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Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Murder Under the Friday Night Lights

Murder Under the Friday Night Lights

—A look at the shocking and tragic cases of dangerous obsessions, brutal violence and even murder surrounding local high school football teams, tarnishing the sport these communities hold sacred.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • In a small Texas town, a serial rapist stalks and attacks multiple high school cheerleaders before graduating to murder; detectives discover the monster behind these horrific crimes is much closer to home than anyone could have possibly guessed.

  • Conspiracy theories rock a small Texas town after a beloved high school football player mysteriously vanishes; baffling clues and community pressure pit the local sheriff against a brash private investigator until some unusual suspects emerge.

  • A beloved high school teacher's mutilated body lies in a field near her home, leaving behind a baffling trail of evidence; one suspect tells a story that makes no sense, but the real killer's motives are as confusing as they are terrifying.

  • In a struggling Pennsylvania coal town where high school football is king, the killing of a Mexican immigrant splits the community; when star players emerge as suspects, some locals engage in a cover-up that is almost as shocking as the murder.

  • When high school football coach Juan Joseph is inexplicably gunned down, his community unites to bring his killer to justice.

  • A cold-blooded murderer takes the life of local football hero TK Kelly; the high school standout had carried the dreams of his small California city on his shoulders, but for someone close to TK, jealousy of the star was motivation enough to kill.

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6 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    A Cheerleader's Reject
    Delaying Charges
    Twisted Teammate
    Winning at All Cost
    Breaking Bonds
    Monster Among Trolls
  • A Cheerleader's Reject

    Former cheerleader Valerie Zavala is invited to a party with high school football players and cheerleaders; she is found dead; investigators collect home video from the party to find clues to identify her killer.
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  • Delaying Charges

    When police find a former cheerleader burned to ashes in her car, they launch an investigation filled with rumors of town corruption and cover-ups; decades later, loved ones are still searching for an answer.
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  • Twisted Teammate

    The stabbing of a star punter coming home from class devastates the University of Northern Colorado football team; what seems like a random tragedy unfolds as a calculated takedown after the investigation exposes jealousy within the team.
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  • Winning at All Cost

    The shooting of an East Texas football coach inside the high school field house triggers a lockdown in the middle of a school day; as police race to track down an active shooter, they discover a community deeply divided by the coach's past.
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  • Breaking Bonds

    The Ybarra family wake to find their son Jacob and his best friend, Sabion, shot to death; as star football players for their high schools, the murders shatter two small Texas towns; the tragedy worsens when the community learns who the killer is.
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  • Monster Among Trolls

    Middle school cheer captain Tristyn Bailey is the future of Friday night lights at Creekside High; police investigating her disappearance have to navigate teenage rumors and gossip in their small Florida town to identify a monster in their midst.
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Murder Under the Friday Night Lights

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A look at the shocking and tragic cases of dangerous obsessions, brutal violence and even murder surrounding local high school football teams, tarnishing the sport these communities hold sacred.

Starring

Jalil Reddick, Robert Cunniff, Nathan Clarkson, Ronny Dunson, Eric Orman

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