Once prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh's life begins to unravel after the murder of his wife Maggie and youngest son Paul; the murders kick off an investigation that uncovered years of drug abuse, theft of millions of dollars and an abuse of power bringing down a Lowcountry legal dynasty.
When Lori Vallow's children go missing, she heads to Hawaii to marry cult leader Chad Daybell, leaving behind a wake of destruction, which includes several dead bodies; as investigators try to solve the case, Chad and Lori prepare for the end of the world.
A Sunday afternoon movie date turns deadly when a confrontation over a cell phone and a bag of popcorn ends with a gunshot; retired police captain Curtis Reeves claims he acted in self-defense, but will a jury believe that his life was in danger?
Authorities first suspect the husband in the savage murder of a Florida doctor, but when he has an alibi, they follow a tip on a 1,100-mile trip that takes the case in an unexpected direction.
Rosemarie Essa appears to die in a car crash; when police learn this was no more than a low-speed fender bender, they begin to suspect foul play by someone who knew what they were doing.
Ashley Biggs thought it was just another pizza delivery, and didn't know who was waiting on the other end; she didn't come back, and police found the delivery address abandoned, with a pool of blood on the ground.
When teenager Dennis Lewis is killed fighting off home invaders, all police have to go on is a single handprint; when lab results reveal who the print belongs to, no one wants to believe it.