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10 of the Best Keith Morrison Dateline Episodes
You know you’re watching a classic Keith Morrison Dateline episode when it has an outside shot of Keith doing his patented, casual lean-against-something, a pensive look, a creepy voiceover line that drops an octave at the end and trails off in a “well…,” or Keith pushing back against a suspect or their attorney. And of…
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Show: People Magazine Investigates
Cases drawn from the headlines of People Magazine About People Magazine Investigates If you ever wanted more details on a People Magazine story about a murder case, this true crime show is for you. It showcases murder and missing persons cases from articles in the magazine, detailed by its reporters and editors, along with the…
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Show: Sex, Lies & Murder
Stories of homicide cases related to sex About Sex, Lies & Murder The tagline for this true crime series could be “the more salacious the better.” Sex, Lies & Murder concentrates on homicides with a sexual component to the story, sometimes merely sex-adjacent. It plays up the sexual aspect of murder cases even when it…
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Show: Exhumed: Killer Revealed
Exhumations help detectives solve murder cases About Exhumed: Killer Revealed Exhumed: Killer Revealed is a fairly typical true crime show that focuses on exhumations as the key to solving murders after lengthy periods of time. These include cold cases, undetermined deaths, and deaths first ruled as suicides that are later ruled as homicides. Some cases…
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Show: Poisonous Liaisons
A true crime show focusing on poison as the weapon of murder About Poisonous Liaisons Poison is the method of murder in this true crime show. Killers use various substances to murder victims ranging from romantic partners, to co-workers, to family members, and they sometimes elude the authorities until they attack a new victim and…
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Show: American Justice
Cases that shine a light on issues in the US criminal justice system About American Justice Narrated and hosted by Bill Kurtis of Cold Case Files, American Justice uses specific cases to take deep dives into different issues in the American criminal justice system, such as policing, battered spouse syndrome, crimes of passion, and wrongful…
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Show: Making a Serial Killer
A look inside the motivations behind serial killers and their murders About Making a Serial Killer How does someone become a serial killer? That’s the question that Making a Serial Killer asks, detailing the background, childhood, and family elements that influenced a person’s transformation into a serial killer. This true crime show includes lesser-known serial…
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Show: Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
A showcase for forensics and Canadian true crime cases About Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Hosted and narrated by actor Graham Greene, this forensics-based true crime show emphasizes one item or mistake the killer made in a homicide case: exhibit A. Not to be confused with Netflix’s Exhibit A, this series focuses on cases…
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