The essential episodes of 72 Hours: True Crime
Watch these 15 in order and you've got 72 Hours: True Crime — each pick states its reason.
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A homeless man's murder is investigated.
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A nurse helps a team of detectives find the cause of unexplained deaths in an intensive care unit.
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How behavioral and geographical profiling led to the capture of a sexual predator.
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Forensic scientists analyze documents to track a serial bomber who's been on the run for eight years.
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Tracing the investigation of a shady Montreal businessman's murder.
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Three teenagers accompany a delivery man into a wooded area for a drinking party that quickly turns into a nightmare.
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In 1992 Calgary, a husband reports his Ethiopian wife murdered, but finds himself the main suspect.
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