True Crime Story
Telling a variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
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The town of Adel, Ga., is rocked by a brutal robbery homicide, and locals quickly point to an outsider as the killer; over 20 years later, new evidence raises the startling question if an innocent man is serving life for another man's crime.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York
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When a beloved chiropractor in Sauquoit, N.Y., dies suddenly under strange circumstances, investigators discover she's been murdered with a rare poison; the killer could only be someone she knew closely, and the case divides the town.
It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida
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A young woman in St. Augustine, Fla., with everything to live for is found shot to death with the gun belonging to her boyfriend, a deputy sheriff; he says it was suicide, but her family believes it was murder.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee
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When an immigrant couple who settled in the Tennessee town of Cookeville is executed in their sleep and their house set on fire, investigators identify a suspect with motive; in their rush to make an arrest, they may have gotten the wrong man.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky
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In rural Shelbyville, Ky., a body is found in the river; years go by until the police catch the killer, but some in town question if the suspect is even capable of committing the crime.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut
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When a 22-year-old dancer goes missing, the men of the neighboring town who frequented the club she worked at become the suspect pool; wealth and status may protect a killer; a determined police officer works the case.
Indefensible: How Men Get Off
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An Arizona man claims jewelry thieves killed his wife, but his story unravels almost immediately; his temporary insanity defense, however, proves to be a formidable opponent in court.
Indefensible: The Consent Offense
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Police believe they've solved a mysterious death in Florida, but at trial the case takes a shocking turn, and a seemingly straight-forward case of murder by strangulation spirals into a bizarre crime story.
Indefensible: The Panic Defense
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Two strangers meet at a bar, but their evening ends with a gruesome death; police think they know who's to blame, but questions of motive leave them stumped.
Indefensible: The Perfect Victim
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One woman escapes the clutches of a New Jersey serial killer; the friends and family of another victim set a trap to deliver the killer to police.
Indefensible: Helen & Olga
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Two elderly women in Los Angeles seem to pull off the perfect murder; when they try to pull it off again nearly six years later, things don't go as planned.