the show concluded in August 2025. In the conference, APD cold case detective Dan Jackson reveals the behind-the-scenes details of the painstaking work that he and other investigators used in tracking down the killer of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas in 1991. When the murderer's identity is uncovered and verified through new DNA technology, it reveals the unexpected connection to a serial killer whose crimes stretched across numerous states in the '90s. The resolution offers some relief to the family members while at the same time allowing the falsely accused men from the original investigation an opportunity to finally seek exoneration.