Two lives converge in murder
About Fatal Encounters
Two people have no idea that their lives will intersect with a murder. Fatal Encounters is a true crime show that counts down the lives of two individuals up to the point of a murder, detailing the events that preceded and caused it. For many of the episodes, the victim and killer’s lives only intersect through homicide. Other victims and killers were well known to each other.
The show is about the big reveal: not who the killer is, as many true crime shows emphasize, but which person is the victim and which is the killer, or what incited the murder.
Episodes are not always about cases involving only two people, but the focus is on two individuals, so the show leaves out some details about other victims and killers involved in some of the homicides, devoting less time to their stories or backgrounds. And because the focus is on the countdown to the murder itself, the subsequent investigations are deprioritized.
The Show Elements
Seasons: 3 (2012-2015)
Where to stream: Hulu, Discovery+
More shows like Fatal Encounters: The Last 24/A Time to Kill, Final Moments, Killision Course
See also this list of true crime shows
✘ Police interviews
✘ Trial clips
✓ Narration
✓ Re-creations
✘ Experts
✓ Victims’ families and friends
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