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Crime Stories
Crime Stories

Crime Stories

—Fans of gripping, real-life stories of murder and mayhem will get their fill in this series that explores the crimes that made headlines. Firsthand accounts, dramatic re-enactments and archival news footage are used to paint comprehensive pictures of the high-profile cases and the law enforcement agents who investigated them.
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Record to watch 12 episodes in the next two weeks

    The Yosemite Park Murderer
    The Roaming Rapist
    The Elderly Executioners
    The Homicidal Handyman
    The Boarding House Killer
    The Human Hunter
    Railcar Killer

  • After a couple was found guilty of the rape and murder of Taunja Bennett, a letter signed with a happy face claimed responsibility for the crime.
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  • Tara Lynn Grant was reported missing five days after her husband claimed she left their home in an unidentified black car.
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  • A note claiming a family emergency was all that was left behind when American Atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family vanished in August 1995.
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  • The Yosemite Park Murderer

    Handyman Cary Stayner is accused of murdering three Yosemite National Park tourists.
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  • The Roaming Rapist

    Gary Alan Walker spent three weeks in May 1994 terrorizing Oklahoma residents with his bloody spree of rapes, kidnappings and murders.
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  • The Elderly Executioners

    In the late 1980s, Ray and Faye Copeland became the oldest couple on death row when a simple livestock scam escalated into murder.
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Fans of gripping, real-life stories of murder and mayhem will get their fill in this series that explores the crimes that made headlines. Firsthand accounts, dramatic re-enactments and archival news footage are used to paint comprehensive pictures of the high-profile cases and the law enforcement agents who investigated them.

Starring

Bill Courage, Richard Belzer, James Naughton, Gene Galusha

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