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In 2008, a Darfurian immigrant was shot and killed in his store during a robbery in Louisville. When one defendant turns on the other two, the trial becomes every man for himself.

In Memphis, a 79-year-old man, beloved in his neighborhood, is shot dead. Also in Memphis, a young female tattoo artist is killed in her shop. The alleged shooter faces the death penalty.

John Craig Froelich, II was shot and killed. Without forensic evidence, prosecutor Terrence Windham had to rely on three eyewitnesses who all had credibility issues.

Louisville resident Billy Wagner was killed in the street by a single bullet to the back of the head. Det. Rick Arnold charged 20-year-old Gary Lindsey with murder, but the story was far from over.

In Miami, Detective Freddie Ponce arrests a man who tortured and killed his childhood friend. In Birmingham, a young mother is killed in front of her children.

In Memphis, TN, Lt. Caroline Mason revisits the 2007 homicide of a 19-year-old man shot to death during a street fight that got out of hand. But when 26-year-old DeMario Thomas went to trial in 2009, the victim's mother surprised everyone. While in Louisville, KY, a prosecutor's case comes close to collapse when an unforeseen twist of fate threatens to let an alleged murderer walk.

When a popular local celebrity in Louisville is murdered during a drug deal, homicide detectives Brenda Wescott and John Lesher search for his killer. Lashawn "Shizz" Talbert created a popular dance called "The Shizz." In August, 2010 he was driven to a drug deal by a local club promoter named David Curd. They drove to a quiet neighborhood and met a dealer named Kenneth Brown.

A brutal shooting in Memphis leaves a single mom mourning her only son. The main suspect is a high-ranking gang member. Will his violent reputation keep witnesses from testifying? Then - a Birmingham motorist calls 911 in the middle of the night after his car is run off the road. But when responders arrive, they find the caller shot dead.

In Miami, Florida, Pedro Roteta is stabbed in the middle of the street and left to die. And in Texas, a man is stabbed to death in an alley and the sole suspect disappears over the Mexican border.

A woman's dismembered body is found beneath an overpass in Tucson, Arizona. Then, a weekend getaway in Dallas, Texas turns deadly when a woman is shot to death by her cousin's boyfriend.

After an unidentified man's stabbed body is found in a vacant Dallas, Texas apartment, two suspects both admit to setting up the man for robbery--and blame each other for the murder. Will the prosecutor succeed in determining who indeed is the actual killer? And will justice be served with an appropriate prison sentence for both defendants, or will one get off easily?

In two cases in Louisville, Kentucky, detectives arrested suspects whose actions were caught on videotape? But will the surveillance tapes help the prosecutor's case--or help the defendants walk free?

A beloved father of three is gunned down outside his home during a robbery gone wrong. Investigators catch a lucky break with a surprise piece of evidence.