How It Really Happened
Documentary
Crime
Mystery
Actor Jesse L. Martin delves deeply into notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, March 25
The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Pt. 1
Season 4 • Episode 1
During a three-day period in 1990, five college students were found brutally murdered in Florida.
Tuesday, March 25
The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Pt. 2
Season 4 • Episode 2
Five college students were found brutally murdered in Gainesvill, Fla. in August 1990.
Tuesday, March 25
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart Pt. 1
Season 4 • Episode 3
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake city home in 2002.
Tuesday, March 25
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart: Hiding in Plain Sight Pt. 2
Season 4 • Episode 4
For nine months in 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was the most famous missing child in America.
Thursday, March 27
Susan Smith: Someone Stole My Babies Pt. 1
Season 4 • Episode 5
Susan Smith reports that a carjacker has abducted her two young sons, Michael and Alexander.
Thursday, March 27
Susan Smith: The Shocking Truth Pt. 2
Season 4 • Episode 6
David Smith shares the heartbreaking story of his sons' deaths; a look at the investigation.
Thursday, March 27
The Bombing of Oklahoma City: The Explosion Pt 1
Season 4 • Episode 9
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in Oklahoma City claiming 168 innocent lives.
Thursday, March 27
The Bombing of Oklahoma City: McVeigh's Shocking Confession Pt. 2
Season 4 • Episode 10
Timothy McVeigh describes what inspired him to take action against his fellow Americans.
Tuesday, April 1
The Atlanta Serial Killer: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Pt. 1
Season 5 • Episode 1
From 1979 to 1981, more than two dozen of Atlanta's black children disappeared without a trace.
Tuesday, April 1
The Atlanta Serial Killer: The KKK Connection? Pt. 2
Season 5 • Episode 2
Investigators believe Wayne Williams murdered more than two dozen black children and young men.
Tuesday, April 1
The Yosemite Murders: The Missing Women (Part 1)
Season 5 • Episode 3
A young women disappears from Yosemite National Park, a prime suspect emerges and then escapes.
Tuesday, April 1
The Yosemite Murders: The Evil Side (Part 2)
Season 5 • Episode 4
A murder suspect is caught, but it's up to an FBI agent to draw out a confession.
Thursday, April 3
Siegfried & Roy: The Tiger Attack (Part 1)
Season 5 • Episode 5
In 2003, the careers of master illusionists Siegfried and Roy comes to a shockingly abrupt end.
Thursday, April 3
Siegfried & Roy: Dangerous Illusion (Part 2)
Season 5 • Episode 6
Roy tries to recover from severe wounds inflicted by his beloved tiger Mantacore.
Thursday, April 3
Boston Marathon: Reconstructing the Crime Scene: Part 1
Season 5 • Episode 7
On April 15th 2013, two bombs explode during the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators.
Thursday, April 3
Boston Marathon: The Manhunt (Part 2)
Season 5 • Episode 8
The Boston Bombing suspects are identified as domestic terrorist brothers.
Tuesday, April 8
Tom Petty: Mysterious Ending
Season 5 • Episode 9
A deeper look into Tom Petty's life reveals afflictions that may have led to his death at age 66.
Tuesday, April 8
James Jordan: Vanished
Season 5 • Episode 10
In 1993, James Raymond Jordan Sr. goes missing and his luxury car is found stripped and abandoned.
Tuesday, April 8
Finding Susan Powell: The Secret They Couldn't Talk About Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 1
Susan Powell goes missing in December of 2009; more details about Susan's marriage to Josh emerge.
Tuesday, April 8
Finding Susan Powell: What the Children Saw Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 2
Authorities search for Susan Powell in every nook and cranny of the desert in Western Utah.
Thursday, April 10
Escape From Dannemora: Killers Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 3
Convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat break out of prison.
Thursday, April 10
Escape From Dannemora: Getaway Car Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 4
The manhunt for escaped prisoners Richard Matt and David Sweat expands to Canada.
Thursday, April 10
Bernie Madoff: Most Hated Man Part 1
Season 6 • Episode 5
Bernie Madoff confesses that this secret fund was nothing more than a multi-billion dollar fraud.
Thursday, April 10
Bernie Madoff: Who Else Knew? Part 2
Season 6 • Episode 6
The news of Bernie Madoff's arrest sent shockwaves around the world.
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