HOMETOWN TRAGEDY

 Experience the human condition explored like never before. Domestic disputes, missing persons, and cold-blooded killers. Follow along as we investigate unbelievable true crime stories and documentaries. Some solved and others with criminals still at large. 

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Hometown Tragedy: She Never Came Home - Key Art
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Hometown Tragedy: Escaping the House of Demons
Hometown Tragedy: Escaping the House of Demons

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SEASON 4

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[PREMIERES SEPT 13] After a snowy day in Western Pennsylvania, a horrifying discovery leads investigators down a heartbreaking and twisted path. They'll seek swift justice for an innocent victim deceived.
[PREMIERES SEPT 20] When bones are discovered burned in a rural New Hampshire community, a horrific story begins to emerge…one that exposes the secrets of a charming killer living among them.
STREAMING NOW! A young boy and his family's housekeeper are brutally killed in an upscale Omaha neighborhood. Their case goes cold for years, until another double homicide reveals the link and unmasks a serial killer.
STREAMING NOW! Single father Kendal Fenwick is the 295th homicide in Baltimore in 2015. Family and investigators wonder whether his efforts to curb drugs and violence in his neighborhood made him a target. Or is it something else entirely?

SEASON 3

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[WATCH TRAILER] After a South Carolina couple vanishes, social media posts begin cropping up claiming the pair is fine and eloped. But their loved ones are convinced otherwise.
[WATCH TRAILER] A 12-year-old paperboy's disappearance during his Sunday morning route shocks a peaceful Iowa city. Panic sets in when a second paperboy goes missing.
[WATCH TRAILER] University of Kentucky football player is murdered on the porch of his house during his 21st birthday party in an assassination-style killing.
[WATCH TRAILER] When homesick college student Miya Marcano books a flight to south Florida for the weekend, her family is thrilled. But when the plane lands, Miya is nowhere to be found.

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[WATCH TRAILER] This unsettling story of the demise of three young girl scouts has turned into the largest murder investigation in Oklahoma's history.
[WATCH TRAILER] Known as one of the first cases of the digital age, Maura Murray's mysterious disappearance continues to confound investigators.
[WATCH TRAILER] A missing Milwaukee woman's family and her community push for answers about her disappearance.
[WATCH TRAILER] After eight members of one family were killed in their homes in a single night, residents of the devastated Ohio community were left to wonder if they were next.
[WATCH TRAILER] Three brutal cold cases remain unsolved for decades until advances in forensic technology bring investigators closer than ever to finding answers.
[WATCH TRAILER] Weeks after a pregnant woman is shot and killed in Orlando, a shootout between her suspected killer and a police officer sparks a manhunt.
[WATCH TRAILER] In front of a packed restaurant, an armed man shoots and kills two diner employees. Is the town as peaceful as some say?

SEASON 1

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[WATCH TRAILER] A Missouri community seeks answers when two young women disappear a decade apart.
[WATCH TRAILER] A teen murdered but no suspects; A woman allegedly killed by a panhandler.
[WATCH TRAILER] Two serial killers whose chilling crimes left their communities devastated.
[WATCH TRAILER] Decades-old cold cases are finally solved thanks to advances in DNA technology.
[WATCH TRAILER] The Golden State Killer, also known as East Area Rapist, remained a mystery for years.

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