Love and Hate Crime

Love and Hate Crime Season 2

Back for a season two, we continue to ask how dangerous is it to be different in America? This shocking, often brutal, true-crime documentary looks at murders that revolve around love and passion as well as prejudice.

These are active cases told by those intimately involved, with amazing access to crime agencies and prisoners. What’s the story behind these vicious crimes and could the tragic consequences have been avoided?

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