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Hometown Homicide
Hometown Homicide

Hometown Homicide

—The urgency and intimacy of local news reports capture the murder investigations that turned small towns and communities upside down.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • In August 2000, 17-year-old Jessica Carpenter is found murdered in her Aiken, S.C., home by her mother; local reporters and family members tell the story of a town frozen in terror as police search for a possible serial killer on the loose.

  • In March 2014, North Carolina High School freshman Danielle Locklear slips out to see a friend but never returns home; as hours turn to days, her family members as well as the townspeople begin to wonder if a killer could be in their midst.

  • In May 2017, high school teacher Theresa Lockhart is a no-show at her confirmation sponsor's big event; her car is discovered with nothing inside, prompting police to turn the community upside down.

  • Forty-year-old Rachael Anderson disappears without a trace after calling a friend about a home improvement project she'll never complete.

  • College student Jessica O'Grady vanishes one night, making locals wonder if she is kidnapped; especially since another woman disappeared a week earlier.

  • Roger Kemp finds the body of his murdered 19-year-old daughter, Ali, at the neighborhood pool where she worked; Kemp embarks on a quest to find his daughter's killer using billboards.

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12 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    All News Is Local
    Local Girl Gone
    In the Neighborhood
    We're Watching You
    This Just in
    I Will Find You
    Hold the Line
    Have You Seen Me?
    In Too Deep
    Hunting Season
  • All News Is Local

    In August 2000, 17-year-old Jessica Carpenter is found murdered in her Aiken, S.C., home by her mother; local reporters and family members tell the story of a town frozen in terror as police search for a possible serial killer on the loose.
    Upcoming
  • Local Girl Gone

    In March 2014, North Carolina High School freshman Danielle Locklear slips out to see a friend but never returns home; as hours turn to days, her family members as well as the townspeople begin to wonder if a killer could be in their midst.
    Upcoming
  • In the Neighborhood

    In May 2017, high school teacher Theresa Lockhart is a no-show at her confirmation sponsor's big event; her car is discovered with nothing inside, prompting police to turn the community upside down.
    Upcoming
  • We're Watching You

    Forty-year-old Rachael Anderson disappears without a trace after calling a friend about a home improvement project she'll never complete.
    Upcoming
  • This Just in

    College student Jessica O'Grady vanishes one night, making locals wonder if she is kidnapped; especially since another woman disappeared a week earlier.
    Upcoming
  • I Will Find You

    Roger Kemp finds the body of his murdered 19-year-old daughter, Ali, at the neighborhood pool where she worked; Kemp embarks on a quest to find his daughter's killer using billboards.
    Upcoming
Hometown Homicide

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The urgency and intimacy of local news reports capture the murder investigations that turned small towns and communities upside down.

Starring

Jake Robards

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