A Crime to Remember Episode Rating Graph

The story behind author Truman Capote's classic non-fiction novel, "In Cold Blood," which details the Clutter family murders in 1959 and the nationwide manhunt that followed for the killers.

Kew Gardens, Queens, 1964: Kitty Genovese is raped and stabbed to death outside her apartment building as her neighbors watch and do nothing, introducing America to the "bystander effect." But is this really the whole story...?

Denver, CO, 1955. When United Airlines Flight 629 bound for Seattle explodes in mid-air, killing everyone aboard, the new-to-air travel nation grieves over the terrible tragedy. But when crash investigators find a few strange inconsistencies in the wreckage they start to wonder if it was an accident at all. What follows is the discovery of the first-ever act of commercial airline sabotage in the United States...the motive? Money.

Austin, TX, 1966: A rain of bullets descends on students and faculty at the University of Texas. But when the smoke clears there remain more questions than answers: who could have done this evil, hideous thing? And why?

Michigan, 1967. A young co-ed from Eastern Michigan State University goes missing. Her body is found months later, rotting in a field. A year later, another co-ed, disappears and is found stabbed to death. A few months after that, a young law student is found shot and strangled in an Ypsilanti cemetery. The young women of Southeastern Michigan are terrified and the police commence a massive hunt for the monster they call The Co-Ed Killer.

Live Oak, FL, 1952: The revered Dr. Leroy Adams has been shot in his office. In a time of segregation and secrets, figuring out who is responsible may not be as easy as simply identifying the killer.

A detective struggles to exonerate his black friend from rape allegations pinned on him by the LAPD's all-white brass; he must navigate entrenched racism, lead a stake-out and employ the magic of Hollywood to ensnare the real predator.

After the blood-soaked body of 76-year-old Franklin Bradshaw is found behind the counter of his auto-parts store, detectives dig into the strained history of his family and uncover a hotbed of deceit, manipulation and all-consuming greed.

In what became known as "The Crime of The Century," a boy from one of Chicago's wealthiest families is kidnapped and found murdered. The ensuing investigation zeroes in on the wealthy, thrill-seeking college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.

Tucson, AZ, 1965: When Gretchen Fritz and her sister Wendy leave for a movie and never come home, police must infiltrate the tight-knit world of Speedway teens to discover the disturbing truth behind the girls’ disappearance.

A 1955 shooting involving a pair of New York socialites is recalled.

Los Angeles, CA, 1968: Cheryl Perveler is found in her yellow sports car bleeding out from a gunshot wound to the head. When investigators dig into Cheryl's life, the plot that they uncover will defy even the most outlandish expectations.

Queens, NY, 1965. Two children disappear in the night, taken from their bedroom. Hours later they turn up dead, strangled. The police have no clues but an instant dislike for the parents: Eddie (20's) and Alice Crimmins (26). They are separated and fighting over custody of the kids. She seems more concerned about her make-up and appearance than her dead kids; he seems to be obsessed with her many love affairs. Cops think one of them did it, but it will take twelve years to unravel the truth.

Chicago, IL, 1966: The crime of the century begins when a man knocks on the door of a dormitory of nursing students and murders all…but one, who will live to help police attempt to bring him to justice.

Heiress Barbara Mackle is kidnapped and buried alive in a coffin-like capsule; local police and the FBI race to Mackle's abductor before her time underground runs out.

Los Angeles, CA, 1934: Eric Madison is found dead in a boarding house at the back of the Warner Brother’s lot. But in an age where propriety is paramount, will the punishment fit the crime?

Odessa, TX, 1961: Teenager Betty Williams isn't home. She’s not at school. Police are sure she is a runaway, until they uncover a shocking high school rumor that will change this small town forever.

New York, NY, 1937: Easter Sunday turns deadly when a pin-up model and two others are discovered brutally murdered. Religion, art, and madness come together in this twisted tale of love and obsession.

Macon, GA, 1960: When wealthy Mary Burge is found strangled in her bed, detectives encounter a world of hooded Klan members and blue blood Yankees where the truth truly is stranger than fiction.

Santa Cruz, CA, 1970: When an entire family is discovered shot and drowned in their own swimming pool, investigators must traipse through psychedelic hippie communes to solve this Manson-style murder.

Bay Village, OH, 1954: When Marilyn Sheppard is found beaten to death in her bedroom, it will take more than thirty years to piece together the truth of what happened the night she died.

Kansas City, MO, 1960: When Patricia Jones’ bullet-ridden body turns up by the side of lovers’ lane, Detective Browning forges ahead on a catch me if you can trail from Missouri to Mexico, taunted by the sly smiles of his provocative arch nemesis.