Lone Star Justice (2019)
Lone Star Justice
2019Lone Star Justice is a new Investigation Discovery series highlighting the successful homicide cases of top detectives with the Smith County Sheriff's Office. On the surface, Smith County may seem like small-town Texas. But with more than their share of violent crime, and murder cases that have garnered national attention, there's another side to the county. Luckily, this East Texas county has a detective squad with a history of solving major crimes at a rate 20% higher than the national average. A team of three retired investigators - Sheriff J.B. Smith, Detective Pamela Dunklin, and Detective Joe Rasco guide us through the department's most memorable closed cases.
Seasons & Episode
The bullet-riddled body of 19-year-old college student Amanda Anderson is found by her sibling, Nate; with few leads, J.B., Pamela and Joe spring into action; ultimately, it is a crime-scene detail that leads to the case's shocking conclusion.
A woman asks Detective Joe Rasco to reopen the 1982 unsolved murder of her cousin Catheryn Powell. In doing so, he discovers a case filled with false leads, dead ends and fake confessions.
Who would want to kill Calvin Fields? An army reserve sergeant with an infectious laugh who worked decades at the local plant, and boy, did he know how to BBQ. But, as Detective Rasco digs deeper, plenty of folk may have wanted to see Calvin's demise.
Detective Pam Dunklin's first homicide as lead investigator begins one balmy summer afternoon when beloved local bartender, Jeff Joplin, is found beaten, strangled, and stabbed to death on the floor of his home near Horseshoe Lake.
Lone Star Justice is a new Investigation Discovery series highlighting the successful homicide cases of top detectives with the Smith County Sheriff's Office. On the surface, Smith County may seem like small-town Texas. But with more than their share of violent crime, and murder cases that have garnered national attention, there's another side to the county. Luckily, this East Texas county has a detective squad with a history of solving major crimes at a rate 20% higher than the national average. A team of three retired investigators - Sheriff J.B. Smith, Detective Pamela Dunklin, and Detective Joe Rasco guide us through the department's most memorable closed cases.