Once again, Investigation Discovery is here to fuel your crime show addiction with an exciting Wednesday night lineup – with the premiere of all-new series ‘Betrayed’ followed by fan-favorite ‘Homicide Hunter’. ‘Betrayed,’ which revisits heart-pounding cases of deception that ended in murder at the hands of a trusted family member, co-worker, lover, or friend, turns viewers into confidants and investigators, guiding you through the victims’ relationships and raising suspicions about…
Imagine being convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison based on the testimony of a friend claiming to witness the murder in a dream. Bizarrely enough, that’s what happened in 2005, when Ryan Ferguson was convicted of the murder of sports news editor Kent Heitholt and sentenced to 40 years in prison based on his friend Charles Erickson’s testimony, who claimed to witness the horrible murder in…
Several dozen Discovery Communications team members are in Beverly Hills this week for the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour. Held in January and July each year, the event provides cable, broadcast and digital networks the opportunity to share with press in attendance some of the most exciting upcoming programming news. Folks from American Heroes Channel, Discovery Family, Investigation Discovery, Velocity, Science Channel and Discovery gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel yesterday to host their panels. Here’s what each network announced: American Heroes Channel We know…
Let the final countdown begin! Christmas Eve is exactly one week away, and if you’re still struggling to find the perfect gift for someone who seemingly has everything, CrimeFeed.com, an online destination that delves into the crimes of today and digital companion to Investigation Discovery (ID), has some suggestions that are, to put it mildly, unique. Some of the ideas are for the more mild-mannered armchair detectives, like a WiFi-enabled,…
On the latest installment of Investigation Discovery’s Injustice Files documentary filmmaker Keith Beuachamp explores “sundown towns” – communities in America that didn’t allow African American people to live there or even be present once the sun went down. Tonight at 8PM ET/PT on Injustice Files: Sundown Towns, Beauchamp will visit three historic sundown towns in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Beauchamp explains that sundown towns are largely a northern phenomenon born…
As much of the world celebrates love next week, Investigation Discovery will share its own twist on the romantic holiday with its first-ever Forget You Week, which kicks off tonight at 8pm ET/PT. Anchored by daytime talk personality, Wendy Williams, Forget You Week features breakup tactics taken by real people spurned by lousy lovers. The week of love stories-gone-wrong culminates in Wendy Williams’ Valentine’s Day special, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, premiering…
Last February, the nation was gripped by the case of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, hooded-sweatshirt clad teenager who was killed by a self-appointed neighborhood watchmen in his Florida housing development. The details of the interaction remain hazy, but the call for justice was clear: the public wanted to know what happened, with speculation of racial motivations for this seemingly senseless killing. Tonight, on Investigation Discovery’s Injustice Files: Hood of Suspicion,…
On Tuesday, Investigation Discovery debuted documentary film, ID Films: March to Justice, reflecting on our nation’s ongoing pursuit of racial equality. The event, held at The Newseum in Washington, D.C., also featured a panel discussion following the film’s premiere, with Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and daughter of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, John Seigenthaler, First Amendment Center founder…
As one of Investigation Discovery’s biggest addicts, I am convinced that, had I not pursued a career in communications, I would have been the world’s greatest detective – which is why I can’t wait for the premiere of Redrum on ID tonight at 10pm ET/PT. A murder investigation always starts at the end of a crime, when the body is found. Redrum will take armchair detectives like myself back through the twists and…
Today, Discovery Communications will unveil some of its upcoming programming at the Television Critics Association Winter 2013 Press Tour in Pasadena, CA. Television critics from across the country are preparing to hear the presentations from Discovery networks Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, Velocity, Science Channel and OWN. You can read all the news by clicking on the links below and follow @DiscoveryComm and #TCA13 on Twitter for live updates from the Tour.…