True Crime Story
This franchise is made up of series that tell a wide variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives. Each will shine a new light on crime and the genre, focusing on fresh and unexpected stories from unlikely, and much-needed voices.
Seasons
1. It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
Air Date: 2021-09-09
A man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
2. It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York
Air Date: 2021-09-16
A local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
3. It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida
Air Date: 2021-09-23
A young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
4. It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee
Air Date: 2021-09-30
In Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
5. It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky
Air Date: 2021-10-07
An unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
6. It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut
Air Date: 2021-10-14
A club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.
7. Indefensible: How Men Get Off
Air Date: 2021-10-14
On trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.
8. Indefensible: The Consent Offense
Air Date: 2021-10-21
A case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.
9. Indefensible: A Few Bad Men
Air Date: 2021-10-28
When a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.
10. Indefensible: The Panic Defense
Air Date: 2021-11-04
A chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.
11. Indefensible: The Perfect Victim
Air Date: 2021-11-11
One woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.
12. Indefensible: Helen & Olga
Air Date: 2021-11-18
Two elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
13. It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Georgia
Air Date: 2022-09-01
The investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
14. It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Maryland
Air Date: 2022-09-08
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.
15. It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North Carolina
Air Date: 2022-09-15
In this True Crime Story, 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.
16. It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West Virginia
Air Date: 2022-09-22
Iaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
17. It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio
Air Date: 2022-09-29
Atwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
18. It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California
Air Date: 2022-10-06
Turlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
19. It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, Texas
Air Date: 2022-10-13
A couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
20. It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida
Air Date: 2022-10-20
A brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.
21. Indefensible: Junk Science
Air Date: 2022-10-27
A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.
22. Indefensible: The Casey Anthony Episode
Air Date: 2022-11-03
A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.
23. Indefensible: Stand Her Ground
Air Date: 2022-11-10
A Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.
24. Indefensible: Elephant in the Womb
Air Date: 2022-11-17
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.
25. Indefensible: Concrete Ceiling
Air Date: 2022-11-24
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.
26. Indefensible: Bye Bye Wozniak
Air Date: 2022-12-01
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.
1. It Couldn't Happen Here: Benton, Missouri
Air Date: 2024-04-18
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.
2. It Couldn't Happen Here: Wahpeton, North Dakota
Air Date: 2024-04-25
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.
3. It Couldn't Happen Here: New Albany, Mississippi
Air Date: 2024-05-02
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.
4. It Couldn't Happen Here: Prichard, Alabama
Air Date: 2024-05-09
Prichard, AL. 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.
5. It Couldn't Happen Here: Aledo, Texas
Air Date: 2024-05-16
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.
6. It Couldn't Happen Here: Vinalhaven, Maine
Air Date: 2024-05-23
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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Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
2021-09-09
Episodes
32 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Bungalow Media + Entertainment