True Crime Story (2021)

Name: True Crime Story
Rating: 6.8

Rating: 6.8

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2021-09-09

Last Air Date: 2026-03-26

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 38

Networks: SundanceTV

Top Cast

Hilarie Burton Morgan as Self - Host
Jena Friedman as Self - Host

Seasons

None (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia (2021-09-09)

A man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
Ep. 2: It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York (2021-09-16)

A local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
Ep. 3: It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida (2021-09-23)

A young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
Ep. 4: It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee (2021-09-30)

In Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
Ep. 5: It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky (2021-10-07)

An unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Ep. 6: It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut (2021-10-14)

A club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.
Ep. 7: Indefensible: How Men Get Off (2021-10-14)

On trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.
Ep. 8: Indefensible: The Consent Offense (2021-10-21)

A case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.
Ep. 9: Indefensible: A Few Bad Men (2021-10-28)

When a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.
Ep. 10: Indefensible: The Panic Defense (2021-11-04)

A chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.
Ep. 11: Indefensible: The Perfect Victim (2021-11-11)

One woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.
Ep. 12: Indefensible: Helen & Olga (2021-11-18)

Two elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
Ep. 13: It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Georgia (2022-09-01)

The investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
Ep. 14: It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Maryland (2022-09-08)

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.
Ep. 15: It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North Carolina (2022-09-15)

In 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.
Ep. 16: It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West Virginia (2022-09-22)

Iaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
Ep. 17: It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio (2022-09-29)

Atwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
Ep. 18: It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California (2022-10-06)

Turlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
Ep. 19: It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, Texas (2022-10-13)

A couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
Ep. 20: It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida (2022-10-20)

A brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.
Ep. 21: Indefensible: Junk Science (2022-10-27)

A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.
Ep. 22: Indefensible: The Casey Anthony Episode (2022-11-03)

A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.
Ep. 23: Indefensible: Stand Her Ground (2022-11-10)

A Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.
Ep. 24: Indefensible: Elephant in the Womb (2022-11-17)

A 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.
Ep. 25: Indefensible: Concrete Ceiling (2022-11-24)

A 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.
Ep. 26: Indefensible: Bye Bye Wozniak (2022-12-01)

A 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.