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The Crimes that Changed Us

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About The Crimes that Changed Us

The Crimes that Changed Us is a crime and documentary TV series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on November 12, 2020. It has 1 season and 8 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8 "Rodney King", aired on December 31, 2020.

The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.

  • Crime
  • Documentary

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8 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2020 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago

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    8. Rodney King

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    In 1992 Los Angeles, the brutal police beating of Rodney King is caught on video, igniting outrage. When the officers are let off, fury is unleashed. With testimony from LA residents, this is an intimate account of those dark days.

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    7. Patty Hearst

    In the seventies' chaos, left wing radicals take heiress Patty Hearst hostage and the media, too. While the FBI focuses their efforts on bank robbery charges, a murder goes unsolved. But the son of the slain Myrna Opsahl holds out for justice.

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    6. The Nanny Trial

    Louise Woodward, an 18-year-old au pair from Britain, is accused of murdering eight-month-old Matthew Eappen by violently shaking him. Her trial creates a media firestorm, searing the term "shaken baby syndrome" into America's consciousness.

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    5. Selena

    A Mexican-American singer is on the cusp of international superstardom when one fateful visit to a Texas motel cuts her young life tragically short. Fans clamor for justice as police negotiators stand-off with an unlikely killer.

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    4. The Menendez Brothers

    When a Hollywood executive and his wife are brutally killed in a wealthy neighborhood, suspicion falls on their two sons. Charged with the murders, the brothers reveal disturbing family secrets, and the scene is set for one of the most shocking trials.

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    3. McMartin Preschool Trial

    When the parents of children in a California preschool are informed that their kids may have been the victims of sexual abuse, it sets off a chain of panic and catastrophic events that will put an innocent man on trial for the heinous crimes.

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    2. Atlanta Olympic Bombing

    At the 1996 Olympics, a security guard discovers pipe bombs and clears the area to minimise the fatalities. Praised as a hero, the FBI then decides he fits the domestic terrorist profile, while the real villain continues his terror campaign.

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    1. Andrea Yates

    Andrea Yates appears to have the perfect family. However, her fascination with extreme religious ideas and hidden postpartum psychosis leads her to believe Satan is sending messages to drown all of her children. What follows is a media firestorm.

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The most recent episode of The Crimes that Changed Us, Season 1 Episode 8 "Rodney King", aired on December 31, 2020.

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The Crimes that Changed Us has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.

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