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: A Few Bad Men
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A man with a violent criminal history is imprisoned after he nearly kills his girlfriend; just months after he's released early on parole, he finds himself at the center of another tragic case.

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.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Ga.
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In this true crime story, after a woman is found shot in her bathroom officials launch a death investigation to determine if it was suicide -- as her husband claimed -- or murder; years later, the case remains open and the town still has questions.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Md.
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In this true crime story, a young single mother disappears without a trace; an investigation suggests she abandoned her children, while her family spends years proving she was murdered and finding her killers.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, N.C.
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In this true crime atory, a man claims he shot his daughter's estranged husband, Chirstian Griggs, in self-defense -- but after investigators close the case, Christian's family discovers evidence that the killing was not justified.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, W.Va.
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In this true crime story, a beloved town doctor perishes in a deadly house fire -- which investigators conclude was arson; but after securing a murder conviction, the prosecutor doubts his own evidence and joins the fight to free an innocent man.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio
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In this true crime story, cold case investigators looking into a double murder elicit a series of confessions from a group of teens; years later, the teens recant their statements; aggressive tactics may have sent an innocent man to death row.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California
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A criminal defense attorney known for uncovering corruption finds himself on trial; accused of a complex murder-for-hire plot, along with eight others, he fights to clear his name and show the holes in the state's case.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida
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A dentist is killed by a masked gunman; the media reports salacious details as investigators uncover a sinister plot led by the dentist's wife and stepson, but a private investigator shares a startling alternate theory.

Look Into My Eyes: Absorb Attention
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At North Port High School in Florida, three students die within months of each other; as the community learns more, they discover a common thread: all three students were hynotized by their principal, Dr. George Kenney, not long before they died.

Smugshot: A Special Investigation
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One woman's prestigious pedigree and dedication to social justice almost garner her a top-ranking political appointment, until her actions reveal a corruption scandal that goes deeper than ever expected.

Smugshot: Fishing for the Truth
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After an astounding winning streak made these Lake Erie partners the best fishermen at the year's top Walleye tournament, an unbelievable catch turns out to be just as implausible as it looks, shocking people world-wide.

Smugshot: Affluenza
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A wealthy Texas teen has a deadly drunk driving accident; his lawyers claim he suffers from affluenza, and it works, no jail time; caught violating his probation, he flees to Mexico, but there is more to this story than just the headlines.

Smugshot: Dickweed: Part 1
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The twisted tale of an Orange County crime that set off an international manhunt and a Houdini-style jailbreak; and one detective will stop at nothing to get justice.

Smugshot: Dickweed: Part 2
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The suspect slips through law enforcement's fingers, but the detective finds the perfect partner to help with the case, the fugitive's wife; together they'll set a trap that even this criminal can't escape, until he does.