ID Launches Network's First Investigative Newsmagazine, ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN

ID Launches Network's First Investigative Newsmagazine, ON THE CASE WITH PAULA
ZAHN
- Zahn Lands Exclusive First-Ever Interviews with Pivotal Figures -

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Investigation Discovery and
renowned journalist Paula Zahn are joining forces for Zahn's return to
primetime television with a hard-hitting newsmagazine, ON THE CASE WITH PAULA
ZAHN. In this new weekly series, Zahn steps away from the traditional anchor
chair and into the field to interview the pivotal figures shaping the stories
covered in ON THE CASE. Zahn weaves together the twists and turns of these
cases in order to reveal the heart of the story. Her gripping interviews,
including several exclusives where people are speaking for the very first
time, lift the secrecy on acts of deceit, malice and revenge. ON THE CASE
WITH PAULA ZAHN makes its worldpremiere on Sunday, October 18 at 10 PM ET on
ID.

"Paula Zahn's journalistic expertise and passion for the truth resonate in
this new series, which is dedicated to investigating fascinating stories of
perseverance, courage and justice," said Henry Schleiff, president and general
manager of ID. "ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN represents ID's first original
newsmagazine and reflects the network's core brand attributes of investigating
life's mysteries through riveting storytelling."

ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN unravels shocking investigations that have
dominated headlines and intriguing original stories uncovered exclusively for
ID's audience. To date, ON THE CASE has secured three stories where the
subject's side will be heard in exclusive, first-ever television interviews
including:

-- Ashley Reeves, a high school honor student who was left for dead by a
teacher, with whom she was involved outside of school. After the
teacher, Samson Shelton, confessed to murder and disclosed the
location
in a Belleville, Ill. park where he had dumped Reeves' body, the
police's recovery operation quickly turned into a life-saving
effort when they discovered that Reeves was still alive, having spent
over 35 hours in a semi-conscious state in the middle of the woods.
-- Dawn Silvernail, a convicted murderer who gunned down her former
lover,
Susan Fassett, in a church parking lot in Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
Silvernail's trial exposed the sordid truth of infidelity, betrayal
and dominance, which had led to a depraved plot of murder.

-- Lee Ann Reidel, a convicted murderer who to this day maintains her
innocence in a twisted plot of murder and mistaken identity. Reidel
was
convicted of hiring her boyfriend and a friend to murder her
ex-husband,
but the plan went awry when the ex-husband's business partner was
mistakenly targeted and shot outside their Long Island, N.Y. fitness
center they co-owned.

In each episode of ON THE CASE, Zahn tracks the real-life drama of each story
by featuring the personal points of view of the people closest to the case,
including exploring the motivation and thought processes of the men and women
responsible for these crimes. The series includes perspective from law
enforcement investigators, families of the victims and the incarcerated, and
lawyers representing both sides of legal proceedings. Zahn's interviews
reveal fascinating details that uncover the truth while presenting the
spectrum of viewpoints directly touched by these cases.

A 30-year news veteran, journalist Paula Zahn most recently anchored for CNN,
where she was based in the network's New York bureau and hosted the primetime
show Paula Zahn Now. Before joining CNN, Zahn was the host of The Edge with
Paula Zahn, a daily news program on Fox News Channel. She joined Fox in 1999
as anchor of its evening news, The Fox Report. Previously she spent 10 years
at CBS News, where she co-hosted CBS Morning News and anchored the CBS Evening
News Saturday Edition. Earlier, Zahn served as co-anchor of World News This
Morning and anchored news segments of Good Morning America on ABC. Zahn has
won nine Emmy Awards, the National Commission of Working Women Broadcasting
Award and an AWRT Award for reporting on gender bias in education.

ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN is produced by Scott Sternberg Productions and
Weinberger Media for Investigation Discovery. Executive producers include
Emmy award-winning Scott Sternberg, CEO and Founder of Scott Sternberg
Productions; Scott Weinberger, Emmy award-winning investigative journalist and
CEO of Weinberger Media; and Paula Zahn, Emmy award-winning news veteran and
journalist. For Investigation Discovery, Diana Sperrazza is executive
producer, Deborah Adler Myers is executive vice president programming and
Henry Schleiff is president and general manager.

About Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery (ID) is the source for fact-based investigative
content about culture, history and the human condition. ID, the new authority
in real investigations, is expanding partnerships with leading news
organizations and production companies to bring the strongest analytic,
factual investigative and current affairs programming to more than 54 million
U.S. households. Providing the highest quality investigative programming
focused on fascinating stories of human nature from the past to the present,
Investigation Discovery's in-depth documentaries and series challenge viewers
on important issues shaping our culture and defining our world. For more
information, please visit InvestigationDiscovery.com.

SOURCE Investigation Discovery

David Schaefer, +1-240-662-2954, david_schaefer@discovery.com, or Kristin
Brown, +1-240-662-5415, kristin_brown@discovery.com, both for Investigation
Discovery