True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here
Small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan explores controversial small town murder cases
- 2021-2026
- 4 seasons
- SundanceTV
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
Small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan explores controversial small town murder cases
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Dallas, Georgia
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
Heather Turner was found shot in her bathroom. Officials open an investigation to determine suicide or murder. The case remains open and family is left with many questions
Episode 2
Pocomoke City, Maryland
Thu, Sep 8, 2022
A young single mother disappears without a trace while visiting her friends' farm in Pocomoke City, Maryland. An investigation suggests she abandoned her children, while her family spends years proving she was murdered and finding her killers.
Episode 3
Angier, N.C.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
In the small town of Angier, North Carolina, a man claims he shot his daughter's estranged husband, Christian Griggs, in self-defense. But after investigators close the case, Christian's family discovers evidence that the killing was not justified.
Episode 4
Iaeger, W.Va.
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
In the town of Iaeger, West Virginia, 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.
Episode 5
Atwater, Ohio
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Investigators in Portage County, Ohio, 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?
Episode 6
Turlock, California
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
A California criminal defense attorney, widely 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 expose the many holes in the state's case.
Episode 7
Royse City, Texas
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Shortly after moving to the rural Texas town of Royse City, 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.
Episode 8
Edgewater, Florida
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
In an idyllic coastal Florida town, a dentist is brazenly killed by a masked gunman. The media reports salacious details as investigators uncover an alleged plot led by the dentist's wife and stepson. But a private investigator shares a startling alternate theory.