True Crime Story
2021 · Documentary, Crime · 3 Seasons · 38 Episodes ·
This franchise is made up of series that tell a wide variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives. Each will shine a new light on crime and the genre, focusing on fresh and unexpected stories from unlikely, and much-needed voices.
Episodes
1. It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, GeorgiaA man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
2. It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New YorkA local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
3. It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, FloridaA young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
4. It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, TennesseeIn Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
5. It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, KentuckyAn unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
6. It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, ConnecticutA club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.E77. Indefensible: How Men Get OffOn trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.E88. Indefensible: The Consent OffenseA case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.E99. Indefensible: A Few Bad MenWhen a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.E1010. Indefensible: The Panic DefenseA chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.E1111. Indefensible: The Perfect VictimOne woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.E1212. Indefensible: Helen & OlgaTwo elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
13. It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, GeorgiaThe investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
14. It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, MarylandA 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.
15. It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North CarolinaIn this True Crime Story, 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.
16. It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West VirginiaIaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
17. It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, OhioAtwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
18. It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, CaliforniaTurlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
19. It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, TexasA couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
20. It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, FloridaA brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.E2121. Indefensible: Junk ScienceA debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.E2222. Indefensible: The Casey Anthony EpisodeA famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.E2323. Indefensible: Stand Her GroundA Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.E2424. Indefensible: Elephant in the WombA Wisconsin woman goes to a hospital hoping to confirm her pregnancy and get medical help, but she instead finds she’s stepped into a nightmare. After being held captive for several days and denied a lawyer, she’s thrown in jail.E2525. Indefensible: Concrete CeilingA California woman who claims she was acting in self-defense ends up in prison for murder. While there, she finds her story is much more common than she realized.E2626. Indefensible: Bye Bye WozniakA senseless double murder lands a California man on death row. Despite this harsh sentence, a broken system surrounding the death penalty leaves everyone feeling justice hasn’t been served.
