About this season
This franchise is made up of series that tell a wide variety of true crime stories from unique perspectives. Each will shine a new light on crime and the genre, focusing on fresh and unexpected stories from unlikely, and much-needed voices.
Episodes (26)
1. It Couldn't Happen Here: Adel, Georgia
9.0Aired 9 September 2021 • 45 min
A man is charged with a brutal murder, will DNA evidence point to another man as the real killer?
2. It Couldn't Happen Here: Sauquoit, New York
Aired 16 September 2021 • 45 min
A local chiropractor is poisoned by someone she knows in a case that divides the whole town.
3. It Couldn't Happen Here: St. Augustine, Florida
Aired 23 September 2021 • 45 min
A young woman is shot to death with her police officer boyfriend's gun. Was it murder or suicide?
4. It Couldn't Happen Here: Cookeville, Tennessee
Aired 30 September 2021 • 45 min
In Cookeville, Tennessee a couple is executed in their sleep - but do police catch the wrong man?
5. It Couldn't Happen Here: Shelbyville, Kentucky
Aired 7 October 2021 • 45 min
An unlikely murder suspect is convicted of killing a man in rural Shelbyville, Kentucky.
6. It Couldn't Happen Here: Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut
Aired 14 October 2021 • 45 min
A club worker in Connecticut goes missing. A wealthy local businessman is suspected.
7. Indefensible: How Men Get Off
Aired 14 October 2021 • 20 min
On trial for his wife's murder, a man invokes a temporary insanity defense.
8. Indefensible: The Consent Offense
Aired 21 October 2021 • 20 min
A case of apparent murder by strangulation takes a shocking turn at trial.
9. Indefensible: A Few Bad Men
Aired 28 October 2021 • 20 min
When a man with a violent criminal history is paroled, tragedy quickly ensues.
10. Indefensible: The Panic Defense
Aired 4 November 2021 • 20 min
A chance meeting of strangers leaves one of them dead, and police struggle to answer why.
11. Indefensible: The Perfect Victim
Aired 11 November 2021 • 20 min
One woman escapes a serial killer, and the friends of another victim set a trap to catch him.
12. Indefensible: Helen & Olga
Aired 18 November 2021 • 20 min
Two elderly women get away with murder, but when they try it again, things don't go as planned.
13. It Couldn't Happen Here: Dallas, Georgia
Aired 1 September 2022
The investigation into a young mother's death divides a small town: was it murder or suicide?
14. It Couldn't Happen Here: Pocomoke City, Maryland
Aired 8 September 2022
A young single mother disappears without a trace. An investigation suggests she abandoned her children, while her family spends years proving she was murdered and finding her killers.
15. It Couldn't Happen Here: Angier, North Carolina
Aired 15 September 2022
In this True Crime Story, a man claims he shot his daughter's estranged husband, Chirstian Griggs, in self-defense. But after investigators close the case, Christian's family discovers evidence that the killing was not justified.
16. It Couldn't Happen Here: Iaeger, West Virginia
Aired 22 September 2022
Iaeger, WV. After a deadly fire, a man is imprisoned for murder. New evidence reveals the truth.
17. It Couldn't Happen Here: Atwater, Ohio
Aired 29 September 2022
Atwater, OH. Did an aggressive cold case investigation send an innocent man to death row?
18. It Couldn't Happen Here: Turlock, California
Aired 6 October 2022
Turlock, CA. An attorney known for uncovering corruption is accused of masterminding a murder plot.
19. It Couldn't Happen Here: Royse City, Texas
Aired 13 October 2022
A couple is brutally murdered in rural Texas - but did prejudice affect the investigation?
20. It Couldn't Happen Here: Edgewater, Florida
Aired 20 October 2022
A brazen daytime murder in Edgewater, Florida generates surprising unanswered questions.
21. Indefensible: Junk Science
Aired 27 October 2022 • 20 min
A debunked form of forensic science helps put a Florida man behind bars for life.
22. Indefensible: The Casey Anthony Episode
Aired 3 November 2022 • 20 min
A famous case with a controversial verdict poses questions about legal strategy and media coverage.
23. Indefensible: Stand Her Ground
Aired 10 November 2022 • 20 min
A Florida woman faces 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot.
24. Indefensible: Elephant in the Womb
Aired 17 November 2022 • 20 min
A Wisconsin woman goes to a hospital hoping to confirm her pregnancy and get medical help, but she instead finds she’s stepped into a nightmare. After being held captive for several days and denied a lawyer, she’s thrown in jail.
25. Indefensible: Concrete Ceiling
Aired 24 November 2022 • 20 min
A California woman who claims she was acting in self-defense ends up in prison for murder. While there, she finds her story is much more common than she realized.
26. Indefensible: Bye Bye Wozniak
Aired 1 December 2022 • 20 min
A senseless double murder lands a California man on death row. Despite this harsh sentence, a broken system surrounding the death penalty leaves everyone feeling justice hasn’t been served.