Overview of 'True Crime Story' Season 1

True Crime Story (2021)

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.

Stars:

Jena Friedman

Release Date: 2021-09-09
Seasons: 1 2

6.8/10

Language: English

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
Release Date: 2021-09-09
A man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
Episode 2 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York
Release Date: 2021-09-16
A local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
Episode 3 - It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida
Release Date: 2021-09-23
A young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
Episode 4 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee
Release Date: 2021-09-30
In Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
Episode 5 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky
Release Date: 2021-10-07
An unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Episode 6 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut
Release Date: 2021-10-14
A club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.
Episode 7 - Indefensible: How Men Get Off
Release Date: 2021-10-14
On trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.
Episode 8 - Indefensible: The Consent Offense
Release Date: 2021-10-21
A case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.
Episode 9 - Indefensible: A Few Bad Men
Release Date: 2021-10-28
When a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.
Episode 10 - Indefensible: The Panic Defense
Release Date: 2021-11-04
A chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.
Episode 11 - Indefensible: The Perfect Victim
Release Date: 2021-11-11
One woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.
Episode 12 - Indefensible: Helen & Olga
Release Date: 2021-11-18
Two elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
Episode 13 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Georgia
Release Date: 2022-09-01
The investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
Episode 14 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Maryland
Release Date: 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.
Episode 15 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North Carolina
Release Date: 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.
Episode 16 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West Virginia
Release Date: 2022-09-22
Iaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
Episode 17 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio
Release Date: 2022-09-29
Atwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
Episode 18 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California
Release Date: 2022-10-06
Turlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
Episode 19 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, Texas
Release Date: 2022-10-13
A couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
Episode 20 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida
Release Date: 2022-10-20
A brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.
Episode 21 - Indefensible: Junk Science
Release Date: 2022-10-27
A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.
Episode 22 - Indefensible: The Casey Anthony Episode
Release Date: 2022-11-03
A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.
Episode 23 - Indefensible: Stand Her Ground
Release Date: 2022-11-10
A Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.
Episode 24 - Indefensible: Elephant in the Womb
Release Date: 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.
Episode 25 - Indefensible: Concrete Ceiling
Release Date: 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.
Episode 26 - Indefensible: Bye Bye Wozniak
Release Date: 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.