The Real Murders of Atlanta (2022)
The Real Murders of Atlanta
2022 / TV-14Portrayal of the horrifying cases that highlight the boundaries between gentrified Southern dynasties, hip-hop hustlers and the flashy nouveau riche of this metropolitan mecca of music, entertainment and tech. Told by the investigators, witnesses, reporters and loved ones who have direct connections to the cases, each hourlong episode brings Atlanta's hustle and deadly decadence into sharp focus. It's the dark side of the New South, where deadly battles for status and affluence emerge between those who are willing to kill for the good life and those willing to kill to keep it.
Seasons & Episode
When world champion boxer Vernon Forrest is gunned down in cold blood, all hands are on deck to bring justice for the fallen Atlanta icon; APD detectives must figure out if this shooting was random or a result of the victim's celebrity status.
After 23-year-old Danielle Marshall, a suburban Atlanta mother, is shot and left for dead in front of her infant daughter, investigators unravel a complicated scheme involving someone close to the victim, shocking the Powder Springs community.
Cathy McNaughton, a retired Delta employee, is found stabbed dozens of times in her picturesque suburban home by her husband Alec, stunning the Sharpsburg area. As detectives search for clues, they discover a note the victim left just before she died that leads them to her killer.
Teenage twin sisters, Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah, find their mother, 34-year-old Jarmeca 'Nikki' Whitehead, stabbed to death in their quaint suburban home in Conyers, GA. The pressure for detectives to deliver justice is on, but when the shocking truth behind the murder comes out, the Atlanta community is left stunned and heartbroken.
After 40-year-old teacher and naval reservist Genai Coleman, a single mom of 3, is gunned down in her car outside an Atlanta mall, detectives pour over video footage, phone records, and forensic evidence, only to discover that the DNA sample found at the crime scene creates an unforeseen twist in the case.
In the quiet Atlanta hamlet of Buford, 33-year-old Jennifer Corbin, a recently separated mom of 2 boys, is found shot to death in what detectives deem to be a staged suicide. As investigators search for leads, they uncover an eerily similar death linked to someone with close ties to both victims.
A couple walking their dog who got off leash discover a body wrapped in duct tape on church grounds in the posh neighborhood of Buckhead, Atlanta in 2002. Detectives later identify the victim as 45-year-old metro bus driver Bobby Jackson; they must untangle a web of romance, jealousy and deceit to uncover who killed a beloved father of two.
When Atlanta-area horse trainer and stable manager Charles 'Chuck' Shriner abruptly vanishes from his ranch in March 1994, police search for the missing husband and father-to-be, ultimately discovering a salacious secret where untamed passions may have led to the victims untimely demise.
When 39-year-old entrepreneur Mamadou Barry, an African immigrant from the Republic of Guinea, is found tortured and murdered in his West End home, Atlanta detectives uncover a string of violent crimes tied to a terrifying criminal syndicate, The International Robbery Crew (IRC), that the team must take down in order to restore peace to the Big Peach.
On April 9, 2016, 70-year-old Atlanta civil rights icon Barney Simms is shot dead in his front yard and police must determine if his high-profile stature may have made him a target. As detectives race to find the killer, the pressure is on to bring justice to this fallen hero.
Portrayal of the horrifying cases that highlight the boundaries between gentrified Southern dynasties, hip-hop hustlers and the flashy nouveau riche of this metropolitan mecca of music, entertainment and tech. Told by the investigators, witnesses, reporters and loved ones who have direct connections to the cases, each hourlong episode brings Atlanta's hustle and deadly decadence into sharp focus. It's the dark side of the New South, where deadly battles for status and affluence emerge between those who are willing to kill for the good life and those willing to kill to keep it.