MARCH 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
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SEASON PREMIERES
CUFF ME IF YOU CAN Series Premieres Tuesday, March 1 at 10 PM After committing a crime, some perpetrators are willing to go to great lengths to escape their destiny behind bars. CUFF ME IF YOU CAN recounts true stories of cunning, determined and resourceful criminals who try to live their lives running from the law by escaping the country, changing their identity and even altering their appearance. This series interviews the criminals’ real family members and loved ones, some of whom have aided these individuals trying to avoid capture, as well as the actual police and detectives who have worked tirelessly to track and capture the fleeing offenders. No Life of the Party Premieres Tuesday, March 1 at 10 PM On the night of his birthday, Andre Wood is gunned down by Thomas Lollis during a fight. Lollis tries to hide but after a close call with cops, he skips town and changes his identity. After forging fake sales at a car dealership and walking off with $100,000, police begin surveillance on him and discover who he really is. As cops corner him, Lollis jumps from the second story window to make a break for it, but will he be fast enough this time? Hooker on the Run Premieres Tuesday, March 8 at 10 PM Desiree Lingo-Perkins life went from bad to worse when she helped kidnap a boy for some extra cash. But when the kidnapping goes wrong and the boy is murdered, Desiree goes on the run. She hitches rides to Mexico with truckers, paying her way by turning tricks. Making a living for years in Mexico by hustling, Lingo-Perkins thinks she has gotten away, until she is recognized by her tattoo. She has to decide if she wants to stop running, or dive deeper into the illicit world of Mexican prostitution. Drug Deal Gone Bad Premieres Tuesday, March 15 at 10 PM After a drug deal with a Harvard student ends in murder, James Martin goes on the run. He heads to NY, CA and finally Montreal to stay under the radar. He takes on several different aliases along the way, but changing his name cannot change his past. When a new cop back in New York starts to snoop around the old case, Martin's trail grows hot again. Now he has to scramble to find a new ID before the cops track him down and end his freedom. Cross County Con Man Premieres Tuesday, March 22 at 10 PM William Hawley is a trained locksmith and an expert con artist addicted to cocaine. After a botched robbery, he leaves New York for Florida. Pairing his skills of impersonation and lock picking, he turns to home invasions. Hawley then heads to Las Vegas, where he deals drugs until an undercover sting lands him in prison. As soon as he’s out, he returns to robbing jewelry stores in Florida. By now, the police have caught up with him and he must decide whether to keep running or turn himself in. Shady Ladies Premieres Tuesday, March 29 at 10 PM Trevor Woods skipped out on a bail bond and is in need of money. He decides to graduate from petty theft to heists when he kidnaps a store manager and forces him to open the company safe. When the heist goes wrong and the cops show up, Woods has to abandon his plan and skip the state. Now in Ohio, Woods has a bigger
bank heist planned and it is pulled off flawlessly – until the GPS tracker in the money brings the cops. After a high-speed chase ends in a crash, Woods pulls his gun, knowing he will have to shoot his way to freedom.
NOTHING PERSONAL ** Series Premieres Wednesday, March 9 at 10 PM The motive in murder-for-hire plots may vary from case to case, but for the hired hit man it’s always business as usual. Plunge into the sinister undertaking of contract killings in NOTHING PERSONAL, Investigation Discovery’s new series about mafia disloyalties, romantic infidelities, stale friendships and the trio of characters at their center: the conniving “client,” the professional murderer, and the victim who never saw it coming. Each one-hour episode of NOTHING PERSONAL is hosted by true crime aficionado Steve Schirripa, whose mobster character Bobby Baccalieri was famously whacked on The Sopranos. Schirripa, who grew up on the fringes of the mob, had schoolmates who grew up to become hit men or unfortunately succumbed to the work of hit men. Seamlessly woven into the presentation of each story, Schirripa’s commentary exposes viewers to a thing or two about the business of crime. Popping Champagne Premieres Wednesday, March 9 at 10 PM With a penchant for expensive bubbly, Larry 'Champagne' Carrozza is a flashy young gangster who, after years of service to the Colombo crime family, thinks it's high time he became more than just an associate. Eager to prove his loyalty, Larry joins notorious hit man 'Big Sal' Miciotta for a routine mafia errand in Brooklyn. The ambitious 30-year-old figures the family is finally taking him seriously. They are, but they don't see him as an asset – they consider him a liability. Featuring an exclusive interview with 'Big Sal' who tells his story for the first time ever, and unraveling a story of adultery, drugs, high-power crime, and a crooked gasoline scheme that earned the mob millions of dollars a week, this is the story of why Larry 'Champagne' Carrozza got popped. The Green Window Premieres Wednesday, March 16 at 10 PM As beautiful as she is ruthless, Mary Ellen Samuels is a self-proclaimed nasty vixen who likes to get her own way. And although she dreamed of making it in Hollywood, the single mom eventually heads back to her hometown and marries Bob Samuels, a former geek from her high school who has since made it big working on Hollywood production crews. Bob is a dedicated family man who tries to make the relationship work, but the provocative Mary Ellen has other priorities. Tracing a tale of adultery, greed, and murder for hire, this is the story of a drug-addled femme fatale who first had her husband killed, and then when her hit man got out of line, hired someone else to whack him, too. Roadside Betrayal Premieres Wednesday, March 23 at 10 PM After being caught stealing and using drugs on the job, Donna Moonda is a disgraced Pennsylvania nurse whose marriage to an older and respected urologist, Gulam, is on the rocks. Once a model, small-town wife, Donna is now depressed, unemployed, and emotionally adrift. She attends court-ordered rehab meetings, and while there, develops a new obsession for a handsome 23-year-old cocaine dealer named Damian Bradford. Tracing a tale of adultery, greed, deception and murder for hire, this is the story of how a loving wife became a monster, and how, on the shoulder of an Ohio turnpike, Donna Moonda ended her marriage with a bang.
FBI: CRIMINAL PURSUIT Series Premieres Friday, March 11 at 10 PM FBI: CRIMINAL PURSUIT profiles the modern Federal Bureau of Investigation and explores the determination required to solve some of the most mystifying cases of the 21st Century. The challenges range from combating arsonists to tracking down terrorists, and the goal is always to bring the culprits to justice. This series not only showcases the heroes behind high-profile investigations, but the role high- tech investigative techniques play in solving these extraordinary cases. Stolen Innocence Premieres Friday, March 11 at 10 PM Eight-year-old Sandra Cantu is playing outside her mobile home when she vanishes into thin air. As their list of potential suspects grows frighteningly long as they discovery sex offenders and predators who live in the trailer park, FBI and local authorities race to find her before another child goes missing. Loc: Tracy, CA Cold Streets Premieres Friday, March 18 at 10 PM A nurse practitioner disappears and her car is found in an airport parking lot and surveillance footage from a local bank shows that someone has her debit card. The FBI helps local police track down suspects, and they soon learn that a
neighbor has a terrifying past that includes being accused of murder…what they don't know is whether they can prove he's guilty. Loc: Anchorage, AK Deadly Seven Premieres Friday, March 25 at 10 PM Seven convicted felons escape from a Texas prison in broad daylight. They then rob a local sporting goods store, stocking up on guns and ammunition. When a local police officer shows up on the scene, he is brutally murdered. The “Texas Seven” flee, with the FBI hot on their trial. They continue hide in plain sight…until one by one, the Bureau starts bringing them down. Loc: Texas
TRUE CRIME WITH APHRODITE JONES ** Season 2 Premieres Thursday, March 31 at 10 PM A true crime series for tabloid aficionados, each episode follows crime writer/best-selling author/journalist Aphrodite Jones as she conducts her own investigations into some of the most headline- making crime stories of our time. Jones lands pivotal interviews and gains insider access to those connected to the case, revealing either new evidence or conducting exclusive interviews in each episode of TRUE CRIME. From an exclusive interview with a confidant of Anna Nicole Smith to a jailhouse interview with the “Murdering Minister,” Matt Baker, Jones reveals shocking new details of crimes you thought you knew. JonBenet Ramsey Premieres Thursday, March 31 at 10 PM Season two of TRUE CRIME features an in-depth look into the still unsolved death of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey. Jones interviews one of the key investigators of her death and sheds new insight into the Ramsey family and their private persona, landing never-before-seen home videos and photos of JonBenét, as well as showing interviews with the Ramsey family that have not been shown in the U.S. before. Anna Nicole Smith Premieres Thursday, March 31 at 10 PM Jones provides an hour-long exposé into the life and tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith. In addition to an emotional original interview with Larry Birkhead, Jones conducts an exclusive interview with Ray Martino, a close personal friend of Smith, and her son Daniel’s unofficial guardian. Martino speaks on television for the first time, providing intimate details about Smith’s home life and revelations behind both Anna Nicole and Daniel’s true personalities – both of which the media so often got wrong.
STUNTS
MARCH BADNESS Welcome to ID's inaugural "March Badness" marathons ... your chance to check out, and vote on, the network's most popular series! Each Saturday night, ID will showcase one of its hit series...and leading up to the marathons, fans can vote online at www.investigationdiscovery.com for their very favorite episode. DEADLY WOMEN An entire night of women who kill for thrills airs Saturday, March 19 beginning at 7 PM. CUFF ME IF YOU CAN A marathon of ID’s newest series recounting true stories of criminals trying to evade capture airs Saturday, March 26 beginning at 7 PM. WICKED ATTRACTION A night filled with deadly duos who are driven by love to commit murder airs Saturday, April 2 beginning at 7 PM.
FINALES
THE INJUSTICE FILES ** TV-PG Season 1 Finale Airs Friday, March 4 at 10 PM In commemoration of Black History Month, Investigation Discovery is proud to present a search for justice for some of the most senseless crimes of the Civil Rights era. In February 2007, the FBI officially launched a new investigative effort called the Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative, tasked with taking a fresh look at racially-motivated homicide investigations that occurred prior to 1970. Since then, more than 100 cold cases have been identified for this initiative. Teaming filmmaker Keith Beauchamp (The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till) and special agent Cynthia Deitle, the FBI's Civil Rights Unit Chief, each of
the three episodes reopens cold cases from our country's past in an effort to bring attention to these important investigations and in hopes of bringing justice to the victims’ families. He Walked Alone Premieres Friday, March 4 at 9 PM William Lewis Moore believed in equal rights for African Americans. Inspired, he took a solo freedom march across the south in April, 1963. Moore was carrying a letter to Mississippi's Governor urging him to support civil rights. Moore, ready to risk his life, was white. 70 miles into his journey Moore was shot to death, left on a Alabama's Highway 11. Almost 50 years later, no one has been charged. Filmmaker Keith Beauchamp confronts a Former Klan member, one of the last people to see Moore alive. Will new information help the FBI's Cynthia Deitle finally solve the case?
STOLEN VOICES, BURIED SECRETS**TV-14 Season 1 Finale Airs Monday, March 14 at 10 PM As ID’s highest performing series, STOLEN VOICES, BURIED SECRETS shares the unique perspective of the victim through fictionalized, first-person narration based on the facts of each case. While the all-seeing narrator knows who was responsible, the series creatively allows viewers to piece together who is the culprit based on clues from investigators, family and friends as each story unfolds. Sudden Death Premieres Monday, March 7 at 10 PM With a wife he adores, a perfect young son and a successful plumbing business, John Cataneo is living the life he always dreamed of. But it all comes to a violent end one night when Cataneo becomes the target of a vicious gunman. Investigators immediately turn to his inner-circle looking for answers, but by all accounts, this good-natured family man didn't have an enemy in the world. As investigators begin uncovering clues that will lead them to their killer, everyone is shocked to learn that the line between friend and foe is closer than they ever imagined. Loc: Holly Hill, FL Til Death Do Us Part Premieres Monday, March 14 at 10 PM Dawn Hacheney, high school valedictorian and all-American girl, marries her college sweetheart, Nick. Nick becomes a minister in a quiet town and the two settle into a peaceful marriage. Dawn is devoted to supporting her husband and her church and their life seems perfect. The day after Christmas, Dawn falls victim to a tragic house fire, leaving her husband devastated and the town in mourning. But someone is harboring a sinful secret. The town is shocked when a church member exposes chilling revelations about Dawn's death. Loc: Bremerton, WA
SINS & SECRETS TV-14 Series Premieres Thursday, February 17 at 10 PM In SINS & SECRETS, the location of the crime is a central character in each case. Each immersive one- hour episode shows how a crime alters the community in which it occurs, and reveals how the people and place are irrevocably changed by the terrible aftermath. Cities spotlighted in the series include Knoxville, New Orleans, Nantucket, Shreveport, Albuquerque and Aspen. Nantucket Premieres Thursday, March 3 at 10 PM Nantucket. A tiny island getaway for Manhattan power brokers and the whitest of white collars. In October of 2004, an icy chill cuts through Nantucket's rarified air when millionaire Beth Lochtefeld is found stabbed to death in her cottage – the first murder on the island in almost 20 years. You would think the rich would never stoop so low as to stab each other, but this crime involves an admired Nantucket family, a handsome Manhattan financier, and one of the island's most beloved residents. Schreveport Premieres Thursday, March 10 at 10 PM Shreveport, Louisiana. A southern gambling mecca where high rollers and holy rollers rarely see eye to eye. When the fortunate son of the city's most powerful family suddenly vanishes in 2001, it appears the town's anti-gambling faction was right and the riverboat casinos had brought the worst kind of sin to Shreveport. The investigation into the disappearance leads detectives from the bright lights of the casinos to the dark swamps on the edge of town, and ultimately reveals a sordid tale of sex, lies, and cold- blooded murder that rocks the city to its core. Albuquerque Premieres Thursday, March 17 at 10 PM Albuquerque, New Mexico. A desert oasis that's a mecca for New Age spiritualists, top-secret government researchers, and America's lunatic fringe. When a cutting-edge physician and his beautiful wife go missing in September, 1999, conspiracy theories about their disappearance spread through the city like wildfire. As investigators dig deeper into the case, they unearth a bizarre story of kidnappers, con-artists, and
an alleged battle between alien reptiles that left one woman dead in the desert, and everyone else in Albuquerque reaching for their tinfoil hats. Aspen Premieres Thursday, March 24 at 10 PM Aspen, Colorado. A ritzy mountain hideaway where celebrities and socialites mingle on the slopes and party like there's no tomorrow. But when a lover's quarrel involving a handsome cowboy and one of the town's wealthiest residents takes a deadly turn, Aspen had to put the party on hold. The subsequent investigation into the crime exposes Aspen's dark side – and reveals a sordid story of sex, drugs, and murder.
ONGOING SERIES
DISAPPEARED **TV-PG New Episodes Premiere Mondays at 9 PM DISAPPEARED follows the unpredictable twists of missing person cases, tracking investigations aimed at solving how and why people simply vanish. While some of the resolutions are heartwarming and others tragic, many cases remain open to this day and continue to be a source of unbearable frustration for family members and friends. Each episode of DISAPPEARED begins from the time immediately before the individual vanished, searching for clues hidden beneath seemingly everyday behavior that may indicate whether or not the person left voluntarily. For the open cases that have gone cold, DISAPPEARED asks viewers to share fresh leads in hopes of deciphering what truly happened to the missing and whether foul play may have been involved, hoping to bring a sense of closure to their families. The Springfield Three Premieres Monday, March 7 at 9 PM When Sherill Levitt, her daughter Suzie Streeter and friend Stacy McCall vanish from a house one night, the town of Springfield is left reeling. A violent criminal in the area says he knows where the women are buried, which only stirs up more questions than answers. Loc: Springfield, MO A Mother’s Mission Premieres Monday, March 14 at 9 PM Rebellious 18-year-old Samantha Bonnell vanishes during a night out with friends. Her mother begins a harrowing search with no help from police. When Bonnell’s suitcase turns up miles from where she was last seen her mother hopes it isn't too late. Loc: Southern California/Palmer, Alaska Lost Hero Premieres Monday, March 21 at 9 PM Brandy Hall is a role model to her family, friends and the entire community where she lives. The 32-year-old mother of two worked as a paramedic and firefighter in the area for over ten years, but after a devastating year in which her husband is arrested for marijuana cultivation and she loses her job, she mysteriously disappears. Less than 24 hours later, Hall’s truck is found submerged at the bottom of a pond and it's only the beginning of a series of mysterious clues that baffle investigators and leave Hall’s loved ones bereaved and confused. Loc: Palm Bay, FL Silent Night Premieres Monday, March 28 at 9 PM When 33-year-old Patty Vaughan’s minivan is found abandoned with a flat tire just 24 hours after she reportedly left her three kids and estranged husband behind on Christmas day, her family fears the worst. Could Patty have asked the wrong person for a ride to work after her blown out tire? All indicators point to an abduction, but as the race to find Vaughan ensues, clues start to emerge that paint a very different picture of what might have happened to the mother of three. Loc: San Antonio, TX
MAIN STREET MYSTERIES TV-14 New Episodes Premiere Fridays at 8 PM and 8:30 PM When crimes happen in a small town, they shock the foundation of the community and until the perpetrator is caught, rumors swirl and everyone is a suspect. MAIN STREET MYSTERIES exposes crimes that happened in some of the most quaint, tucked away corners of the U.S. Each episode centers on an incident that destroyed the calm of a small town – places where these cases will be talked about for decades. Each story turned these communities upside down and exposed secrets from these havens of Americana. The Interstate Prowler Premieres Friday, March 18 at 8 PM The roadside discovery of a woman's body leaves police in a small town with a baffling mystery. When detectives learn of an
eerily similar investigation in neighboring Virginia, they fear a serial killer is on the loose. Loc: Kingsport, TN Fall From Grace Premieres Friday, March 18 at 8:30 PM A man rummaging through trash discovers a dead body rolled up in carpet. It's a brutal end to the troubled life of April Jones. For police it's a disappointing dead end until years later, modern science leads to the killer. Loc: Greensboro, NC Thou Shall Not Kill Premieres Friday, March 25 at 8 PM The mysterious disappearance of a couple sends police on a search of a remote mountainside community. Investigators learn of the strange behavior of gun-toting neighbors, and a dramatic shoot-out and manhunt ensues. Loc: Alread, AR Deadly Affair Premieres Friday, March 25 at 8 PM In a sleepy neighborhood, Melody Dang and her two sons are gunned down in their home while eating dinner. As investigators work tirelessly to solve the case, they uncover a web of secrets, lust and betrayal and behind it, a killer plotting revenge. Loc: Bethany, OR
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