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City |
Title |
Summary |
Narrated By |
| 1 |
001 |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
Deadly Odds in Biloxi |
The shocking murders of attorney Vince Sherry and his politically-active wife Margaret make the already-hot summer of 1987 sizzle in Biloxi, Mississippi. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
002 |
Chicago, Illinois |
The Chicago Horse Mafia |
The deaths of a string of champion racehorses may be linked to the death of candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
003 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Faith and Foul Play in Salt Lake City |
Police investigate the bomb that blew apart the car of Mark Hofmann, a highly respected and religious Mormon. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
004 |
Mercer Island, Washington |
Sunny Days, Deadly Nights On Mercer Island |
A woman's naked body is found outside a Bellevue, WA yuppie nightspot, posed demurely with a pine cone in her hand. She was the first victim of serial killer George Walterfield Russell. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
005 |
Salem, Massachusetts |
Secrets and Superstition in Salem |
When a lobster man discovers the ankle of a partially decomposed body in his trap, a local "witch" helps solve the crime. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
006 |
Miami, Florida |
Midnight in Miami |
Stan and Joyce Cohen were living the high life in chic, trendy Coconut Grove - until multi-millionaire Stan was shot to death with his own gun as he slept in his mansion. Did Joyce, a beautiful socialite with expensive tastes, hire three hit men to murder her husband? Did Stan pay the ultimate price for her greed? |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
007 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
New Orleans: Betrayal in the Big Easy |
A city rich with culture, New Orleans is also notorious for crime. But in 1994, when Kim Groves was gunned down in front of her home, the 32-year-old mother's death would prove anything but ordinary--it revealed a ring of police officers so corrupt that they abused their power with drugs, payoffs, and murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
008 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Nashville: Murder in Music City |
Nashville performer and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman had a strange habit. The banjo picker and joke teller kept $3,000 in cash in his overall's bib pocket, and ten times that hidden at home--cash for a rainy day. For Akeman and his wife, that rainy day never came. Murdered in 1973, their killers never found either stash. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
009 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
Little Rock: The Politics of Murder |
Who hired the hit man that killed Alice McArthur in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1982? |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
010 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Las Vegas: Deadly Jackpot |
The story of Larry Volk, the informant whose murder came shortly after confessing to state agents that he helped "fix" slot machines for the American Coin Company, one of the largest slot machine providers in Nevada. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
011 |
Dallas, Texas |
Dallas: Arsenic And Old Money |
A probe into the mysterious 1991 murder of Nancy Lyon, which revealed the dark secrets of the affluent Dallas neighborhood of Park Cities. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
012 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Ft. Lauderdale: Sin in the Sun |
It's the tale of Kathy Willet, a housewife turned prostitute and one of her customers--Vice Mayor Doug Danziger, who had been leading the fight against porn in Ft. Lauderdale. When Danziger's liaison with Kathy was taped, his career was destroyed--and Kathy's soared! |
Paul Winfield |
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Episode # |
City |
Title |
Summary |
Narrated By |
| 1 |
013 |
Hermosa Beach, California |
Missing in Paradise |
Hermosa Beach is one of Los Angeles' last funky beach towns--a place where the hip, young, rich, and beautiful come together. But, this La-la-land has a dark side. We investigate the murder of Linda Sobeck, a swimsuit model murdered by a killer who lurked behind his camera. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
014 |
Bermuda |
Death on the Rock |
Story of the murder that ruined Bermuda's reputation as the "safest place in the world." In 1996, 17-year-old Canadian tourist Rebecca Middleton was killed--and her presumed murderer walked free. This shocking look at the dark side of Bermuda examines the island's attempt to recover, despite a tourist boycott by many Canadians. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
015 |
Gibsonton, Florida |
The Last Side Show |
A look at the murder of a deformed man called "Lobster Boy" in Gibsonton, Florida, a town exclusively populated by circus giants, dwarves, and bearded ladies. The trial of Lobster Boy's wife and stepson brought unwanted national attention to Gibsonton, off-season home to many circus and carnival acts, and changed it forever. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
016 |
San Francisco, California |
Betrayal by the Bay |
An account of the sensational murder trial of Jim Mitchell, accused of killing his brother Artie in 1991. A "dream team" of lawyers defended Jim, claiming the murder was really an accident. Jim had built a multi-million-dollar pornography empire with his brother Artie. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
017 |
New York City, New York |
The Art of Murder |
A probe into the mysterious death of artist Ana Mendieta, who plunged from her 34th-floor apartment in New York City in 1985. Did Ana jump to her death, or did her husband, famed sculptor Carl Andre, push her? |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
018 |
Virginia City, Nevada |
Showdown at the Mustang Ranch |
In the heart of Nevada's silver country lies America's most infamous ranch--a ranch without cows or cowboys that was closed by Uncle Sam in 1999. Before it was over, a brothel baron and three city officials were placed in compromising positions, and Virginia City lost its biggest industry. Join us for a showdown at Mustang Ranch. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
019 |
Fairbanks, Alaska |
Fairbanks |
Who killed popular Alaskan Joe Vogler? Was it agents of the federal government that he constantly fought? Was it someone after his valuable gold claims? Or was it his best friend? This account of one of Alaska's most infamous crimes takes you into the rowdy bars, forbidding wilderness, and modern skyscrapers of Fairbanks. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
020 |
Greenwich, Connecticut |
Who Killed Martha Moxley? |
Murder, wealth, power, a famous family--all are part of the Martha Moxley homicide in Greenwich, Connecticut. Martha's 1975 murder was linked to Tommy and Michael Skakel, nephews to Ethel Kennedy, which some think led police and the media to back away from an aggressive investigation. But the case was reopened and Michael Skakel was indicted. In June 2002, he was found guilty of murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
021 |
Middleburg, Virginia |
Pistols, Ponies, and Foul Play |
On an autumn morning in 1997, on a 300-acre horse farm in Virginia, heiress Susan Cummings pulled a 9-mm pistol and fired four shots into her boyfriend's chest and throat. Argentine polo star Roberto Villegas's abusive past led some to assume it was self-defense, but many to question just how much justice a rich heiress could buy. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
022 |
Skidmore, Missouri |
Frontier Justice |
The story of how Ken McElroy, a despised criminal who terrorized the tiny town of Skidmore, Missouri, was killed by a vigilante squad of 40 farmers. The vigilantes surrounded McElroy in his truck and pumped him full of bullets. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
023 |
Scottsboro, Alabama |
Foul Play in the Bible Belt |
In a hamlet near Scottsboro, Alabama, Reverend Summerford was head preacher at the Church of Jesus with Signs Following, a congregation of snake handlers. Prone to heavy drinking and enraged by his wife's infidelities, in 1991 Summerford forced her to plunge her arm into a cage of rattlesnakes, then write a suicide note. Unfortunately for her husband, she lived! |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
024 |
Newberry, South Carolina |
Small Town Justice |
A peaceful South Carolina town is shocked when the death of a woman turns into a sordid murder case involving her drug-dealing husband, a strip-club bouncer, a prominent politician, a Catholic bishop, and key witnesses from all walks of Southern society. |
Paul Winfield |
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Episode # |
City |
Title |
Summary |
Narrated By |
| 1 |
026 |
Wilmington, Delaware |
Wilmington: Dangerous Affairs |
The strange story of Thomas Capano, the powerful former Delaware prosecutor who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover, Anne Marie Fahey, a member of the governor's staff. Wilmington is still reeling from the grisly tale--Capano killed Fahey, chained her body to anchors, and dumped it into the sea. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
028 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey |
The Mayor And The Mob |
A look at the mob problems in Atlantic City, New Jersey--the East Coast gambling mecca. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
029 |
Ingleside, Texas |
Ingleside: Dirty Deals, Buried Secrets |
Scandal comes to a quiet, blue-collar Texan town when its shady mayor is accused of murdering a prominent businessman. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
030 |
Key West, Florida |
Key West: Pirates in Paradise |
The sad story of Mel Fisher, the chicken farmer who became a celebrated treasure hunter before he ran afoul of the law. Fisher discovered a sunken ship filled with treasure in 1985. But the tale had a tragic ending when Mel was accused of selling counterfeit coins and then died soon after of cancer. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
031 |
St. Augustine, Florida |
St. Augustine: The Socialite and the Politician |
The tale of a murder that rocked a ritzy Florida town. Supermodel Athalia Ponsell-Lindsley, the mayor's wife, was murdered and nearly decapitated with a machete in 1974. A politician who despised Athalia was tried and acquitted, and police never looked for another suspect.
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Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
032 |
Carlsbad, New Mexico |
Carlsbad: Danger in the Desert |
The saga of popular politician and pharmacist Johnny Volpato, who was accused of shooting his wife to death, then wounding himself to make it appear that someone else had killed her. Volpato was eventually acquitted, but opinions on the case's outcome still divide the city. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
033 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Phoenix: Shady Deals in Sun City |
When a printer refuses to go along with his partner's plans to do business with the mob, the printer is murdered in a contract killing and investigators charge the partner's wife with masterminding the "hit". |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
034 |
Greenwood, Mississippi |
Greenwood: The Devil and the Delta Blues |
The story of the mysterious 1938 death of Robert Johnson, the great blues guitarist who was found howling like a mad dog and foaming at the mouth in his boarding house, and then died a few days later. Some believe that the womanizing Johnson was poisoned by a girlfriend's husband. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
035 |
Great Falls, Virginia |
Great Falls: The Criminal Next Door |
In 1980, a prominent Washington, D.C. cardiologist was murdered in his expensive home. The crime shocked the tiny Virginia town where he lived, but when the investigation focused on a well-to-do neighbor, it tore the lid off the secret lives that lurked beneath Great Falls' tranquil exterior. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
036 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia: Double Dutch Bust |
In the high-flying 1980s, Larry Lavin was a clean-cut dentist living the good life in suburban Philadelphia. But, what his upper-crust neighbors didn't know was that Lavin led a double life--one that would finally be exposed by a shocking narcotics investigation. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
037 |
Rock Springs, Wyoming |
Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West |
Lawman Ed Cantrell, known as "the fastest draw in the West", kills one of his drug agents, Michael Rosa, in an Old West-style shootout in 1978. In court, the jury heard two completely different stories. Prosecutors claimed Cantrell wanted to stop Rosa from testifying about police department corruption, but Cantrell's lawyer Gerry Spence said Rosa attacked his client in a drugged and drunken rage. The jury's decision left Rock Springs' reputation as a wild frontier town intact.
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Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
038 |
Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
Gatlinburg: Smoky Mountain Nightmare |
Tattoo Eddie, nicknamed for his 134 tattoos, Kimberly Kay Pelley, a homeless country girl, and two friends murder two innocent people in a robbery at the Rocky Top Village Inn in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 1986. Tattoo Eddie winds up with two death sentences as the case shocks the tourist town of Gatlinburg, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
Paul Winfield |
| 13 |
039 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Boston: Betrayal in Beantown |
The shocking story that tore Boston apart racially when police were fooled into believing that a black man had killed Carol Stewart, a pregnant white woman. It took days for the city to discover the horrible truth: Carol's husband, Charles, shot her and then called 911 to claim that an African-American car-jacker had committed the crime. |
Paul Winfield |
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Episode # |
City |
Title |
Summary |
Narrated By |
| 1 |
040 |
Bigfork, Montana |
Silent Night, Deadly Night |
A picturesque lakefront Montana town is stunned when building contractor Larry Streeter is murdered by Teddy Ernst, a popular wheelchair-racing champ. The investigation discovers that Ernst had burglarized at least 30 homes and killed Streeter when he was looking after one of those homes. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
041 |
Ruthton, Minnesota |
Tragedy in the Heartland |
In 1983, two bankers were murdered on a secluded Minnesota farm. Their deaths and the lives of their troubled killers shocked the small town of Ruthton and became a disputed national symbol for the farm crisis of the early 1980s. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
042 |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Greensboro: Clash with the Klan |
The story of one of the most shocking crimes in modern American history---the murders of five members of the Communist Workers' Party by Ku Klux Klan and American Nazis in 1979. The massacre stunned the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, which had been called "the most livable city in America". |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
043 |
Austin, Texas |
Empty Graves |
The politicians in Austin, Texas, the free-wheeling capital of the Lone Star State, are stunned when the city's most audacious left-wing agitator and founder of American Atheists suddenly vanishes. The disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, her son Jon, and granddaughter Robin in 1995 triggered a statewide manhunt and an international investigation that led to allegations of tax evasion, kidnapping, and murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
044 |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Betrayal on the Big Island |
When Hawaii police officer Kenneth Mathison is suspected of killing his wife, authorities let him off with only a slap on the wrist. But after outraged citizens demand a thorough investigation, Mathison ends up facing kidnapping and murder charges. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
045 |
Paradise Valley, Nevada |
Showdown in the High Desert |
Here's the amazing tale of Claude Dallas, the rebellious trapper who's a legend in the Wild West town of Paradise Valley, Nevada. Convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting two law officers who tried to arrest him for violating wildlife laws, Dallas claimed that he thought they were going to take his life. We cover all the angles of this colorful story, including the intense manhunt for Dallas and the wild shoot-out that finally led to his capture. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
046 |
Akron, Ohio |
Akron: Brother Against Brother |
The tycoons of the "Rubber Capital of the World" are shocked when a fellow multi-millionaire is murdered and the trail leads to a voluptuous go-go dancer, a hired killer, and the dead man's own family. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
047 |
Battle Creek, Michigan |
Bad News in Battle Creek |
A peaceful Michigan city is shocked when a local TV anchorwoman is murdered and her husband is charged with the crime. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
048 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Chattanooga: Dangerous Trespassing |
When three visitors to Signal Mountain are murdered in the woods, suspicion falls on Frank Casteel, who liked to threaten trespassers with his shotgun. Includes an interview with Casteel's former mistress, who wore a wire to gather evidence against him. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
049 |
Tyler, Texas |
Fallen Rose |
Bette Lucas, the most popular philanthropist in the wealthy town of Tyler, Texas, dies mysteriously and her son Steven is accused of murder. After the first trial ends in a hung jury, the second trial is moved to Dallas, where crafty defense attorney Buck Files battles tough district attorney David Dobbs as a nationwide audience watches on TV. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
050 |
Lopez Island, Washington |
Lopez, Island: Foul Play on the Friendly Island |
Peaceful Lopez Island in the Puget Sound is stunned when prominent ship pilot Rolf Neslund vanishes and his wife Ruth, a beloved local innkeeper, becomes the main suspect in his murder. Ruth maintains her innocence, but police say they've got evidence that she shot Rolf in the head, cut up his body in a bathtub, and burned the remains in a barrel. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
051 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Terror in Titletown |
Police suspect a police arson investigator strangled his wife to death and then set her body on fire to cover up the crime. |
Paul Winfield |
| 13 |
052 |
Aspen, Colorado |
Murder on the Slopes |
The story of actress Claudine Longet, ex-wife of singing star Andy Williams, who was accused of shooting and killing her lover, downhill ski champion Spider Sabich, in 1976. Longet claimed the shooting was an accident, but the incident and trial shocked the ultra-rich and star-studded Aspen community. |
Paul Winfield |
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City |
Title |
Summary |
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| 1 |
053 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Scandal on the Bayou |
In a state where sinning is an official pastime, Baton Rouge is the capital. When the owner of an escort service went on trial on prostitution charges, she hoped her well-connected clients would pull strings to keep her out of prison. But when she was convicted, there were fears that she would finally blow the whistle on the high and mighty and turn over her client list. Then, she was found dead in her jail cell. Though officially ruled a suicide, many thought it was murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
054 |
Malibu, California |
The Murder of Good Time Charlie |
High-powered record promoter Charlie Minor, who garnered fame and fortune boosting the careers of artists like Sting and Janet Jackson, lived the high life in Malibu, one of California's top beachside resorts. Hollywood stars, media moguls, and business tycoons would fill Malibu's phonebook, if their numbers were listed. But the good times came to an end for Charlie after he met stripper Suzette McClure. When she found him in bed with his new girlfriend, she shot him dead. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
055 |
Santa Monica, California |
Santa Monica: A Woman Scorned |
An affair between two officers in the Santa Monica Police Department turns violent and leads to revelations that many members of the force were more interested in sex and money than they were in fighting crime. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
058 |
Athens, Georgia |
Showdown at The Station |
Athens' club area, known as The Station, caters to college students, and has produced a string of successful college bands, including R.E.M. and The B-52s. In the late 1970s, T.K. Harty's Saloon was packed nightly with University of Georgia students and aspiring rock stars. Through a series of deals, Harty gained control of The Station complex and the lease of rival John Mooney's Somebody's Pizza. But when T.K. served Mooney eviction papers, it was a move he would soon regret. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
059 |
Berkeley, California |
Berkeley: Murder in a College Town |
An eccentric city commissioner, famed for his wild outbursts at commission meetings, is suspected of brutally beating an immunology professor and his wife. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
060 |
Ozark, Arkansas |
Ozark: Deadly Medicine |
Wedged between the beautiful Ozark Mountains and the north bank of the mighty Arkansas River, the town of Ozark is surrounded by natural beauty. Folks in Ozark are honest, hardworking, and above all, peaceful. But in 1992, tiny Ozark was rocked by one of the most bizarre crimes in the state's notorious history. One Arkansas' wealthiest doctors finds trouble when she meets a ruthless con man who convinces her to give him more than a million dollars--before taking her life. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
061 |
Detroit, Michigan |
A Co-ed’s Secret |
A pretty graduate student, leading a secret double life as a prostitute, begins a relationship with a dangerous drifter. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
062 |
Washington, North Carolina |
Deadly Games in Little Washington |
A college student living in a fantasy world and obsessed with the game Dungeons and Dragons is charged with the brutal murder of his stepfather in North Carolina.
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Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
063 |
Youngstown, Ohio |
Youngstown: Mob Hits and Misses |
Youngstown, Ohio. A fallen industrial giant. The buckle of the Midwestern rust belt. A gritty town where for years, organized crime ran free. But in 1996, when mob boss Lenny Strollo ordered a hit on a local prosecutor, his three bumbling assassins botched the job and brought down the mob instead! |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
064 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Kansas City: The Final Curtain |
The murder of Stephen Harvey, one of Kansas City's most promising young jazz musicians, and the acquittal of his suspected killer outrage the city and nearly leads to rioting. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
065 |
Denver, Colorado |
Campaign for Cover-up |
The Mile High City is rocked by the death of high-rolling multimillionaire Lawrence Ocrant. His death is ruled a suicide, but his children launch a campaign to prove their father was murdered. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
066 |
Paducah, Kentucky |
Paducah: Cruel Summer |
A Kentucky river town is shocked when the owner of a popular restaurant is bludgeoned to death with an antique pancake syrup bottle and her husband is charged with conspiring to murder her. |
Paul Winfield |
| 13 |
067 |
Bangor, Maine |
Bad Medicine in Bangor |
A church-going New England wife and mother of three is accused of the brutal slaying of her husband, a highly-respected doctor in Maine. |
Paul Winfield |
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068 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
The Legend of Bambi Bembenek |
The colorful story of the ex-cop and curvaceous former Playboy Bunny who was charged with the murder of her husband's ex-wife. After conviction, Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek went on the lam, and the whole town of Milwaukee, if not the entire country, cried "run, Bambi, run!" It took years before she was finally found in Canada and extradited back to the U.S. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
069 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
The Black Widow |
Terri Gilbert, a prominent health care consultant, claims self-defense after shooting and killing her philandering husband Gene, a leading attorney. The trial rocks the City of Albuquerque and leads to a surprise verdict. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
070 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Devil Down in Georgia |
When a mother of two is brutally murdered, her family becomes convinced that her husband, a shady lawyer, is responsible. But many in Atlanta cannot believe that Fred Tokars, a former prosecutor and part-time judge, is involved. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
071 |
Park City, Utah |
High Times and Hate Crimes |
Residents of Park City, Utah accuse the state of condoning a hate crime after the killer of a homosexual man receives a lenient jail sentence. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
072 |
Houston, Texas |
Cheers and Fears |
To give her daughter a better chance at making the high-school cheerleading squad, Wanda Holloway conspired to kill another cheerleader and her mother. The case shocked the nation and exposed the obsession that many Americans have with football and cheerleading. Features an interview with Verna Heath, the mother targeted for death. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
073 |
Beverly Hills, California |
Brothers In Arms |
The story of brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of the brutal murders of their wealthy parents. In their two highly publicized trials, the brothers admitted to the killings, but claimed they acted in self-defense after their parents physically and mentally abused them for years. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
074 |
Lynchburg, Virginia |
The Heiress and Her Lover |
On March 30, 1985, in Lynchburg, someone viciously murdered one of the state's FFV--First Families of Virginia--and her husband. Someone entered Derek and Nancy Haysom's home and attacked the couple--he was stabbed 39 times, she was nearly decapitated. The grisly murders of the socially prominent couple caused upper-crust residents to fear a possible serial killer--but police had another suspect, one much closer to home. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
075 |
Amityville, New York |
Horror in Amityville |
After six members of the DeFeo family are murdered in their home in Amityville, New York, by the oldest DeFeo son, George and Kathy Lutz move into the house and claim to experience a series of bizarre, supernatural events. They write an account of their experiences and the tale becomes the basis for the popular movie The Amityville Horror. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
076 |
Orlando, Florida |
Faith and Felonies |
After Walt Disney World opened in Florida in 1971, millions of people and billions of dollars poured into the area, making greater Orlando America's favorite family vacation spot. But when the Disney Corporation extended insurance and other benefits to same-sex partners of employees, conservatives were outraged, and none more than Baptist televangelist George Crossley. Well, until Crossley fell prey to his own sexual temptation and a murder-for-hire scandal landed him in jail. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
077 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Burning Betrayal |
Federal Express airline pilots Holly and Mike Mullins seemed to be flying high when they are first married. But as they soon learn, marriage between pilots has its ups and downs. Bitter divorce proceedings between Holly and Mike came to a sudden end when Holly's body was found in a burned-out van. When Mike eventually went on trial for murder, all of Memphis waited breathlessly for the verdict. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
078 |
San Antonio, Texas |
Maximum Justice |
A Texas judge, who liked to throw the book at drug dealers, is murdered, and the hitman suspected of doing the job is Charles Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
079 |
Fresno, California |
Fatal Inheritance |
To hear residents tell the story, murder doesn't happen in Fresno--at least not in the well-heeled suburbs. But the comfort of that municipal myth was shattered on Easter Sunday 1992 when the story of the Ewell family unwound into an Oedipal tragedy. The ambitious son, Dana, of this wealthy family was eventually charged with masterminding the brutal murders of his father, mother, and sister. |
Paul Winfield |
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| 1 |
080 |
Durham, North Carolina |
Deadly Housewife |
In 1988, police and paramedics responding to a 911 call found Russell Stager, popular high school teacher and baseball coach, dead at home from a reported accidental gunshot wound to the head. But many in Durham, North Carolina suspected his philandering and big-spending wife Barbara, who made the call, of killing Russell to cash in his life insurance policy. After all, her first husband died under similar circumstances. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
081 |
Archer City, Texas |
Under Suspicion |
The inspiration for hometown-boy Larry McMurtry's novel "The Last Picture Show", Archer City is a classic American small town. But in 1990, the sheriff's actions showed that, while Archer City may be Mayberry with a Texas twang, he was no Andy Taylor. A woman, under investigation for shooting her estranged third husband, stunned the town when she accused the sheriff of handling her case in a way that Aunt Bea would not have approved. And in Archer City, truth proved stranger than fiction. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
082 |
El Paso, Texas |
Outlaw Attorney |
A flashy lawyer known for helping his drug-dealing clients beat the rap is murdered in the crime-infested border town of El Paso, Texas. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
083 |
Miami Beach, Florida |
Smugglers & Speedboats |
In the 1980s, Miami was perhaps America's hippest city. But the murder of wealthy Miami boat builder Don Aronow, shot while sitting in his Mercedes coupe on famed "Thunderboat Row" in 1987, put the spotlight on the city's glitz, glamour, and drug culture. And for years, Aronow's murder remained one of South Florida's most notorious mysteries. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
084 |
Portland, Maine |
Unfrienly Fire |
Portland is a cold, isolated city, far removed from the American mainstream since establishment in 1622. This isolation has made the people of Portland self-reliant and individualistic. In Maine, folks believe a man has to look out for himself, even if that means taking the law into his own hands. So it wasn't surprising when the owner of a popular tavern shot three men who came to his home after assaulting him at work; but Mainers were shocked when he was charged with murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
085 |
Los Angeles, California |
Silenced Partner |
Two former California cops go into business in the City of Angels' sleazy adult entertainment industry. But their partnership ends in a murder and a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood script. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
086 |
San Diego, California |
Badge of Dishonor |
In December 1986, a young college student was found murdered off a remote highway overpass in San Diego. The thought of a killer roaming the freeways of Southern California's sun-drenched urban paradise had female drivers in the area wrought with fear. But those fears were surpassed when residents learned that not only was a killer stalking the streets, he was also wearing a badge! |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
087 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Til Death Do Us Part |
A church-going man's second wife dies the same way his first wife did, in a drowning accident at home. Was it coincidence...or murder? |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
088 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Panther On The Run |
The people of sports-crazy Charlotte, North Carolina are shocked when Rae Carruth, a wide receiver for the Charlotte Panthers pro football team, is linked to the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
089 |
Spokane, Washington |
Predator In The Parks |
They were one of the most respected families in Spokane--the father, a decorated WWII veteran who became managing editor of the oldest newspaper in Washington State; the mother, a former model and charm-school matron widely regarded as the social matriarch of the town. Then, in 1978, a serial rapist began terrorizing the quiet, family-friendly city. When police arrested the couple's only son for the crimes, the Coe family's whole world crumbled. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
090 |
Palm Beach, Florida |
Deadly Infestation |
The millionaire residents of a super-wealthy Florida town are stunned when one of the hired help--an exterminator--is accused of murdering a well-known 71-year-old female resident of the beach resort, where the riches are more dazzling than the sunshine. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
091 |
Hanover, New Hampshire |
Tragedy 101 |
A quiet New Hampshire town, famed for being the home of prestigious Dartmouth College, is stunned when two beloved professors are brutally murdered. |
Paul Winfield |
| # |
Episode # |
City |
Title |
Summary |
Narrated By |
| 1 |
092[2] |
Newport, Rhode Island |
Chaos in the Castle |
A handyman makes a play for a widow's millions in the town where America's robber barons built their castles and mansions. |
Paul Winfield |
| 2 |
093 |
Brownsville, Texas |
Black Magic |
Perched between the US and Mexico, Brownsville's a town where the border is well marked, but the boundaries are as murky as the muddy Rio Grande. Like on the morning of March 3, 1993, when a woman set out to punish the young man who broke her daughter's heart, leaving the Texan town mired in Mexican black magic and murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 3 |
094 |
Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Sins of the Rabbi |
A prosperous New Jersey suburb with a large Jewish community is stunned when beloved rabbi Fred Neulander is implicated in his wife Carol's murder. |
Paul Winfield |
| 4 |
095 |
Carthage, Texas |
Frozen Assets |
A friendly Texas town is stunned when one of its most popular citizens is accused of murdering a wealthy widower. |
Paul Winfield |
| 5 |
096 |
Wellesley, Massachusetts |
The Doctor's Double |
Dirk Greineder was a renowned physician and devoted family man--or so it seemed. Then one Halloween morning, his wife May was found dead, and the doctor found himself in a world of trouble. Investigators uncovered a secret life that this father of three kept hidden--and intended to keep secret, no matter the cost. Residents of the affluent Massachusetts suburb Wellesley were shocked when the well-respected allergist was accused of the brutal murder of his wife. |
Paul Winfield |
| 6 |
097 |
Macon, Georgia |
Spoonful of Arsenic |
Anjette Lyles was a beloved Macon restaurateur, twice widowed, a mother--and almost the first white woman electrocuted in Georgia. In the 1950s, Macon was a sleepy little town, where doors remained unlocked and murder was rare. When Anjette Lyles was charged with poisoning two husbands, her mother-in-law, and 9-year-old daughter, Macon was thrust into national spotlight. And newspaper accounts spiced up the allegations with references to voodoo ceremonies and black magic. |
Paul Winfield |
| 7 |
098 |
Sebring, Florida |
Social Insecurity |
A Florida town, popular with retirees, is shocked when two of its senior citizens are found murdered. Leo Gleese and Hazel Stanley had both moved to Sebring after retiring and met at the church of another newcomer, Reverend John Canning, pastor at the Fountain of Life Church. Just days after he presided over the funeral of Hazel Gleese, Sebring police arrested Canning and charged him with the two murders. |
Paul Winfield |
| 8 |
099 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
In Harm's Way |
"The City Different"--Santa Fe. From movie stars to Native-American markets to opera, Santa Fe has become the archetypical arty city of the Southwest. But in 1992, when a Good Samaritan tried to help a woman in trouble, the city different would become the city deadly--and residents would be left to figure out whether a cop or a drug dealer was responsible for the killing of a popular pharmacist. |
Paul Winfield |
| 9 |
100 |
South Beach, Florida |
Fashion Victim |
A hip, ultra chic part of Miami loses its reputation as a homosexual safe haven when fashion designer Gianni Versace is gunned down outside his home. |
Paul Winfield |
| 10 |
101 |
Potomac, Maryland |
Eliminating the Competition |
A patrician world of polo and politics, Potomac's a town where Washington high society lives in hunt-country hauteur. But in the summer of 1997, the wealthy D.C. suburb is stunned when Ruthann Aron, a former U.S. Senate candidate and real estate developer, is charged with conspiring to kill her husband and a lawyer who had hurt her political career. |
Paul Winfield |
| 11 |
102 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Family Man, Hit Man |
Ever since Lewis and Clark paddled past St. Louis, it's been the gateway to the west. Unfortunately for St. Louis, heading west in search of a better life was a hard habit to shake. By the 1990s, so many had fled to the suburbs that the old joke about the Gateway Arch being "a monument to the people who left town" wasn't so funny. But moving to the safe suburbs proved deadly for a housewife, while her husband was miles away on a "daddy's weekend" with the four kids. |
Paul Winfield |
| 12 |
103 |
Elkhart, Indiana |
Crimes of Passion |
Life in the peaceful, all-American city of Elkhart, Indiana, gets turned upside down when a messy love triangle leads to the murder of a young wife. |
Paul Winfield |
