Fans of In Pursuit with John Walsh will be happy to know the show is returning for a fourth season. The new season continues John Walsh’s lifelong mission to bring fugitives to justice, find missing children, and empower the public to help support a more effective and accountable criminal justice system. In Pursuit with John Walsh season 4 premieres on ID on Wednesday, August 24 at 9/8c. Then In Pursuit: Hot on the Trail, a one-hour studio special, immediately follows at 10/9c on the same day.
But, wait, there’s even more! Another special, In Pursuit with John Walsh: Captured, airs on Wednesday, August 31 at 10/9c on ID. All premieres of In Pursuit will also stream the same day on discovery+.
Let’s take a closer look at everything.
About In Pursuit Season 4 and Hot on the Trail
In the series, John Walsh and his son, Callahan Walsh, introduce ID’s active and engaged audience to unsolved violent crimes that urgently need to be solved. Season 4 features 12 all-new episodes.
In the special, In Pursuit: Hot on the Trail, the father and son duo behind dozens of criminal captures take a deep dive into cases and give real-time updates. However, perhaps most poignantly, they provide a deeper understanding of the Walsh family mission. It’s what has driven the Walshes for 41 years, ever since the abduction and murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh.
Special correspondent Michelle Sigona moderates Hot on the Trail. A variety of experts involved with the cases will round out the hour, highlighting the incredible results from the first three seasons. They also implore a call to action to help find more fugitives and recover more missing children.
“We’ve seen 37 fugitives brought to justice from the first three seasons of In Pursuit, and ID is honored to support John Walsh, who continues to do what he does best – hunting down fugitives and delivering families justice,” said Jason Sarlanis, President of Crime and Investigative Content, Linear and Streaming. “We are excited to introduce audiences to Hot on the Trail, an extension of In Pursuit, that offers real-time updates and intimate interviews with those closest to the cases to turn up the heat on these investigations and empower our viewers to act.”
In Pursuit with John Walsh Season 4 Premiere Episode
In the season 4 premiere episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh, after a corrections officer and devoted mother goes missing, her son’s father, William Strand, becomes the prime suspect. Now, John joins the hunt to bring him in.
Later, investigators say an unidentified serial sexual predator terrorized women in central Florida for years until a breakthrough in DNA technology appears to link Leslie Lagrotta to the assaults. Cal’s on the ground in Orlando, Florida, to help authorities track down Lagrotta.
“Lying in Wait” premieres on Wednesday, August 24 at 9/8c on ID.
In Pursuit with John Walsh: Captured
With the companion special, In Pursuit with John Walsh: Captured, John and Callahan Walsh celebrate some of the 37 captures to date from investigations that left the largest impacts. The hour starts by taking a look back at the investigation of Luis Frias, who allegedly murdered his common-law wife in front of their kids. After the episode aired, Frias was captured in Mexico thanks to an anonymous viewer tip.
Then, Callahan Walsh revisits the case of William Stanson, a Michigan father accused of sexually assaulting a group of young women as well as his own daughter. He was caught in Mexico as well thanks to another In Pursuit tipster.
Last, they revisit the 2019 homicide of Alyssa Cannon and her 4-year-old son Brayden at the hands of Jory Worthen. Since airing, Worthen was captured in a motel outside of Burbank, California and was extradited back to Arkansas.
In Pursuit’s Hotline and Online Hub
In Pursuit relies on leads from tipsters who may have seen something. All calls and online tips are vetted by experts and followed up on by the appropriate authorities, including local law enforcement, FBI, and the U.S. Marshals.
As part of its commitment to justice, ID operates an active call center, 833-3-PURSUE, as well as a dedicated online hub, InPursuitTips.com, with trained professionals who keep the anonymity of sources in the utmost confidence.
Additionally, in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), In Pursuit also features two missing children each hour, providing age-progression photos when possible and descriptions in the hopes that viewers can provide new leads.
For More Info
To engage with the show, viewers are encouraged to connect using #TeamInPursuit in socials.
Join the In Pursuit with John Walsh Facebook page at Facebook.com/InPursuitwithJohnWalsh.
Connect on Instagram @InvestigationDiscovery or Twitter @DiscoveryID.
Additionally, for anyone looking to share news about cases, ID has created a community to connect with one another at Facebook.com/MissingandWanted.
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Are you impressed the show has helped catch 37 people so far?
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Not only am I impressed that the show has helped capture 37 people, I am THRILLED. The more bad guys (and gals) that law enforcement catch, the less danger to society.
AMEN, Priscilla!!!!