‘In Pursuit With John Walsh’ Renewed For Season 4 As Investigation Discovery Sets Companion Specials

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EXCLUSIVE: Investigation Discovery is supersizing In Pursuit with John Walsh.The Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable network has renewed the documentary series for a fourth season and has set a special and a companion series.The series follows Walsh and his son Callahan Walsh as they bring fugitives to justice, find missing children and empower the public to help support a more effective and accountable criminal justice systemThe fourth season, which consists of 12 episodes, will launch on August 24.It will be followed by a one-hour studio special In Pursuit: Hot On The Trail, which will see the pair take a deep dive into cases, give real-time updates, and provide a deeper understanding of the Walsh family mission, which has driven the Walshs for 41 years since the abduction and murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh.Moderated by correspondent Michelle Sigona, a variety of experts involved with the cases will round out the hour, highlighting the results from the first three seasons, and imploring a call to action to help find more fugitives and recover more missing children.The fourth season will include cases including the story of a corrections officer and devoted mother who go missing, and her son’s father, William Strand, becomes the prime suspect.

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.Separately, In Pursuit with John Walsh: Captured will see the pair celebrate their 37 captures to date.