A bright-eyed young girl looking for a better life in the big city apparently commits suicide, but her parents are sure she has been murdered.

The severed leg of a man who supposedly died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico washes up on a beach near Los Angeles.

A homeless schizophrenic man confesses to a string of homosexual murders.

A man accused of child-molesting is found shot to death.

An investigation into the death of a beautiful young prostitute leads to a prominent citizen and a drug dealer.

A visit to a high-class house of prostitution ultimately leads to the death of a county supervisor.