The new season of Investigation Discovery’s The Curious Case of… includes episodes spotlighting a principal who hypnotizes students, a “miracle” smoothie, and a town with Tourette’s. Season two premieres on ID on Monday, January 12, 2026 at 10pm ET/PT.

“When we launched The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, we never could have imagined how that story would take the world by storm, sparking headlines everywhere and even inspiring scripted versions on other platforms. The response was overwhelming and it quickly became ID’s highest-rated series, cementing its place as a cultural phenomenon,” stated Jason Sarlanis, President of ID.

“Knowing there were so many other ‘Curious Cases’ to tell, we expanded the franchise into an anthology that continued to captivate audiences and became our top-rated series of 2025. Now, with season two, we’re diving into even more stranger-than-fiction stories, each one a high-stakes puzzle full of twists, turns, and unforgettable characters.”

The Curious Case Of… Season 2 Episodes:

Death by Detox? – Premieres Monday, January 12 at 10/9c
“Death by Detox?” will unpack Dr. Robert O. Young, a former college tennis star and a descendant of Brigham Young, who lands on the national bestseller list for his ph Miracle book series, which pushes an alkaline diet, the tentpole of which is an avocado-based green smoothie, that grows in popularity. Suddenly, Young’s business is booming—he’s selling books like hotcakes, he creates his own holistic supplements, and his roster of wealthy, high-profile clients grows. But despite his success and popularity, Young is no Doctor and his “miracle” cure has left broken hearts and devastated families in his wake.

The Killer Cheesecake – Premieres Monday, January 19 at 10/9c
Salon owner Stella Stepanyan grows concerned when her lash technician, Olga Tsvyk, doesn’t show up for work. Olga is a recent transplant from the Ukraine living in Queens. When Stella goes searching, she finds Olga unconscious in her apartment. The last thing Olga can recall is a client bringing her a piece of cheesecake that was ‘to die for.’ Eventually, Stella and Olga discover that the client is accused of murder in her native Russia and is on the lam, hoping to assume Olga’s identity.

The Skincare Queen and The Hitman – Two parts air on Monday, January 26 and February 2 at 10/9c
Los Angeles-based aesthetician, Dawn DaLuise, is the Queen of elite skincare with major A-List celebrities as her clients. But by late 2013, DaLuise’s life seems to unravel overnight. A rival beautician, Gabriel Suarez, opens a new salon very close to Dawn’s, and she becomes the target for a terrifying harassment campaign that leads to her own arrest and accusations she hired a hitman to take out her rival. Dawn spends ten months in prison, protesting her innocence and trying to piece together how exactly she ended up in this bizarre tailspin of abuse and deception. Eventually she traces it back to a meeting she took with two friends. What Dawn thought was a fantastic connection that would lead to a potential reality show dream, was actually something far more sinister.

The Principal Who Hypnotized His School – Premieres Monday, February 16 at 10/9c
By 2011, Dr. George Kenney has amassed a following of high-achieving students whom he hypnotized to optimize their performance in creative endeavors and athletics. What the community doesn’t know is that Dr. Kenney has no formal hypnosis training. One day, the high school football star, Marcus Freeman, and his girlfriend, Casey O’Boyle, are involved in a car accident where only Casey survives. Casey claims that Marus went into a hypnotic state moments before the crash. Could this have been caused by his regular hypnosis sessions with his principal? When two more students die under suspicious circumstances, attention turns to Dr. Kenney. Was he coercing them with his treatment?

The Woman Dying for Attention – Premieres Monday, February 23 at 10/9c
Sarah A. Delashmit, a 35-year-old nurse from Highland, Illinois, falsely claimed she had breast cancer and genetic disorders – leaving a long trail of deception and victims in her wake. Sarah eventually confesses to her crimes on The Dr. Phil Show and serves 18 months in Federal Prison. Following her release, a contingent of her victims, determined to keep her from deceiving others, keep an eye on Sarah – only to discover this twisted story might not yet be over.

The Town with Tourette’s – Premieres Monday, March 2 at 10/9c
Le Roy is a small blue-collar community in Western New York about thirty minutes from Rochester and is the birthplace of Jell-O. In the fall of 2011, a high school cheerleader, Katie Krautwurst, at Le Roy High School suddenly seems to fall ill – experiencing spasms, uncontrollably violent movements, and physical outbursts – and loses control of her body. Her family, teachers, fellow students, and several doctors are baffled. As weeks wore on, a few other students, many of them Katie’s peers on the cheerleading squad, and others in the school band, exhibiting similar symptoms. Suddenly, dozens of students and adults in the community are afflicted. Are they copycat crimes? Environmental poisoning? Mass hysteria? Questions swirl as the community desperately scrambles for answers.

The Corpse Who Came to Dinner – Premieres Monday, March 9 at 10/9c
When Jean Steven’s husband passes away, she convinces the local funeral home to quietly return his embalmed body so she could keep him close. When her twin sister passes a decade later, Jean does the same, dressing her twin in her favorite housecoat and placing her on the couch in a spare room. For years, Jean tends lovingly to them both—talking to them, brushing their hair, and finding comfort in their company. When authorities finally uncover her secret, they must decide whether the town’s favorite granny is a cold-blooded graverobber, or a woman who simply can’t let go.

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