Chattanooga, Tenn., begins as a railway city and evolves into a mecca of arts and culture, but the city also has a violent history; in 1979 one man's murder uncovers the city's dark secrets and leads detectives to the governor's mansion.

Over the Christmas holidays in 1992, a group of wayward teenagers carries out a deadly killing spree throughout the city of Dayton, Ohio.

Brunswick, Ga. is known for its abundant coastal beauty; underneath its façade lies a history of racial tensions and political corruption; in 2020, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery reveals the city's dark secrets to the entire world.

By 1998, Jasper is one of the most racially progressive small towns in Texas; the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. by three white supremacists reveals hidden racial divisions and makes Jasper's name forever synonymous with murder and hate.

Newark, N.J., may be one of America's oldest and most diverse cities, but it's also one of the most dangerous; in 2007, the violent attacks of four college students by a ruthless gang of teenage killers would prove just how deadly the city could be.

Violence is nothing new to Richmond, California, but when one of its young football stars is gunned down in cold blood by a teenage killer, the city fights back to stop the emergence of a ruthless teenager gang before it strikes again.

As much as the glitz and glam of Tinseltown are intertwined into the fabric of Los Angeles, so is the LAPD; when one of the force's own goes on a deadly shooting rampage, the violent killings bring both the city, and the LAPD, to their knees.

Miami's dark side is exposed when a botched burglary takes the life of star NFL player Sean Taylor; due to a tragic miscalculation, five would-be thieves become murderers with one fatal gunshot, leaving the city to mourn their beloved hometown hero.