Celebrity Crime Files — Season 1
Real stories beyond the headlines.
About this season
Diving deep into the heart of black entertainment's most perplexing mysteries, this investigative series exposes the hidden truths and untold stories behind the controversies that have rocked the African-American celebrity world.
Episodes (9)
1. Rae Carruth
Aired 15 October 2012 • 43 min
The case of former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth, who was tried for his role in a murder-for-hire plot trying to make the murder look like a random act of violence. that resulted in the death of his pregnant girlfriend
2. LaLa Brown
Aired 22 October 2012 • 43 min
The story of the unsolved murder of R&B singer Yolanda "LaLa" Brown (1986-2007) and her boyfriend in a recording studio.
3. Marvin Gaye
Aired 29 October 2012 • 43 min
After Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) gets involved in an argument between his parents, his father shoots and kills him with a gun he gave him.
4. Jam Master Jay
Aired 5 November 2012 • 43 min
Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay (1965-2002) was shot to death inside his New York City recording studio without any witnesses or suspects years later.
5. Bison Dele aka Brian Williams
Aired 12 November 2012 • 43 min
Trading fame and fortune for a nomadic life at sea, former NBA player Bison Dele disappeared in the South Pacific after a fight with his brother.
6. Merlin Santana
Aired 26 November 2012 • 43 min
Promising actor and rapper, Merlin Santana is fatally shot to death in 2002 while sitting in a parked car and accused of rape.
7. Donald Goines
Aired 3 December 2012 • 43 min
Donald Goines is shot and killed in 1974 after achieving fame for writing 16 popular pulp crime novels in only five years.
8. Peter Tosh
Aired 10 December 2012 • 43 min
Famous reggae solo artist, Peter Tosh is killed by three ex-cons who invaded his Jamaican home and brutally tortured and shot him.
9. Peter Tosh
Aired 10 December 2012 • 60 min