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- S1 E1 - Andrea Yates Crimes Changed UsNovember 11, 202043minAndrea Yates appears to have the perfect family. However, her fascination with extreme religious ideas and hidden postpartum psychosis leads her to believe Satan is sending messages to drown all five of her children. What follows is a media firestorm.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E2 - Atlanta Olympic BombingNovember 18, 202043minAt the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovers pipe bombs and clears the area to minimize fatalities. Praised as a hero, the FBI then decides he fits the domestic terrorist profile, while the real villain continues his terror campaign.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E2 - Selena: Crimes That Changed UsDecember 9, 202043minA Mexican-American singer is on the cusp of international superstardom when one fateful visit to a Texas motel cuts her young life tragically short. Fans clamor for justice as police negotiators stand-off with an unlikely killer.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E3 - McMartin Preschool TrialNovember 25, 202043minA California preschool is accused of sexually abusing the children in its care, setting off a statewide panic and sparking a series of catastrophic events that will put an innocent man on trial for the heinous crimes.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E4 - The Menendez BrothersDecember 2, 202043minA Hollywood executive and his wife are brutally killed in a wealthy neighborhood, and suspicion falls on their two sons. Charged with the murders, the brothers reveal disturbing family secrets, and the scene is set for one of the most shocking trials.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E6 - Nanny: Crimes That Changed UsDecember 16, 202043minLouise Woodward, an 18-year-old au pair from Britain, is accused of murdering eight-month-old Matthew Eappen by violently shaking him. Her trial creates a media firestorm, searing the term "shaken baby syndrome" into America's consciousness.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E7 - Patty HearstDecember 23, 202043minIn the seventies' chaos, left wing radicals take heiress Patty Hearst hostage and the media, too. While the FBI focuses their efforts on bank robbery charges, a murder goes unsolved. But the son of the slain Myrna Opsahl holds out for justice.Free trial of discovery+
- S1 E8 - Rodney King: Crimes Changed UsDecember 30, 202043minIn 1992 Los Angeles, the brutal police beating of Rodney King is caught on video, igniting outrage. When the officers are let off, fury is unleashed. With testimony from LA residents, this is an intimate account of those dark days.Free trial of discovery+
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- English
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- English [CC]
- Producers
- Gillian Pachter
- Studio
- discovery plus Newsworthy Crimes
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