S1 Ep38: Susan Smith: More than a Monster

S1 Ep38: Susan Smith: More than a Monster

A distraught young mother pounded on the door of a stranger's house and told a story that riveted the nation: She'd been carjacked while driving an empty stretch of road, and the man who'd held her at gunpoint took not only her car, but her two young sons strapped into the car seats. As Susan Smith publicly pleaded for her boys to be returned unharmed, she hid a terrible secret that would shock the country and horrify her family.

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S5 Ep1: Twins Torn Apart: The Kidnapping of Marion Parker

S5 Ep1: Twins Torn Apart: The Kidnapping of Marion Parker

When a well-dressed man approached a Los Angeles junior high school in 1927 asking for his coworker Perry Parker's daughter, the woman at the front desk should have immediately sensed something was of...

24 Feb 202546min

Introducing: CRIME HOUSE TRUE CRIME STORIES

Introducing: CRIME HOUSE TRUE CRIME STORIES

Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every episode features two notorious cases from that week in crime history, tied by a common theme like infamous serial ...

20 Feb 202515min

S4 Ep46: The Betrayal of Anne Frank

S4 Ep46: The Betrayal of Anne Frank

Most people know the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who hid in a secret attic for two years with six other people to avoid the Nazis, but a question still festers 80 years later: Who turne...

17 Feb 202540min

S4 Ep45: The Lysine Cartel: How an Informant (Sloppily) Exposed Archer Daniels Midland

S4 Ep45: The Lysine Cartel: How an Informant (Sloppily) Exposed Archer Daniels Midland

Mark Whitacre, a high-ranking exec at the agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland, approached the FBI with some scandalous news: His employer was part of an international cartel illegally inflatin...

10 Feb 202545min

S4 Ep44: At Any Cost: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong

S4 Ep44: At Any Cost: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong

After recovering from Stage 4 testicular cancer, cyclist Lance Armstrong not only got his health back, but he became one of the sport's highest profile figures, winning seven Tour de France races in a...

3 Feb 202545min

S4 Ep43: How Two Murders Became Three: The Story of George Stinney Jr.

S4 Ep43: How Two Murders Became Three: The Story of George Stinney Jr.

In 1944, the brutal slayings of two young girls made plenty of headlines in Alcolu, South Carolina. The trial of their suspected killer garnered far less attention -- even when he was convicted and vi...

27 Jan 202543min

S4 Ep42: Aberfan's Lost Generation

S4 Ep42: Aberfan's Lost Generation

Students at Pantglas Junior School had just settled in at their desks the morning of Oct. 21, 1966, when an avalanche of slurry swept through the building, trapping hundreds of children and teachers a...

20 Jan 202547min

S4 Ep41: The Stealing of 'The Scream'

S4 Ep41: The Stealing of 'The Scream'

As the world descended on Norway for the 1994 Winter Olympics, a determined thief set his sights on a Norweigian painting he'd coveted most of his life: Edvard Munch's The Scream. The daring theft of ...

13 Jan 202541min

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