The Crimes That Changed Us
Featuring several of the most outrageous crime stories that rocked the news.
Friday the 13th
S2 E3
A young mother and school teacher is hacked to death on Friday the 13th.
Andrea Yates
S1 E1
Andrea Yates appears to have the perfect family, but her fascination with extreme religious ideas and her postpartum psychosis lead her to believe Satan is sending her messages telling her to drown her children.
Atlanta Olympic Bombing
S1 E2
At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovers pipe bombs and clears the area to minimize fatalities; praised as a hero, the FBI then decides he fits the domestic terrorist profile, while the real villain continues his terror campaign.
McMartin Preschool Trial
S1 E3
A California preschool faces spurious charges of child sexual assault.
The Menendez Brothers
S1 E4
Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez cite emotional and physical abuse, among other questionable reasons, for the gruesome 1989 killing of their mother and father.
The Nanny Trial
S1 E6
British au pair Louise Woodward, age 19, is convicted in 1997 of the involuntary manslaughter of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen due to shaking him violently while caring for him.
Patty Hearst
S1 E7
Patricia "Patty" Hearst becomes internationally known for events following her 1974 kidnapping by the criminal organization called the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Rodney King
S1 E8
On March 3, 1991, Rodney King is beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunken driving; due to the police brutality, massive riots follow.