Anastasia Nicolazzi

Those are questions I've often asked myself about many cases over the years, but clearly neither I nor anyone really has that answer. With his murder, Amar was taken from both his kids, two young girls who will never again have the love they deserve to be shown from their dad.

Those are questions I've often asked myself about many cases over the years, but clearly neither I nor anyone really has that answer. With his murder, Amar was taken from both his kids, two young girls who will never again have the love they deserve to be shown from their dad.

As we remember Amar, our thoughts are, of course, also with his daughters, and we hope they are surrounded with kindness and with love. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? I approve!

As we remember Amar, our thoughts are, of course, also with his daughters, and we hope they are surrounded with kindness and with love. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? I approve!

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

I'm Anastasia Nicolazzi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of Investigation Discovery's True Conviction.

Let's talk about confessions. For detectives, eliciting an admission of guilt from a suspect can be a dramatic and satisfying conclusion to any criminal investigation.

Let's talk about confessions. For detectives, eliciting an admission of guilt from a suspect can be a dramatic and satisfying conclusion to any criminal investigation.

And of course, there's that classic good cop, bad cop. Although honestly, in my experience, I will say that the adversarial approach is definitely more common in TV and movies than real life.

And of course, there's that classic good cop, bad cop. Although honestly, in my experience, I will say that the adversarial approach is definitely more common in TV and movies than real life.

No matter the approach, the goal is always the same. Keep the suspect talking. But to accomplish that, every investigator must lean into his or her particular strengths and personality traits in order to make a connection with the suspect. Because without that connection, without that feeling of trust, the truth may refuse to surface. And that failure can sometimes be a matter of life or death.

No matter the approach, the goal is always the same. Keep the suspect talking. But to accomplish that, every investigator must lean into his or her particular strengths and personality traits in order to make a connection with the suspect. Because without that connection, without that feeling of trust, the truth may refuse to surface. And that failure can sometimes be a matter of life or death.

In his signature bow tie, Ray's approachable demeanor was often a comfort to the victims of crimes. But as a homicide investigator, he was also forced to confront the dark side of some people in his community as well.

In his signature bow tie, Ray's approachable demeanor was often a comfort to the victims of crimes. But as a homicide investigator, he was also forced to confront the dark side of some people in his community as well.

In August of 2017, 21-year-old Savannah Gold was living with her parents and her older brother in a comfortable home in Jacksonville, Florida.

In August of 2017, 21-year-old Savannah Gold was living with her parents and her older brother in a comfortable home in Jacksonville, Florida.

For the last two years, Savannah and her brother had been working as servers at the Bonefish Grill, a popular restaurant in the Mandarin neighborhood south of downtown Jacksonville. And so at about 5.15 on the afternoon of August 2nd, she left her family's home wearing her white chef-style uniform shirt and drove herself to the restaurant to report for work.

For the last two years, Savannah and her brother had been working as servers at the Bonefish Grill, a popular restaurant in the Mandarin neighborhood south of downtown Jacksonville. And so at about 5.15 on the afternoon of August 2nd, she left her family's home wearing her white chef-style uniform shirt and drove herself to the restaurant to report for work.

Moments later, Savannah's brother received a similar message, one that was both suspicious and completely out of character.

Moments later, Savannah's brother received a similar message, one that was both suspicious and completely out of character.