A Crime to Remember explained

Genre:Documentary
Country:United States
Num Seasons:5
Num Episodes:38
Runtime:43 minutes
Network:Investigation Discovery
Creator:Christine Connor
Company:XCON Productions

A Crime to Remember is an American documentary television series that airs on Investigation Discovery and premiered on November 12, 2013. It tells the stories of notorious crimes that captivated attention of the media and the public when they occurred, such as the United Airlines Flight 629 bombing from 1955. As of the 2018 season, the series has aired 38 episodes over five seasons. All 30 episodes from the first four seasons are currently streaming on Hulu.[1] The complete season 4 and 5 episodes are currently available on Amazon Prime Video. All episodes of the series are available through the ID GO app and the Discovery+ streaming service.

The series was officially renewed for Season 5 as of March 29, 2017, and the season began airing February 10, 2018.[2]

Contributors

Episodes feature interviews with surviving friends and relatives, as well as surviving investigators, journalists who covered the cases, and true crime experts and authors.

Prior to her 2016 death, author and True Crime Diary blogger Michelle McNamara, was a frequent contributor to the series,[3]

Her role was next filled by Karen Kilgariff from podcast My Favorite Murder. The producers honored McNamara at the start of Season 4's finale: "This season of A Crime to Remember is dedicated to our friend Michelle McNamara".

Production

Each episode is treated as a mini movie, and is filmed and edited as a motion picture is.[4]

Awards and nominations

Seasons 1, 2 and 4 won News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lighting Direction & Scenic Design.[5]

Season 3 was Emmy-nominated in the same category.

Episodes

Episode dates are from TVGuide.com.[6]

Season 5 (2018)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Crime to Remember. Investigation Discovery. 9 March 2017.
  2. Web site: A Crime to Remember Season 5 Coming to Investigation Discovery. premieredate.news. 4 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Staff. Michelle McNamara, Crime Writer and Wife of Patton Oswalt, Dies at 46. people.com. People. 11 March 2017. April 22, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Making of A Crime to Remember. crimefeed.com. 11 March 2017.
  5. Web site: 2015-11-09 . Investigation Discovery Launches First Virtual Reality Experience in Advance of a New Season of A Crime to Remember . Discovery . Discovery Communications.
  6. Web site: "A Crime to Remember" episode guide. tvguide.com. TV Guide. 9 March 2017.