Plot Synopsis

Executive produced by Dick Wolf, SINS OF THE SOUTH is a one-hour true-crime documentary series that illuminates the drama, the history, and the crime stories found below the Mason-Dixon line. With a Southern inflected narration, each of the 12-hour-long episodes unravels the twists and turns of a real-life murder, highlighting the disturbing crimes of the South and the wickedness that led to it. First-hand accounts from victims' loved ones and law enforcement, archival footage and cinematic recreations bring these sinful stories to life.

The series opener, "Terror in Tennessee," is set in the emerald suburb of Cordova, Tenn, where the Caronnas live a seemingly perfect life. When one of them turns up missing on the day of a big party, investigators uncover that behind closed doors lies a mysterious tale of lust and greed. Other gut-wrenching crimes covered throughout the season include the slaying of a New Orleans pastor amidst the chaos of post Hurricane Katrina; a triple murder on a North Carolina Christmas tree farm that devastated the close-knit Blue Ridge Mountain community where it happened and the unfathomable killing of a Miami Beach hotel heir inciting fears that someone was trying to take out their family dynasty.