True Crime Story: Indefensible

Season 1
Jena Friedman travels the country in this true crime series. It's less of a whodunit and more like, "Why does this keep happening?" She digs deep to learn how these cases reveal the flaws in our sometimes, dysfunctional criminal justice system.
202212 episodes16+
First episode free

Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - How Men Get Off
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    October 13, 2021
    20min
    TV-MA
    An Arizona man claims jewelry thieves killed his wife, but his story unravels almost immediately. His temporary insanity defense, however, proves to be a formidable opponent in court.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Consent Offense
    October 20, 2021
    20min
    16+
    Police believe they've solved a mysterious death in Florida, but at trial the case takes a shocking turn, and a seemingly straight-forward case of murder by strangulation spirals into a bizarre crime story.
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  3. S1 E3 - A Few Bad Men
    October 27, 2021
    20min
    TV-MA
    A man with a violent criminal history is imprisoned after he nearly kills his girlfriend. Just months after he's released early on parole, he finds himself at the center of another tragic case.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Panic Defense
    November 3, 2021
    20min
    16+
    Two strangers meet at a bar, but their evening ends with a gruesome death. Police think they know who's to blame, but questions of motive leave them stumped.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Perfect Victim
    November 10, 2021
    20min
    13+
    One woman escapes the clutches of a New Jersey serial killer, and the friends and family of another victim set a trap to deliver the killer to police.
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  6. S1 E6 - Helen & Olga
    November 17, 2021
    20min
    13+
    Two elderly women in Los Angeles seem to pull off the perfect murder. But when they try and pull it off nearly six years later, things don't go as planned.
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  7. S1 E7 - Junk Science
    October 26, 2022
    20min
    13+
    In Palm Bay, Florida a seemingly innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. The strongest evidence against him? A debunked form of forensic science.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Casey Anthony Episode
    October 26, 2022
    20min
    13+
    One of the most famous cases in modern history ends with a verdict that shakes the nation. Who's responsible, and what part did trial consultants and the media play?
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  9. S1 E9 - Stand Her Ground
    November 2, 2022
    20min
    13+
    Facing twenty years in prison for firing a warning shot, a Florida woman is denied use of a controversial legal defense. What went wrong, and who is this law really designed for?
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  10. S1 E10 - Elephant in the Womb
    November 9, 2022
    20min
    13+
    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.
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  11. S1 E11 - Concrete Ceiling
    November 16, 2022
    20min
    13+
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - Bye Bye Wozniak
    November 23, 2022
    20min
    13+
    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.
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