A History of Violence

The Stuarts, are robbed and shot in Boston. Carol and her unborn child are killed. Charles survives to describe their black assailant, inflaming racial tensions, until a surprise witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.

When teen Sherita Williams meets an untimely death after a quick trip to the nail salon everyone in Pennsauken, New Jersey is shocked. Police dig up a cast of potential villains but when the true killer appears, they find he’s in a class all his own.

Holiday cheer ends in holiday fear, when Jean Wholaver and her two daughters are murdered in their home on Christmas Eve. Detectives in Middletown, Pennsylvania check their list of suspects twice and are shocked by the killer’s true identity.

When Chris Mader is shot on Thanksgiving Eve, no one in his Southern Maryland town is in the mood to give thanks. But as the years pass, all investigators run into are dead ends. Finally, an unlikely informant lead police to Chris' killer.

When a mother of four is found tortured and brutally murdered in her home, the people of Northport, Washington discover that their isolation doesn't guarantee their safety.

Rumors fly in the small town of Auburn, New Hampshire after well-known local George Jodoin is found murdered in his bed and the top three suspects are his close friends.

When a beloved couple vanishes just before their annual Christmas party, their family fears the worst - and police must do everything from posing as the Mafia to coaxing information from threatened witnesses in order to solve a years-long mystery.

Queens, NY, 1965. Two children are found dead. The cops are convinced the parents Eddie and Alice Crimmins are guilty. Even after two trials both condemning Alice, it will take years to unravel the mystery of who killed Eddie and Missy.

New York, NY, 1963. Two young women are brutally murdered in their Upper East Side apartment. If these girls aren’t safe, who is? The NYPD is under pressure to solve the high-profile case but make a tragic misstep while investigating.

West Palm Beach, FL, 1955. Esteemed Judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife say goodbye to friends at a dinner party and are never seen again. Police unravel a tale of corruption and evil that leaves Florida in shock.

Denver, CO, 1955. United Airlines Flight 629 explodes in mid-air, killing everyone aboard. Crash investigators wonder if it was an accident at all. What follows is the discovery of the first-ever act of murder-by-airplane-bombing in the U.S.

Michigan, 1967-69. A series of young females from Michigan universities are murdered one by one. The young women of Southeastern Michigan are terrified and the police commence a massive hunt for the monster they call The Co-Ed Killer.

New York, NY, 1955. Ann and Billy Woodward are the darlings of New York society when tragedy strikes after a drunken dinner party. Billy lies in a pool of his own blood. Ann pulled the trigger by accident...or so she says.

Montgomery, Alabama’s upper crust social circle is about to play host to an uninvited party guest. Murder is on the menu when one family’s distrust and finger pointing lead detectives on a cross-country trek for a killer.

On Thanksgiving, police officers are sent out on a welfare check and uncover an unthinkable triple homicide. To unmask the killer, detectives must uncover a victim's secrets and examine a hidden world of disinheritance, rage, and dark accusations

A frantic 9-1-1 caller informs police he's found a family member dead. At first, it looks like a simple case of suicide. But a deeper dig reveals a secret world of sex tapes, broken promises and unbelievable murder motives.