True Crime Story

3 seasons available

Telling a variety of true-crime stories from unique perspectives.
It Couldn't Happen Here: Corsicana, Texas
S3 E1

When a young woman from a wealthy family is found dead in a river, suspicion falls on her well-connected husband; a district attorney's shady misdeeds forever alter the course of the investigation.

It Couldn't Happen Here: State College, Pennsylvania
S3 E2

A college town is turned upside down when a young man is convicted of his friend's murder; after more than three decades behind bars, previously concealed evidence is uncovered that could prove the convicted man's innocence.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Brownstown, Indiana
S3 E3

A desperate single mother is arrested for shoplifting and thrown into a small-town jail; less than three months later she winds up dead after her pleas for help are dismissed for 19 hours; who is responsible?

It Couldn't Happen Here: Love County, Oklahoma
S3 E4

After escaping a car chase with police, a teenage girl and a young man go missing on Chickasaw land; competing jurisdictions, a scandalized sheriff, and cover-up accusations complicate the families' search for answers.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Mayfield, Kentucky
S3 E5

When a young mother is found murdered behind the middle school, multiple law enforcement agencies struggle to solve the case; a local amateur sleuth takes the investigation into her own hands and leads to a breakthrough.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Gilmer, Texas
S3 E6

When a high school girl goes missing, local townspeople believe a satanic cult is to blame; suspected cult members, including the lead police investigator, are arrested for the girl's murder.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Benton, MO
S2 E1

After a teenage girl is found murdered in her car on the side of a highway, a stranger from out of town is convicted of her murder; when the deputy who originally discovered the body becomes sheriff, he calls everything into question.

It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
S1 E1

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
S1 E2

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
S1 E3

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
S1 E4

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
S1 E5

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.

Rockville / Ellington, Connecticut
S1 E6

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
S1 E7

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
S1 E8

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
S1 E9

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
S1 E10

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
S1 E11

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
S1 E12

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.

Look Into My Eyes: Absorb Attention
S1 E27

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 hypnotized by their principal, Dr. George Kenney, not long before they died.

Look Into My Eyes: Bypass the Critical
S1 E28

Dr. George Kenney begins to reveal his side of the story; as details emerge about the deaths and Marcus, Wesley and Brittany's parents speak out, an investigation into Kenney's hypnosis practice begins; the North Port community grows suspicious.

Look Into My Eyes: Activate the Unconscious
S1 E29

The press catches wind of the story, and it captures headlines worldwide; Dr. Kenney is asked to leave North Port High, and as the criminal trial heats up, the community is split on his culpability; a student comes forward with a new perspective.

Look Into My Eyes: The Outcome
S1 E30

Pressure mounts against the school board to take accountability; Dr. Kenney leaves North Port for what seems like the final time; the community grapples with guilt and grief; Stephen offers an intimate look into Kenney's hypnosis practice.

Citizen Detective: The Mays Family
S1 E31

A young mother is found unresponsive in bed, and her cause of death is determined to be an accidental heroin overdose; but her family questions everything about the circumstances around her death, so they launch their own investigation.

Citizen Detective: Rebekah Heath
S1 E32

A mystery that plagued law enforcement for over twenty years: four unidentified bodies found inside barrels in the woods; one woman searching for answers from her own troubled past sets herself on a journey to give the victims back their names.

Citizen Detective: Deb & Judy
S1 E33

A young man leaves home for the corner store, but dies on a rainy sidewalk just down the street; bystanders claim that he fell off of his bike, but his mom and sister don't buy it. They hit the streets to find answers.

Citizen Detective: John Allore
S1 E34

When a college student was found dead in rural Quebec, police refused to call it a murder; but years later, her brother continues his own investigation into her death; on the eve of a trip to return to the scene of the crime, tragedy strikes again.

Citizen Detective: Lisa Coppel
S1 E35

A young girl's life was thrown into chaos when her single mother died by a gunshot wound in their remote mountain home; the journey for the truth would be long and arduous, and it would be thirty years until justice was finally served.

Citizen Detective: Josh Hallmark
S1 E36

A young man whose childhood was marked by tragedy learns of a relatively unknown serial killer, and finds himself thinking about unidentified victims; it isn't long before that pursuit becomes a full-time job... and identifying victims an obsession.

Smugshot: A Special Investigation
S1 E38

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
S1 E39

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
S1 E40

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
S1 E41

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
S1 E42

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.