True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here

Small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan puts a spotlight on murder cases from small towns across America. She meets with family members and local insiders to explore each unique story and the impact and challenges of small-town justice.
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  1. S1 E1 - Adel, Georgia
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    September 7, 2021
    45min
    13+
    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?
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  2. S1 E2 - Sauquoit, New York
    September 14, 2021
    43min
    13+
    When a beloved chiropractor in Sauquoit New York dies suddenly under strange circumstances, investigators discover she's been murdered with a rare poison. The killer could only be someone she knew closely, and the case divides the town.
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  3. S1 E3 - St. Augustine, Florida
    September 21, 2021
    43min
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    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 Sherff. He says it was suicide, but her family believes it was murder.
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  4. S1 E4 - Cookeville, Tennessee
    September 28, 2021
    43min
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    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?
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  5. S1 E5 - Shelbyville, Kentucky
    October 6, 2021
    43min
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    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 commiting this crime.
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  6. S1 E6 - Rockville / Ellington, Connecticut
    October 8, 2021
    43min
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    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?
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  7. S1 E7 - Dallas, Georgia
    August 30, 2022
    43min
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    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.
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  8. S1 E8 - Pocomoke City, Maryland
    August 31, 2022
    43min
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    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.
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  9. S1 E9 - Angier, North Carolina
    September 14, 2022
    43min
    13+
    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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Iaeger, West Virginia
    September 21, 2022
    43min
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    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.
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  11. S1 E11 - Atwater, Ohio
    September 28, 2022
    43min
    13+
    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?
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  12. S1 E12 - Turlock, California
    September 28, 2022
    43min
    13+
    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.
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  13. S1 E13 - Royse City, Texas
    October 5, 2022
    43min
    13+
    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.
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  14. S1 E14 - Edgewater, Florida
    October 19, 2022
    42min
    13+
    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.
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Directors
Po Kutchins
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Po KutchinsDan Flaherty
Cast
Hilarie Burton Morgan
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