This documentary series hosted by small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan puts a spotlight on murder cases from small towns across America where questions remain if justice has been fully served. Each episode will see Burton Morgan meet with family members and local insiders as she explores the twists and turns of the case, and uncovers the unique challenges of small-town justice.
The town of Adel, Georgia is rocked by a brutal robbery homicide and locals quickly point to an outsider as the killer. Over 20 years later, new evidence raises a startling question: Is an innocent man serving life for another man's crime?
When a beloved chiropractor in Sauquoit New York dies suddenly under strange circumstances, investigators discover she was murdered with a rare poison. The killer could only be someone she knew closely, and the case divides the town.
A young woman in St. Augustine, Florida with everything to live for is found shot to death with the gun belonging to her boyfriend, a Deputy Sheriff. He says it was suicide, but her family believes it was murder.
When an immigrant couple who settled in the Tennessee town of Cookeville is executed in their sleep and their house set on fire, investigators quickly identify a suspect with motive. But in their rush to make an arrest, do they get the wrong man?
In rural Shelbyville, Kentucky, a body is found in the river. Years go by until the police catch the killer, but some in town question if the suspect is even capable of committing this crime.
When a 22-year-old dancer goes missing, the men of the neighboring town who frequented the club become the suspect pool. Will wealth and status protect a killer or will a determined police officer crack the case?
After a woman is found shot in her bathroom, officials launch a death investigation to determine if it was suicide — as her husband claimed — or murder. Years later, the case remains open, and the town still has questions.
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.
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.
A beloved town doctor perishes in a deadly house fire — which investigators conclude was arson. But after securing a murder conviction, the prosecutor doubts his own evidence, and joins the fight to free an innocent man.
Cold case investigators, looking into a shocking double murder, elicit a series of confessions from a group of teens. But years later, the teens recant their statements. Did aggressive tactics send an innocent man to death row?
A criminal defense attorney, known for uncovering corruption, finds himself on trial. Accused of a complex murder-for-hire plot, along with eight others, he fights to clear his name and show the many holes in the state's case.
A couple is found brutally murdered in their home. Investigators learn that the last person to see them alive had secrets of his own. But some question whether prejudice led police to arrest the wrong man.
A dentist is brazenly killed by a masked gunman. The media reports salacious details as investigators uncover a sinister plot led by the dentist's wife and stepson. But a private investigator shares a startling alternate theory.
Benton, 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.
Wahpeton, 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.
New 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.
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.
Years 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.
On 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.
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