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Show: American Greed
When greed becomes a criminal enterprise About American Greed If you want to fear the prospect of getting scammed by a no-good white-collar criminal, then American Greed is the true crime show for you. Actor Stacy Keach lends his voice to tell high-profile and lesser-known stories of Ponzi schemes, embezzlement, fraud, identity theft, scams, art…
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26 True Crime TV Episodes with a Not-So-Merry Christmas
Murder doesn’t take a holiday vacation Gather ‘round the Christmas tree and snuggle up for some holiday tales of murder and mayhem. Happy holidays? Nuh-uh, says Homicide for the Holidays, which dominates the round-up of Christmas true crime show episodes. But there are plenty of gems hiding in other shows, including several shows about the…
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Show: Homicide for the Holidays
Murder doesn’t take time off for the holidays About Homicide for the Holidays A peaceful, snowy Christmas. Thanksgiving dinner. New Year’s celebrations. None are safe from murder, as Homicide for the Holidays illustrates through cases during what is supposed to be a happy holiday season. Narrated by the very journalistic-sounding Chris Hansen (To Catch a…
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Show: Murder Comes to Town
Murder fractures the facades of small towns About Murder Comes to Town Murder Comes to Town is a show that is as quiet as the small towns where the murder cases occurred, murders that fractured their tranquil facades and made residents think twice about leaving their doors unlocked. Through re-creations (with dialogue), stories told by…
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Show: The Last 24/A Time to Kill
Detectives follow the timeline of a victim’s last 24 hours About the Last 24 The Last 24 (also called A Time to Kill) is a fairly typical true crime show that uses the framework of the last 24 hours of a victim’s life to recount the investigation into their murder. The show focuses on whether…
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Show: Heartland Homicide
Murder interrupts the tranquility of small towns About Heartland Homicide Murder doesn’t happen here. But no one is safe from violent crime, and Heartland Homicide tells the stories of those small-town murders no one thought could happen. It spotlights murders in the “heartland” of the US and Canada and shatters the small-town belief that residents…
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8 True Crime Shows with Killer Women and Female Detectives
Women take the lead in murders and their investigation (Note: This site contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) Women commit about 12 percent of the murders in the US, and people want to know about them. From Snapped to Killer Couples, Deadly Wives to Deadly Women to Wives with…
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Show: Snapped: Killer Couples
Couples kill together, and get convicted together About Snapped: Killer Couples Produced by the same folks who make Snapped, this true crime show (also called Killer Couples) has a similar format to Snapped but focuses on couples who kill together, mostly heterosexual, with plenty of women taking the lead in the murders. Episodes delve into…
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