About this season
Showcasing the most compelling crimes of yesteryear, when secrets festered, passions ran wild and cops had nothing but shoe-leather and gut instinct to catch a killer. Fashions may change but murder never goes out of style.
Episodes (8)
1. 38 Witnesses
8.0Aired 11 November 2014 • 44 min
Kew Gardens, Queens, 1964: Kitty Genovese is raped and stabbed to death outside her apartment building as her neighbors watch and do nothing, introducing America to the "bystander effect." But is this really the whole story...?
2. The Shot Doctor
7.0Aired 18 November 2014 • 44 min
Live Oak, FL, 1952: The revered Dr. Leroy Adams has been shot in his office. In a time of segregation and secrets, figuring out who is responsible may not be as easy as simply identifying the killer.
3. Candyland
7.0Aired 25 November 2014 • 44 min
Key Biscayne, FL, 1964: Candy Mossler (40s) finds her multi-millionaire husband, Jacques (69), stabbed to death in their apartment. Detectives are swept into a twisted tale of incest, secret homosexual liaisons, and money, money, money...
4. The 28th Floor
8.0Aired 2 December 2014 • 44 min
Austin, TX, 1966: A rain of bullets descends on students and faculty at the University of Texas. But when the smoke clears there remain more questions than answers: who could have done this evil, hideous thing? And why?
5. The Pied Piper
7.0Aired 9 December 2014
Tucson, AZ, 1965: When Gretchen Fritz and her sister Wendy leave for a movie and never come home, police must infiltrate the tight-knit world of Speedway teens to discover the disturbing truth behind the girls’ disappearance.
6. Accident On Banyan St.
7.0Aired 16 December 2014 • 44 min
San Bernardino, CA, 1964: When Lucille and Cork Miller’s car crashes, Cork burns to death inside. Half the evidence suggests it was an accident, but could Lucille have wanted her husband out of the picture?
7. Cabin in the Woods
7.0Aired 23 December 2014
Berkeley, CA, 1955: Little Stephanie Bryan has disappeared without a trace, and police will have to use every tool at their disposal, from newspaper reporters to bloodhounds, to solve the mystery of Stephanie’s fate.
8. Baby Come Home
7.0Aired 30 December 2014
Kansas City, MO, 1953: Bobby Greenlease has been kidnapped. When the largest ransom payout in history fails to bring Bobby back, St. Louis’ shadiest characters must track down the culprits.