True Crime Story
Overview
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.
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
No overview available.
26 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
2021-09-09A man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 2: It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York
2021-09-16A local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 3: It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida
2021-09-23A young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 4: It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee
2021-09-30In Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 5: It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky
2021-10-07An unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 6: It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut
2021-10-14A club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 7: Indefensible: How Men Get Off
2021-10-14On trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 8: Indefensible: The Consent Offense
2021-10-21A case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 9: Indefensible: A Few Bad Men
2021-10-28When a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 10: Indefensible: The Panic Defense
2021-11-04A chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 11: Indefensible: The Perfect Victim
2021-11-11One woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 12: Indefensible: Helen & Olga
2021-11-18Two elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 13: It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Georgia
2022-09-01The investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 14: It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Maryland
2022-09-08A 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.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 15: It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North Carolina
2022-09-15In 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.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 16: It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West Virginia
2022-09-22Iaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 17: It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio
2022-09-29Atwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 18: It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California
2022-10-06Turlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 19: It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, Texas
2022-10-13A couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 20: It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida
2022-10-20A brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 21: Indefensible: Junk Science
2022-10-27A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 22: Indefensible: The Casey Anthony Episode
2022-11-03A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 23: Indefensible: Stand Her Ground
2022-11-10A Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 24: Indefensible: Elephant in the Womb
2022-11-17A 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.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 25: Indefensible: Concrete Ceiling
2022-11-24A 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.
Runtime: 20 minEpisode 26: Indefensible: Bye Bye Wozniak
2022-12-01A 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.
Runtime: 20 minSeason 2 (2024)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: It Couldn't Happen Here: Benton, Missouri
2024-04-18Benton, MO. 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. But when the deputy who originally discovered the body becomes sheriff, he calls everything into question.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 2: It Couldn't Happen Here: Wahpeton, North Dakota
2024-04-25Wahpeton, ND. When the body of a missing student is discovered in the river near a small college town, the community questions the role law enforcement may have played in his death.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 3: It Couldn't Happen Here: New Albany, Mississippi
2024-05-02New Albany, MS. When a beloved member of a tight-knit community is killed, the town cries out for immediate justice. After a young man is sentenced to death for the crime, and an out-of-town lawyer argues they convicted an innocent man.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 4: It Couldn't Happen Here: Prichard, Alabama
2024-05-09Prichard, AL. The murder of a gender-nonconforming Black teenager remains unsolved despite pressure from family and friends - raising issues about the increase of violence, and the lack of justice for trans murder victims across the country.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 5: It Couldn't Happen Here: Aledo, Texas
2024-05-16Years after the body of a young woman is found strangled to death in a creek bed, law enforcement finally closes the case; a closer look raises questions about the investigation.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 6: It Couldn't Happen Here: Vinalhaven, Maine
2024-05-23On a remote island, a dispute between two lobstermen is settled the way islanders do: face-to-face; the conflict turns deadly when one swings an axe - leaving locals to dispute whether the death was self-defense or murder.
Runtime: 44 minVideos
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