2020

S1.E1 ∙ Andrea Yates

Tue, Nov 10, 2020

Andrea Yates appears to have the perfect family. But her fascination with extreme religious ideas and her postpartum psychosis leads her to believe Satan is sending her messages telling her to drown her children. A media firestorm follows.

7.5 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Atlanta Olympic Bombing

Tue, Nov 17, 2020

At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovers pipe bombs and clears the area to minimize fatalities. Praised as a hero, the FBI then decides he fits the domestic terrorist profile, while the real villain continues his terror campaign.

7 /10

S1.E3 ∙ McMartin Preschool Trial

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

A California preschool faces spurious charges of child sexual assault.

7.3 /10

S1.E4 ∙ The Menendez Brothers

Tue, Dec 01, 2020

Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez cited emotional and physical abuse, among other questionable reasons, for the gruesome 1989 killing of their mother and father.

7.3 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Selena

Tue, Dec 08, 2020

In 1995, 23-year-old Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla was senselessly murdered in Corpus Christi, TX, by the founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar.

6.7 /10

S1.E6 ∙ The Nanny Trial

Tue, Dec 15, 2020

British au pair Louise Woodward, age 19, was convicted in 1997 of the involuntary manslaughter of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen due to shaking him violently while he was in her care in his home in Newton, MA.

6.9 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Patty Hearst

Tue, Dec 22, 2020

Patricia "Patty" Hearst became internationally known for events following her 1974 kidnapping by the criminal organization called the "Symbionese Liberation Army."

6.9 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Rodney King

Tue, Dec 29, 2020

On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers after a high-speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving. Due to the police brutality, massive riots followed.

6.7 /10