Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler — Season 1
About this season
A true-crime series examining the most shocking murder investigations and toughest trials in Texas history - all told with Kelly's unique insight and unparalleled access. As Chief of Special Crimes in the busiest courthouse in the Lone Star state, Kelly Siegler battled to get killers into courtrooms to face their formidable defense attorneys. With her own firsthand accounts, alongside investigators and victims' families, Kelly reveals what really happened beyond the newspaper headlines to bring Texas-style justice.
Episodes (10)
1. Theater of Law
Aired 18 November 2023 • 43 min
Prosecutor Kelly Siegler uses controversial tactics to demonstrate to a jury how, Susan Wright, a suburban mom, could have planned, tortured, killed and buried her husband, Jeffrey Wright, in their backyard.
2. The Wig Shop Murder
Aired 25 November 2023 • 43 min
A young man enters a wig shop, stabs three people and flees; a worldwide manhunt finally catches up with the killer and brings him to trial where he and his famed defense attorney face prosecutor Kelly Siegler.
3. We Let Evil In
Aired 2 December 2023 • 43 min
The search for a missing student yielded no returns until a shocking discovery. In her last year at the DA’s Office, Kelly Siegler helps mediate between Tynesha’s family, a civil rights activist, and law enforcement to help keep the case on track.
4. The Most Innocent Victim
Aired 9 December 2023 • 43 min
Amy Robinson, a teenager with Turner's syndrome, had just taken her first steps toward independence by getting a job at her local grocery store; her new endeavor ends in tragedy when she befriends a co-worker with a secret past.
5. The Cop Who Wouldn't Stop
Aired 16 December 2023 • 43 min
In an exclusive Houston neighborhood, an entire family is found dead of an apparent murder-suicide; Sgt. Johnny Bonds takes on the entire justice system to uncover the shocking truth and expose an underworld of murder for hire.
6. The Mask of God
Aired 23 December 2023 • 43 min
Grieving mother Kari Baker takes her own life, or so it seems. Her parents start an investigation and secrets emerge about her Baptist minister husband that leaves friends and family wondering if there's more to the story.
7. The Darkest of Nights
Aired 30 December 2023 • 43 min
When best friends 16-year-old Elizabeth Peña and 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman are heinously murdered in 1993, Houston acknowledges they have a gang problem. Kelly Siegler joins the prosecution of an unprecedented five death penalty trials in this shocking case that changed the rights for victims' families.
8. Honor, Jealousy, and Murder
Aired 6 January 2024 • 43 min
When a teenage track star sneaks out at night, she finds herself caught in a deadly love triangle; once her body is found in a field, the small town of Mansfield, Texas, becomes wrapped in a sensational tabloid tale of duty, honor and murder.
9. Rogue Witness
Aired 13 January 2024 • 43 min
Houston police suspect foul play when an elderly couple die in their home, but the case goes cold; years later, a family friend turns on their lover and reveals the shocking truth before testifying in court for prosecutor Kelly Siegler.
10. Justice Is Green
Aired 20 January 2024 • 43 min
A torso found floating in Texas' Galveston Bay leads to the arrest of billionaire Robert Durst; for the first time, Kelly Siegler gets attorneys from both the defense and prosecution to discuss the Texas Trial of the Century.