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.
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Episode 1 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Benton, Missouri
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 2 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Wahpeton, North Dakota
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 3 - It Couldn't Happen Here: New Albany, Mississippi
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 4 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Prichard, Alabama
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 5 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Aledo, Texas
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 6 - It Couldn't Happen Here: Vinalhaven, Maine
Release Date: 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.