discovery+ and ID Highlights – Weeks of October 2 and October 9
TRUE CRIME HIGHLIGHTS
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NOTABLE PREMIERES
THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: AN AMERICAN HATE CRIME
The 2-Hour Special Premieres Monday, October 9th from 9-11PM ET/PT
Investigation Discovery announced a two-hour documentary special, THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: AN AMERICAN HATE CRIME, honoring Matthew Shepard’s life and legacy, ahead of the 25th Anniversary of Matthew’s passing. With interviews from Matthew’s friends and allies, local journalists and community members, as well as key celebrity voices who were deeply affected by Matthew’s story including Rosie O’Donnell, Andrew Rannells and Adam Lambert, THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY will also focus on the progress society has made since his passing and the work that still needs to be done.
PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES
The leading true crime network Investigation Discovery and PEOPLE’s award-winning journalists join forces yet again to bring another captivating season of the powerful series PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES to ID. The series will continue to heighten PEOPLE’s acclaimed original reporting on some of the nation’s most shocking cases and unsolved mysteries and expand on them with unprecedented access, fresh insight and powerful perspectives.
• The Long Island Serial Killer: The Lost Girls Updated Episode Premieres Monday, October 2 at 9/8c
When a vivacious, young escort, Shannan Gilbert, vanishes on Long Island in 2010, her disappearance leads police to discover the bodies of 10 other victims buried by a serial killer.
• The Long Island Serial Killer: New Revelations Updated Episode Premieres Monday, October 2 at 10/9c
The discovery of the bodies of four women in Gilgo, New York, is just the beginning. Investigators uncover multiple suspects and shocking theories as they race to capture a prolific killer before he strikes again.
MAX / ID CONCURRENT TRUE CRIME PREMIERES
EVIL LIVES HERE: THE KILLER SPEAKS
New Episodes Premiere Sundays at 9/8c on ID and Available to Stream on Max
Evil hides in the shadows. It lies and deceives… and it may be lurking inside your own home. EVIL LIVES HERE: THE KILLER SPEAKS gives an intimate peek inside the home of a killer. In this original series we speak to the family members of killers, and we also go inside prison walls to interview evil itself. The result is an in-prison conversation unlike anything seen before, exploring the years leading to the crime and the hell the perpetrators put their own loved ones through. We’ll ask questions the killers have never been asked before, resulting powerful, chilling and contentious encounters.
• He Said He’d Kill Us All Premieres Sunday, October 8 at 9/8c
When Elisabeth and Frank reconnected after years apart, Elisabeth’s mother, Cheri, watched as their toxic relationship blew up, resulting in a devastating fire. When the smoke cleared one was dead, the other behind bars for life. Now Cheri wants answers.
• Can You Believe a Killer? Premieres Sunday, October 15 at 9/8c
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DISAPPEARED
New Episodes Premiere Sundays at 10/9c on ID and Available to Stream on Max
ID’s groundbreaking missing persons series, DISAPPEARED, returns to ID with all-new heartbreaking, unsolved mysteries. New episodes this season will also feature shocking, unsolved missing persons cases from across the country. Each episode begins right before a vanishing occurs and chronicles the search for clues that may indicate what happened. Presenting timely stories with urgency for the public to act on, the families of the missing hope the series will elevate their loved one’s story to bring forth any details or context that may be able to help decipher the truth and a pathway home.
• Descent Into Darkness Premieres Sunday, October 8 at 10/9c
Nathaniel Holmes is a high school student with a passion for playing the bagpipes. On December 19th, 2017, his mother drops him off at school and watches him walk inside. But by the time she goes to pick him up that afternoon, Nathaniel has disappeared.
• Gone With the Night Premieres Sunday, October 15 at 10/9c
Twenty-seven-year-old Gretchen Fleming is figuring out her life while living in her hometown of Parkersburg, West Virginia. After a night out in town, Gretchen is last seen leaving a local bar with a mystery man and is never heard from again.
CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL
New Episodes Premiere Wednesdays at 9/8c on ID and Available to Stream on Max
CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL follows Burroughs as she journeys into controversial murder cases ripped from the headlines. As Burroughs follows the evidence, she explores the complexity and controversy surrounding every item, translating each discovery, and navigating the tactics used by the prosecution and the defense teams to highlight the evidence that argues their case. The new season will continue to feature cases spanning decades and across the country, with Burroughs traveling on location to visit the crime scenes, digging into the evidence collected, and speaking with key figures who are crucial to understanding the crime. This season will feature even more forensic science as Burroughs looks into key theories through a series of fascinating tests. Additionally, the new season will feature unprecedented access to the family and friends of the victims, the law enforcement who worked the cases, as well as interviews with the suspected or convicted killers themselves.
• Justice for Jane Premieres Wednesday, October 4 at 9/8c
CSI Alina Burroughs travels to Minnesota to explore the suspicious death of Jane Rhodes, a wife and mother who drowned during a 1996 vacation. Using new technology to analyze old clues, Alina tries to give the victim a voice from beyond the grave.
• Investigating the Investigation Premieres Wednesday, October 11 at 9/8c
CSI Alina Burroughs travels to Augustine, Florida, to investigate Michelle O’Connell’s suspicious death. Law enforcement says it’s a suicide, but the family is certain she was murdered. Alina uses new technology to let the evidence speak for itself.
ID LINEAR TRUE CRIME PREMIERES
THE MURDER TAPES
New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays at 9/8c on ID
Homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage in this groundbreaking new series. This series provides an up-close perspective on homicide investigations, incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings. This footage is interwoven with present-day interviews from those directly involved in the investigation. THE MURDER TAPES uses every conceivable form of authentic video available, sharing up-close perspectives in a raw and unfiltered form. Viewers see and hear first impressions from officers to show exactly how theories begin to arise, heart-pounding confessionals inside the interrogation room, and from loved ones in real time.
• For Love or Money Premieres Tuesday, October 3 at 9/8c
In separate calls, Chillicothe, Ohio, police officers find three murder victims and another clinging to life. As they investigate these heinous acts, they discover the victims are related. Detectives question suspects, which leads to an unlikely killer.
• Three Days, Six Murders Premieres Tuesday, October 10 at 9/8c
Newnan, Georgia, Police respond to six murders in three days. As investigators try to piece together the motive behind the killings, several witnesses claim to know who is responsible — but a rush to judgment could result in a killer going free.
CAUGHT IN THE NET
New Episodes Premiere Wednesdays at 10/9c on ID
What happens when the clues to a murder aren’t just physical, but digital? CAUGHT IN THE NET presents gripping true stories of investigators entering the digital world to solve a brutal murder. In each case, detectives are up against a lack of physical clues. But every time anyone goes online, whether it’s chat rooms, cellphone apps, car GPS or fitness trackers, they leave a digital trail behind them. Now investigators must enter this virtual world and follow the data as they race against time to secure justice for victims’ families and track down the killer.
• The Dog Knows Premieres Wednesday, October 4 at 10/9c
When police find 64-year-old nurse Athena Valentiny brutally murdered in her home, investigators follow the digital trail her killer left behind. They cross-reference the digital evidence with surveillance video to reveal who took her life.
• Out of Chaos Premieres Wednesday, October 11 at 10/9c
The identity of the killer responsible for stabbing 22-year-old Maurice Skeen during a street brawl in Albany, New York, lies hidden in chaos. Facing an almost total lack of physical evidence, detectives must decode the digital to unmask the perpetrator.
A TIME TO KILL
New Episodes Premiere Thursdays at 9/8c on ID
The key to solving the toughest murders lies somewhere in the final 24 hours of a victim’s life. Determined investigators must piece together events to reconstruct the timeline, unlock the motive, and ultimately close in on the killer.
• The Cutting Edge Premieres Thursday, October 5 at 9/8c
After Michigan detectives find a popular hairstylist stabbed to death, their suspects include the victim’s landlord, her married lover and an aggressive ex-boyfriend. But it’s an unexpected call that ultimately leads police in the right direction.
• Footprints to Murder Premieres Thursday, October 12 at 9/8c
Deputies in Tennessee find a beloved Memphis-area basketball coach murdered in his home. As investigators dig deeper into his closest relationships, they gradually unravel a homicidal web of deception, lies, and family honor.
