An Arizona man claims jewelry thieves killed his wife, but his story unravels almost immediately. His temporary insanity defense, however, proves to be a formidable opponent in court.
2 The Consent Offense
21-10-21
Police believe they've solved a mysterious death in Florida, but at trial the case takes a shocking turn, and a seemingly straight-forward case of murder by strangulation spirals into a bizarre crime story.
3 A Few Bad Men
21-10-28
A man with a violent criminal history is imprisoned after he nearly kills his girlfriend. Just months after he's released early on parole, he finds himself at the center of another tragic case.
4 The Panic Defense
21-11-04
Two strangers meet at a bar, but their evening ends with a gruesome death. Police think they know who's to blame, but questions of motive leave them stumped.
5 The Perfect Victim
21-11-11
One woman escapes the clutches of a New Jersey serial killer, and the friends and family of another victim set a trap to deliver the killer to police.
6 Helen & Olga
21-11-18
Two elderly women in Los Angeles seem to pull off the perfect murder. But when they try and pull it off nearly six years later, things don't go as planned.
7 Junk Science
22-10-27
A man gets life in prison based on faulty evidence.
8 The Casey Anthony Episode
22-10-27
The Casey Anthony case is covered from a new angle.
9 Stand Her Ground
22-11-03
Who are Stand Your Ground laws really for?
10 Elephant in the Womb
22-11-10
A terrifying law puts a Wisconsin woman behind bars.
11 Concrete Ceiling
22-11-17
A woman lands in jail in an attempt to protect herself.
12 Bye Bye Wozniak
22-11-24
A brutal killer on death row who will never be executed.
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Jena Friedman probes true crimes that reveal hard truths about our flawed criminal justice system.