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How It Really Happened

Hill Harper takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
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  1. S5 E1 - The Atlanta Serial Killer: Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Pt. 1
    August 22, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    From 1979 to 1981, more than two dozen of Atlanta's Black children, mostly boys and young men, disappeared without a trace. Who was killing them, and why?
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  2. S5 E2 - The Atlanta Serial Killer: The KKK Connection? Pt. 2
    August 22, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    Investigators believe they've figured out who killed over two dozen Black children and young men in Atlanta. The 40-year-old evidence is reexamined.
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  3. S5 E3 - The Yosemite Murders: The Missing Women Pt. 1
    August 29, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    When young women mysteriously disappear from Yosemite National Park in 1999, investigators determine foul play. A prime suspect emerges, then escapes.
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  4. S5 E4 - The Yosemite Murders: The Evil Side Pt. 2
    August 29, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    The key suspect in the murder of young women in Yosemite National Park is caught. It takes an exceptionally skilled FBI agent to dismantle his lies and denials.
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  5. S5 E5 - Siegfried & Roy: The Tiger Attack Pt. 1
    September 5, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    In 2003, the wildly successful careers of master illusionists Siegfried and Roy come to a shockingly abrupt end when one of the team's tigers bites Roy.
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  6. S5 E6 - Siegfried & Roy: Dangerous Illusion Pt. 2
    September 6, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    Roy tries to recover from severe wounds inflicted by his tiger, but the team's excuses for the animal's behavior lose credibility upon more investigation.
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  7. S5 E7 - Boston Marathon: Part 1
    September 12, 2020
    42min
    TV-14
    Two bombs explode during the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and injuring hundreds of others. Investigators narrow their search to two suspects.
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  8. S5 E8 - Boston Marathon: The Manhunt Pt. 2
    September 12, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    After the Boston Bombing suspects are identified as domestic terrorist brothers, the manhunt begins. New information sheds light on the heinous crime.
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  9. S5 E9 - Tom Petty: Mysterious Ending
    September 19, 2020
    42min
    TV-14
    The death of celebrated rock musician Tom Petty shocked fans worldwide. A deeper look into the music legend's life reveals physical and emotional afflictions.
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  10. S5 E10 - James Jordan: Vanished
    September 26, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    After the father of NBA star Michael Jordan goes missing in 1993, his car is found stripped and abandoned in North Carolina. Clues point to a tragic crime.
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How It Really Happened Season 5 Sneak Peek
How It Really Happened Season 5 Sneak Peek
31secNR
Hill Harper delves deeply into some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
Hill Harper delves deeply into some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
Hill Harper delves deeply into some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

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Hill Harper
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Discovery Global Crimes
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