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HS football coach Ed Thomas is a legend in Parkersburg, Iowa, who had mentored multiple players into the NFL, and kids even had a poster of him on their walls; when he is gunned down during an early morning workout, the entire town is shocked.

On the surface the Carters seemed like a happy family of Iowa farmers, but when they discover Shirley Carter shot to death in her kitchen, the family begins pointing fingers at each other.

Iowa farmer Tom Lyon is excited when a nearby plot of land goes up for sale, but he isn't the only one. When Lyon's body is discovered at the bottom of a well, the trail of blood leads through that very land.

The people of Defiance, Iowa, find it strange when Scott Shanahan disappears, leaving his wife and kids, but Scott is always unpredictable and no one gives it much more thought.

Austin, Texas, TV executive Steven Beard is shot as he sleeps; with only a single shotgun shell to go on, police follow a trail from mansions and country clubs to bookstores and hospital psych wards.

Penny Scaggs believes in being a dutiful Christian wife and even teaches local women how to build harmonious relationships; she is later found brutally beaten and stabbed beside her beloved yellow piano.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

A Costa Rican paradise turns into a nightmare when a millionaire is found dead in his bedroom.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Police arrest the man they believe to be the Golden State Killer, who committed at least 50 rapes and 12 murders.Guests: Patton Oswalt..

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.