Plot Synopsis

TRUE CRIME STORY: CITIZEN DETECTIVE is a six-episode documentary series that tells the stories of everyday citizens who have solved or are attempting to solve a murder. Each episode focuses on an individual citizen detective - or a group working together - and the case that they're consumed by, unpacking the details of the case and exploring the psyches of those who simply need to know what happened and why? With these cases, the stories of the crime and the investigator are intertwined - by learning about one, we learn about the other. As our citizen sleuths walk us through their personal involvement, the details of the case naturally unfold. And in their telling, we learn about the detectives themselves: the emotions that drove them, the evidence that compelled them, the investigatory tactics they've applied in the hopes of achieving what law enforcement couldn't... or hasn't, at least not yet. Episodes include:

"The Mays Family" (Thursday, October 12, 2023): A young mother is found unresponsive in bed, and her cause of death is determined to be an accidental heroin overdose. But her family questions everything about the circumstances around her death, so they launch their own investigation.

"Rebekah" (Thursday, October 19, 2023): It was a mystery that plagued law enforcement for over 20 years: four unidentified bodies found inside barrels in the woods. One woman searching for answers from her own troubled past sets herself on a journey to give the victims back their names.

"Deb & Judy" (Thursday, October 26, 2023): A young man leaves home for the corner store, but dies on a rainy sidewalk just down the street. Bystanders claim that he fell off of his bike, but his mom and sister don't buy it. They hit the streets to find answers.

"John" (Thursday, November 2, 2023): When a college student was found dead in rural Quebec, police refused to call it a murder. But years later, her brother continues his own investigation into her death. On the eve of a trip to return to the scene of the crime, tragedy strikes again.

"Lisa" (Thursday, November 9, 2023): A young girl's life was thrown into chaos when her single mother died by a gunshot wound in their remote mountain home. The journey for the truth would be long and arduous, and it would be 30 years until justice was finally served.

"Josh" (Thursday, November 16, 2023): A young man whose childhood was marked by tragedy learns of a relatively unknown serial killer, and finds himself thinking about unidentified victims. It isn't long before that pursuit becomes a full-time job... and identifying victims an obsession.