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Filmed with unprecedented access, a real-life murder is explored. A 19-year-old is killed, a life cut short by a senseless stabbing. A detective is faced with a whodunit, a grieving family is desperate for justice and another will do anything to save their son from jail.

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Over three episodes, the series is shot with a drama-like quality, but the far-reaching consequences are anything but fiction.

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