
All the emotion, drama and suspense of America's most memorable murder trials are captured in the series. Produced by an Emmy-award winning team, each episode takes viewers through the criminal justice process, from the crime to the investigation to the courtroom testimony and finally, the verdict. Each case brings its own fascinating backstory, but the themes of love, sex, betrayal and greed dominate. Famous cases involve deadly spouses, children, girlfriends and strangers.

Jazz trumpet player Scott Sessions fails to show up for a gig; his body is found a few days later, wrapped in plastic, partially burned and hidden in a forest; investigators trace his last known whereabouts to the residence of his new love interest.

When Ohio State senior Reagan Tokes fails to respond to messages from her parents, they fear the worst; a caller reports the discovery of a female body in the local park; detectives race to solve the crime.

Rising social media star Dr. Teresa Sievers is found bludgeoned to death in her kitchen; detectives quickly come to focus on her husband, Mark, who had taken out a large life insurance policy on his successful wife, in a murder-for-hire scheme.

When Richard Smith fails to show up for work, police discover the murdered bodies of Smith, his mother and brother in their home.