The Crimes That Changed Us
This true-crimes series features several of the most outrageous crime stories that rocked the news.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Investigation Discovery
- Documentary
This true-crimes series features several of the most outrageous crime stories that rocked the news.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Andrea Yates
Wed, Nov 11, 2020
Andrea Yates appears to have the perfect family. But her fascination with extreme religious ideas and her postpartum psychosis leads her to believe Satan is sending her messages telling her to drown her children. A media firestorm follows.
Episode 2
Atlanta Olympic Bombing
Wed, Nov 18, 2020 42 mins
At 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.
Episode 3
McMartin Preschool Trial
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 42 mins
A California preschool faces spurious charges of child sexual assault.
Episode 4
The Menendez Brothers
Wed, Dec 2, 2020
Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez cited emotional and physical abuse, among other questionable reasons, for the gruesome 1989 killing of their mother and father.
Episode 5
Selena
Wed, Dec 9, 2020
In 1995, 23-year-old Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla was senselessly murdered in Corpus Christi, TX, by the founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar.
Episode 6
The Nanny Trial
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
British au pair Louise Woodward, age 19, was convicted in 1997 of the involuntary manslaughter of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen due to shaking him violently while he was in her care in his home in Newton, MA.
Episode 7
Patty Hearst
Wed, Dec 23, 2020
Patricia "Patty" Hearst became internationally known for events following her 1974 kidnapping by the criminal organization called the "Symbionese Liberation Army."
Episode 8
Rodney King
Wed, Dec 30, 2020
On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving. Due to the police brutality, massive riots followed.
