The Real Murders of Atlanta — Season 1
Some people would kill for a little southern hospitality.
About this season
Portrayal of the horrifying cases that highlight the boundaries between gentrified Southern dynasties, hip-hop hustlers and the flashy nouveau riche of this metropolitan mecca of music, entertainment and tech. Told by the investigators, witnesses, reporters and loved ones who have direct connections to the cases, each hourlong episode brings Atlanta's hustle and deadly decadence into sharp focus. It's the dark side of the New South, where deadly battles for status and affluence emerge between those who are willing to kill for the good life and those willing to kill to keep it.
Episodes (10)
1. Blunt Instrument
Aired 16 January 2022 • 44 min
When a tech mogul is found bludgeoned to death in his lavish Roswell bedroom, detectives quickly compile a long list of potential suspects; police ultimately zero in on one scorned lover who wouldn't take no for an answer.
2. Blood Feud
Aired 23 January 2022 • 44 min
Atlanta's thriving hip-hop scene is stunned when up-and-coming rapper Lil' Phat is executed in broad daylight; the case takes detectives into a world of mobsters and kingpins where the victim's lyrics may have foretold his demise.
3. A Deadly Union
Aired 30 January 2022 • 44 min
The grisly double murder of two Lockheed employees stuns their families and leaves investigators baffled; as the case languishes for years, investigators are unable to make an arrest until the prime suspect kills again.
4. Final Judgment
Aired 6 February 2022 • 44 min
When a prominent Atlanta judge, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Josephine Holmes Cook, is shot dead in her upscale home, detectives must figure out if the killing was payback from any criminals she had put behind bars, or if someone close had a personal score to settle.
5. Family Jewels
Aired 20 February 2022 • 44 min
The senseless murder of a 16-year-old girl in her family's jewelry store rocks the quiet hamlet of Marietta; determined to give her family closure, detectives pull out all the stops to track down the cold-hearted culprit.
6. Death's Doorstep
Aired 27 February 2022 • 43 min
A flower delivery turns deadly when Atlanta socialite Lita Sullivan is executed after answering the door at her wealthy Buckhead estate; the hunt for the mastermind behind the assassination takes investigators around the world and back.
7. Blood Brothers
Aired 6 March 2022 • 44 min
A prestigious Atlanta college is stunned when one of its own students is horrifically tortured and murdered off campus; investigators discover that greed may have led to the promising athlete's tragic end.
8. Holy Hell
Aired 13 March 2022 • 44 min
9. The Final Act
Aired 20 March 2022 • 43 min
10. Catching Fire
Aired 27 March 2022 • 44 min