The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas — Season 1
About this season
Investigative journalist Maria Elena Salinas peels back the layers of national headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and updates to the cases.
Episodes (6)
1. Confessions of an Innocent Man
Aired 24 April 2017 • 60 min
In 1990, a teenager was convicted of murdering his parents. Forced into a confession by homicide detectives, Martin Tankleff spent twenty years trying to prove his innocence.
2. The Deltona Massacre
Aired 1 May 2017 • 60 min
When 22-year-old Erin Belanger and her boyfriend Francisco "Flacco" Roman move to Deltona, Florida, they're hoping for a new start. Little do they know the danger that awaits them.
3. Failure of Justice
Aired 8 May 2017 • 60 min
The mean streets of East Detroit, 2007. An entire house is shot up - four people are dead and one is injured. Maria Elena Salinas exposes a unique view of justice and life on the streets.
4. An Unspeakable Tragedy
Aired 15 May 2017 • 60 min
It's 2004, a daycare provider in Corvallis, Oregon is alarmed when two year-old Karly Sheehan, one of her brightest and most energetic children, starts exhibiting strange new behavior while her hair appears to be falling out. Is it too late to save her?
5. The Secret Cost of Silence
Aired 22 May 2017 • 60 min
In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan was barreling towards the Florida coast when Michelle Jones decides to invite her Aunt Teri and Uncle Charlie to ride out the storm. What was intended to be a fun visit turns into something much darker.
10. Lost Girls of the Mesa
Aired 27 June 2017 • 60 min
In 2009, police discover the remains of 11 women in the desert on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, N.M., leading them to launch a hunt for a serial killer.