Some crimes are so shocking, they hit the very heart of an entire nation. Audio-only interviews and archive reveal some of America's most high-profile cases and examine their impact on the wider community.
EPISODE 1
Andrea Yates
A mother’s fascination with extreme religious ideas and hidden postpartum psychosis lead her to believe Satan is sending her messages and she drowns all five of her children.
EPISODE 2
Atlanta Olympic Bombing
At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovers pipe bombs and clears the area. The FBI investigates the guard while the real villain escapes justice.
EPISODE 3
McMartin Preschool Trial
When the parents of children in a California preschool are informed that their kids may have been the victims of sexual abuse, it sets off a chain of catastrophic events.
EPISODE 4
The Menendez Brothers
When a Hollywood executive and his wife are brutally killed, suspicion falls on their two sons. Charged with the murders, the brothers reveal disturbing family secrets.
EPISODE 5
Selena
In 1995, a female singer on the brink of superstardom is murdered in a motel in Texas. Fans clamour for justice as police negotiators stand-off with an unlikely killer.
EPISODE 6
The Nanny Trial
An 18-year-old au pair from Britain, is accused of murdering eight-month-old Matthew Eappen, by shaking. Her trial creates a huge media firestorm in American and the UK.