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During her last weeks of freedom, convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her partner invite a documentary crew into their home to rehabilitate her image. Comedia

The Diplomat season 4

After barely averting war with the United Kingdom, American Ambassador Kate Wyler fears the President’s latest covert moves involving Russia may endanger the Brits. It pu

The Diplomat season 1

After a sneak attack on a British ship, the new American ambassador tries to navigate the complications of both love - and war. On this CWO Classic Rewind, we’re going b

Royal Swindle

In 1996, a pair of lesbians from Australia charmed their way into British high society, chatting up Queen Elizabeth and the equestrian elite. Evelyn Burton and Laila Andr

Shocking Heartbreaking Transformative

A journalist decided to give editorial control of her story to the people she’s profiling. Is she protecting her subjects at the expense of the audience?  Buckle up for

The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part

In 2008, Dateline producer Dan Slepian got a tip about a fatal break-in in Las Vegas. Thomas Randolph said he killed an intruder who murdered his wife, but police said as

Personally: Agent Layla

In 2007, 20-year-old Vienna Luke was staying with her sister and brother-in-law in British Columbia. One evening, while her sister was away, Vienna had drinks at home wit

UNABOMBER

In an effort to find the elusive criminal, the FBI encourages publication of the UNABOMBER’s Manifesto. Agent Joanne Miller thinks the essay contains linguistic clues to

Where Is Austin Tice?

In 2012, fledgling war correspondent Austin Tice was abducted in Syria. No group claimed responsibility, but the U.S. believed he was being held by the Assad government.

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

Lizzie Borden struggles to thrive as a young woman in Gilded Age New England. With the help of a worldly housemaid, Lizzie devises a plan to rid herself of her inattentiv

Our Town

Folks in Gainesboro, Tennessee were curious about who was scooping up large swaths of land in their tiny Appalachian hamlet. They were shocked to learn the buyers were ve

A Killer Story

True crime enthusiasts Eileen and Keen Umbehr convince an investigative journalist to cover the case of a woman they say has been wrongfully convicted for a double murder

In The Dark: The Journey

When Kayla Elliott agreed to be a surrogate mother, she thought she was helping a wealthy Chinese couple add a second child to their family. After the girl was born, the

Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel

In 2014, after law professor Dan Markel was murdered in his Florida home, investigators turned to his ex‑wife for answers. The pair were in a contentious custody battle,

Kingdom of Fraud

Jacob Kingston was a member of “The Order,” an insular Mormon polygamist sect, when he built a biodiesel refinery. He partnered with shadowy Armenian businessman Levon Te

Furious

FBI rookie Alice Black believes the death of a billionaire’s son has been staged to look like an overdose. She goes on the hunt for a suspect. Catherine Grace is killing

The Snare

Six months after the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge, Idaho Falls police homed in on a suspect, who later implicated his friend in the crime. After a sham polygraph and 100 ho

Death of the Pastor's Wife

Mica was a devout member of Myrtle Beach’s Solid Rock Church when she fell in love with Pastor JP Miller, 15 years her senior. Though she seemed to flourish as the pastor

Chameleon: Wild Boys

Two boys emerge from the woods into a Canadian town claiming to have grown up in the wilderness. What’s the real story behind their appearance? In this CWO Classic Rewind

Where the River Took Us

On July 4, 2025, Aaron Parsley and his family were enjoying the holiday at their cabin on Texas’s Guadalupe River. But violent thunderstorms caused flash flooding, which