Name: True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here
Released: 2021-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hilarie Burton, Jena Friedman

TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan puts a spotlight on murder cases from small towns across America. She meets with family members and local insiders to explore each unique story and the impact and challenges of small-town justice.

2021 · 50m

Starring Hilarie Burton, Jena Friedman

Director Po Kutchins

EPISODE 1

Adel, Georgia

The town of Adel, Ga., is rocked by a brutal robbery homicide, and locals quickly point to an outsider as the killer; over 20 years later, new evidence raises the startling question if an innocent man is serving life for another man's crime.

43m
EPISODE 2

Sauquoit, New York

When a beloved chiropractor in Sauquoit, N.Y., dies suddenly under strange circumstances, investigators discover she's been murdered with a rare poison; the killer could only be someone she knew closely, and the case divides the town.

39m
EPISODE 3

St. Augustine, Florida

A young woman in St. Augustine, Fla., with everything to live for is found shot to death with the gun belonging to her boyfriend, a deputy sheriff; he says it was suicide, but her family believes it was murder.

41m
EPISODE 4

Cookeville, Tennessee

When an immigrant couple who settled in the Tennessee town of Cookeville is executed in their sleep and their house set on fire, investigators identify a suspect with motive; in their rush to make an arrest, they may have gotten the wrong man.

41m
EPISODE 5

Shelbyville, Kentucky

In rural Shelbyville, Ky., a body is found in the river; years go by until the police catch the killer, but some in town question if the suspect is even capable of committing the crime.

41m
EPISODE 6

Rockville/Ellington, Connecticut

When a 22-year-old dancer goes missing, the men of the neighboring town who frequented the club she worked at become the suspect pool; wealth and status may protect a killer; a determined police officer works the case.

41m