Series synopsis
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones is an American documentary crime reality television series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on March 11, 2010. It ended on July 17, 2016.
Aphrodite Jones goes behind the scenes of famous murder cases to uncover hidden secrets and new information to shed new light on these sensational stories.
Premise
Aphrodite Jones goes behind the scenes of famous murder cases to uncover hidden secrets and new information to shed new light on these sensational stories.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Scott Peterson as Self
- Gloria Gomez as Self - Reporter, KOVR, Sacramento, CA
- Alex Louis as Chase Hart
- JonBenét Ramsey as Self (archive footage)
- Anna Nicole Smith as Self (archive footage)
- Jerry Brown as Self (archive footage)
- Jeremie Carlson as Mysterious Off-Duty Fireman
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 63 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | March 11, 2010 | May 13, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 10 | March 31, 2011 | June 16, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 10 | January 7, 2013 | March 11, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 13 | October 17, 2013 | January 16, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 10 | March 16, 2015 | May 25, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 10 | May 2, 2016 | July 17, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scott Peterson Laci Peterson and her unborn child are found floating in San Francisco Bay. Her husband is convicted of killing her, but Aphrodite Jones finds there is much more to this story. |
March 11, 2010 |
| 2 |
O.J. Simpson The kidnapping case that put former football great OJ Simpson in jail was one of many publicized Simpson cases. Aphrodite Jones reveals new information about the fall of an icon. |
March 18, 2010 |
| 3 |
Staircase Killer A woman is found dead and her husband is convicted of the killing. Aphrodite Jones goes behind prison walls to confront novelist Michael Peterson to find out if he killed his wife. |
March 25, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JonBenet Ramsey The mysterious murder of JonBenet Ramsey continues to baffle investigators. Aphrodite Jones digs for answers to a case that has raised many questions. |
March 31, 2011 |
| 2 |
Anna Nicole Smith The mysterious life and tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith and the possible ties to her young son's own tragic death. |
April 7, 2011 |
| 3 |
Killer Contestant Investigating how Rodney Alcala allegedly used his photographer's lens to lure unsuspecting women into his web of murder. |
April 14, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sex & Death in the OC The 1994 murder of millionaire William McLaughlin is investigated in the third-season opener. |
January 7, 2013 |
| 2 |
Casey Anthony Bella Vita The murder trial of Casey Anthony is examined. |
January 14, 2013 |
| 3 |
To Catch a Killer In Colorado, Detectives don't take long to identify the main suspect in a young woman's disappearance, but they can't prove it. And when another young woman is nearly killed in a fiery blaze, police have to scramble - or risk a serial killer on the loose. |
January 21, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sins of the Father The wife of a beloved Methodist minister from Pennsylvania dies in a freak automobile accident. It may have really been an accident or foul play may have been involved. |
October 17, 2013 |
| 2 |
Good People, Badlands A mother goes missing after a date and Aphrodite realizes there are three men in her life that could be involved. |
October 24, 2013 |
| 3 |
Taylor's Tale Virginia college freshman Taylor Behl goes missing soon after arriving on campus, and her remains are found a month later. Aphrodite Jones interviews Behl's killer in prison, learning the full story about an Internet relationship that proved fatal. |
October 31, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Guilty Until Proven Innocent An investigative reporter looks into the unsolved murder of a teacher. |
March 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
What Happens in Vegas... A man beats the odds by surviving a shot to the head just outside of Vegas |
March 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
A Halloween Horror Story A teenage girl is found brutally stabbed to death |
March 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Murder and an Open Marriage A pregnant woman is found dead in the nude while her husband is away. |
May 2, 2016 |
| 2 |
Road to Nowhere Two cases, years apart, lead police to a bizarre and grisly crime scene. |
May 9, 2016 |
| 3 |
Discreet House Cleaning A woman is found with her throat slit and "#1" scrawled on the wall. |
May 16, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Investigation Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 11, 2010 |
| Last aired | July 17, 2016 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |