Six individuals convicted in the 1985 murder of a 68-year-old grandmother are exonerated by DNA evidence in 2009, raising questions about the reliability of confessions and memory in criminal cases.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
In the small town of Beatrice, Nebraska, six people believe they committed a murder. The memory haunts the entire town, but that memory may not be true.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
In 1989, Tom Winslow implicates himself in the now-cold case; the lead investigator pieces together a chilling picture of the crime.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Decades after the trial of the Helen Wilson murder case, Joseph White's fight for DNA testing brings new details to light.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
After new DNA evidence surfaces, advocates push for a full exoneration of the Beatrice Six; as Burt Searcey's investigative methods come under fire, a new story focused on the heinous actions of a killer emerges.
EPISODE 5
Episode 5
As the once-accused Beatrice Six prepare to re-enter the society, one of the exonerated remains convinced of their involvement in the crime despite scientific evidence to the contrary; many people in town strongly believe the six are guilty.
EPISODE 6
Episode 6
In the aftermath of a landmark civil judgement, the town of Beatrice grapples with the fallout of a miscarriage of justice.
Nanfu Wang
Marc Smerling
Max Heckman
Chad Mumm
Mark W. Olsen
Nancy Abraham
Lisa Heller
Sara Rodriguez
