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Murder 101

Murder 101

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Murder 101

"A class in cold cases."

2026

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

7.4(5 votes)

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Documentary

Crime

Overview

Part teen drama, part masterclass, and part edge-of-your-seat crime investigation, follow a high school sociology class in rural Tennessee who help revive a decades-old case into a present-day hunt for a killer.

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Freshman Year

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Showrunner: Jon Watts
Dianne McGunigle

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