Seasons & Episodes
Means to an End
After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better con
Killer in the Eyes of the Law
Kenneth Foster's death sentence is commuted just hours before his execution, but he asserts that his punishment under an
The Mockingbird
Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor
Sympathy for the Devil
Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on de
Intended Evil
After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies d
Declared Competent
No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doub
Family Affair
High on a drug that fuels his paranoia, Deandra Buchanan fatally shoots his aunt, stepfather and girlfriend -- a crime h
Hunted
Robert Shafer and a friend target a same-sex couple in a robbery, but their crime spins out of control into kidnapping a
Living with the Consequences
Teenage drug abuser Joshua Nelson murders a friend in cold blood to steal his car, but other shocking motivations for th
A Matter of Life and Death
Convicted murderer Wayne Doty admits his guilt but requests that his execution be carried out by electric chair, a metho
In Her Hands
One of the small number of women who commit murder, Lindsay Haugen claims that she strangled her depressed boyfriend in
An Ordinary Boy
Remorseful about the crime that sent him to prison for life, Leo Little tells the story of the murder he committed in 19
Pyro Joe
After 24 years on death row, Joseph Murphy saw his sentence commuted a week before his execution due to the extreme abus
Trapped
From a women's reformatory in Ohio, Linda Lee Couch talks about the murder of her husband, Walter, in 1984, a killing pr
Overkill
In 1996, David Barnett murdered his adoptive grandparents, stabbing them over 20 times. Later, he revealed years of abus
Crossing the Line
Kansas native Cavona Flenoy agreed to a date with a liquor store clerk, but the evening took a deadly turn when he tried
Owning It
After an unsuccessful attempt to kill his father, drug user Charles "Billy" Armentrout later murdered his grandmother an
A Silent Order
At a New Year's Eve party in 1996, Brandon Hutchison killed two brothers, a crime he admits — but there are conflictin
Something Hideous
Toby Williams murdered Deborah Moore and shot her husband, John, in a cruel 1984 robbery for which he has been on death
Honorable Intentions
Mark Arthur maintains that he murdered a friend's father on a Houston highway for savagely beating his wife. But police
A Question of Loyalty
Subjected to abuse throughout her life, Victoria Smith confessed to killing her husband. But someone close to the case h
Someone Else
On death row for murder, Deryl Madison reflects on his struggles with mental illness and finds support from an anti-capi
History Repeating
Daniel Paulsrud says his fatal shooting of partner Leslie was an accident. But accounts from her family — and his hand
Blackout
James Walker claims he has no recollection of the 2001 murder he confessed to committing. An investigation into his trau
Rolling the Dice
Accept a plea deal or go to trial? Three men receive radically different prison sentences for their roles in the fatal s
A Bad Day
David Cameron Keith recalls the day he took a young hostage before heading to an airport and killing the pilot who volun
Family Matters
A murderer recounts the crime that ended one life and ruined his own. Those affected, including a police officer and the
A Mother's Love
In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and her turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects o
Serving Time
Years after leaving the military, Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife, Inez. But Inez
A Father's Shadow
Enraged over his rebellious daughter's choice in men, an extremist father enlists his son in a terrifying plot of intimi
The Bogeyman
Sentenced to life without parole for Jason Johnson's horrific murder, Gary Black says he has no regrets, while Jason's f
Friendly Fire
After fatally shooting a coworker, Thomas "TJ" Schiffens maintains his innocence. But details surrounding the crime sugg
Redemption
By helping his fellow inmates, Jamel Hatcher feels he's turned his life around — but not everyone believes his rehabil
Lost Innocence
Young love takes a dark turn when Ashley Morrison's plan to run away with her boyfriend, Christian Sims, results in the
Lives Lost
Higinio Gonzalez killed a store clerk during an armed robbery at the age of 16. He swears it was an accident, but one co
If Things Were Different
Ezdeth Highley reflects on her murder conviction, her transition while being incarcerated and what she's learned during
Loved to Death
Convicted for killing his grandmother, Rex Groves insists he no longer holds murderous thoughts towards his family. But
A Brutal Outcome
Makueeyapee Whitford claims the murder he committed was an act of self-defense against a rival tribe, but eyewitness tes
A Mother's Choice (1)
A botched drug deal is only the beginning when Candie Dominguez assists her boyfriend, Daniel Lopez, in his gruesome kil
A Mother's Choice (2)
As Daniel maintains his innocence, more details about Jose Menchaca's murder come to light, shifting the focus to Candie
Defense of Another
Serving 20 years in prison for a bar brawl gone awry, Walter Triplett maintains that racial profiling played the biggest
A Common Purpose
When threatening messages escalate into an assault that leaves one teen dead and another severely injured, Kimberly Dunk
Time Bomb
Leroy Schmitz claims he didn't mean to kill his wife during a drunken argument, pleading that an abusive childhood predi
Choices
Sentenced to a minimum of 109 years behind bars, Kevin Saxon considers the choices that led him to commit murder — bot