S6 Ep13: Wesley Elkins: The 11-Year-Old Killer

S6 Ep13: Wesley Elkins: The 11-Year-Old Killer

On a hot July morning in 1889, two adults were found murdered in their beds on a small Iowa farm, shot and bludgeoned to death while they slept. The only witness was an 11-year-old boy who said a stranger had done it. What followed was a legal and moral reckoning that divided the country and forced a question the American justice system wasn't remotely prepared to answer: What do you do with a child who kills?

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S6 Ep16: Murder in Coweta County

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S6 Ep15: Twilight Zone Part 2: 'We Decided to Break the Law'

S6 Ep15: Twilight Zone Part 2: 'We Decided to Break the Law'

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S6 Ep14: Twilight Zone Part 1: Vic Morrow's Last Role

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22 Maj 49min

S6 Ep12: Above Suspicion: The FBI Informant Who Disappeared

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18 Maj 1h 5min

The Case Files History Left Unsolved | Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

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18 Maj 9min

S6 Ep11: The Butcher of Rostov

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11 Maj 55min

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