Series synopsis
The Crimes that Changed Us is an American documentary crime television series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on November 12, 2020.
The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.
Premise
The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | November 12, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
November 12, 2020 |
| 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. |
November 19, 2020 |
| 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. |
November 26, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Investigation Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 12, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2020 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |