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SEPTEMBER 2011 HIGHLIGHTS ** Denotes programs with artwork available on Investigation Discovery‟s Press Website All Times ET // All airdates are subject to change INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PRESS CONTACT: Charlotte Bigford Publicist 240-662-3125, [email protected] SPECIALS ID INVESTIGATES: 9/11 CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS ** TV-PG One-Hour Special Premieres Sunday, September 4 at 9 PM ET ID INVESTIGATES: 9/11 CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS profiles the NYPD‟s elite Crime Scene Unit and its search for evidence and survivors in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Led by Detective Sergeant Joe Blozis, the Crime Scene Unit was tasked with a search of epic magnitude on the biggest crime scene investigation in history. While America absorbed the shock of the tragedy, Blozis and his officers hunted down clues to reveal crucial final moments of the hijacked planes and identify thousands of victims as well as the terrorists themselves. This one-hour documentary spotlights the brave investigators who risked their lives and endangered their health to dig, sift, and uncover the dangerous remains of Ground Zero. PREMIERES TWISTED TV-14 Season 3 Premieres Friday, September 23 at 10 PM ET TWISTED takes an in-depth look at some of the world‟s most prolific and infamously iconic serial killers through the eyes of the people who knew them best. Attempting to uncover the psychology of each killer, this series seeks to understand whether nature or nurture drove them down the path of murder. The Night Stalker Premieres Friday, September 23 at 10 PM ET Richard Ramirez, a Satan- loving, drug-fueled burglar, raped, murdered, and mutilated innocent people while they slept in their homes. Men, women, children and the elderly all fell victim after being forced to pray to the devil before him. Was Ramirez the “Night Stalker” born to kill, warped by drugs, or a victim of childhood trauma? Location: Los Angeles The Meanest Man in America Premieres Friday, September 30 at 10 PM ET Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins became South Carolina‟s most infamous mass murderer when he confessed to police that he had his “own private graveyard.” The hearse-driving madman claimed nearly 100 lives and didn‟t stop once imprisoned, becoming the first man to ever kill an inmate on death row. Location: Florence County, SC FINALES BIG LAW: DEPUTY BUTTERBEAN ** TV-14 Season 1 Finale Airs Tuesday, September 6 at 7 and 7:30 PM ET At 416 pounds, Eric “Butterbean” Esch hit the heavyweight boxing scene in the „90s like a giant wrecking ball. Now he‟s taking his tough-guy reputation to the streets of his hometown of Jasper, AL, as a deputy with the Walker County Sheriff‟s office. Along with his partner and best friend, Adam Hadder, Bean is on a mission to bring back a sense of community safety, no matter how many butts he has to kick. Dangerous Games Premieres Tuesday, September 6 at 7 PM ET While patrolling the road, Deputies Butterbean and Hadder go on hot pursuit of an alleged drunk driver, leading them to a neighboring county where they find the truck crashed but no driver. It seems he has fled into the woods, but the deputies suspect he may really be hiding in a nearby house. Once inside, a large man becomes violent and the deputies are forced to use a Taser and pepper spray to subdue him. Then, another surprise – drugs are found scattered all over the house, and before long, all the occupants are in cuffs and the deputies score the ultimate drug bust. Under Siege Episode Premieres Tuesday, September 6 at 7:30 PM ET Deputies Butterbean and Hadder track down and apprehend wanted fugitive Candice Brand. Butterbean learns Brand is prostituting herself to pay for drugs, so he enlists her in a sting operation. With her help, they arrest four men in one afternoon, and Butterbean pledges Brand his support as she vows to clean up and turn her life around. Then, the finale of BIG LAW‟s ten-part series culminates with the torrent of tornadoes that ripped through Alabama in April 2011. While Jasper itself remained relatively unscathed, neighboring suburbs of Birmingham were devastated. The episode concludes as Deputies Butterbean and Hadder conduct search-and-rescue and aid missions alongside their fellow Walker County police force amidst the chaos of the storms. I MARRIED A MOBSTER ** TV-14 Season 1 Finale Airs Wednesday, September 14 at 10:30 PM ET You see their lives portrayed in movies like Married to the Mob and Goodfellas, but rarely, if ever, do you hear them speak or get a glimpse into their lives. I MARRIED A MOBSTER presents stories of the mob from a new perspective: the women who had unprecedented access into this secretive world, where breaking vows could literally get you killed. With reenactments, archival photos and interviews, each episode tells the back-story of one family‟s rise and fall from the first person point-of-view of the Mrs. Love Hurts Premieres Wednesday, September 7 at 10:30 PM ET Through mob daughters like herself, Love Majewski meets Chris Paciello, a member of the Bonanno crime family, as well as Ray Merolle. Ray is a part of “The Untouchables,” the car-theft operation that inspired “Gone in 60 Seconds.” When Chris grows abusive, Love asks for Ray‟s protection, becoming at once his personal property and accomplice to theft. Chris moves to Miami, but is eventually arrested for murdering a porn king‟s wife, while Ray is convicted of more than 100 counts back in Staten Island. This leaves Love to live her life in limbo, trying to date normal guys but never fully escaping the FBI‟s radar. Ebony & Ivory Premieres Wednesday, September 14 at 10:30 PM ET Organized crime has never been known for its acceptance of outsiders, and letting new faces in is a risky proposition, especially for a single African-American woman. Dion Nicosia never dated wise guys or white men, but a job in a club introduces her to a world she never imagined joining. A young Genovese associate, Angelo Nicosia, disarms her with his Sicilian charm. When Angelo‟s wife discovers the pair in bed, he does the unthinkable and leaves her for Dion. She‟s thrust into a world of curious glances in her direction and no familiar faces, but the luxurious lifestyle keeps her smiling. While Nicosias‟ romance rocks the mafia underworld, the real shock to the system comes with a knock on the door from the feds. NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR TV-14 Finale Airs Thursday, September 15 at 10 PM ET How well do you know your neighbors? NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR tells the tales of mysterious murders from behind white picket fences that rocked Middle America. Each hour bring a new murder mystery and a new look into the evil that can lurk in the heart and soul of a tight-knit community. Interviews with investigators, prosecutors, family members and/or neighbors piece together the twisting tale of a classic whodunit, and forensic experiments lead viewers into the heart of the investigation. Heartless in the Heartland Premieres Thursday, September 1 at 10 PM ET A small town is overcome with fear when one of their own, eight-year-old Alyssa Owen, is found dead on the side of a rural country road. Investigators race to find Owen‟s killer but are slowed by a series of roadblocks, including their trouble locating the girl‟s mother. As police try to piece together the mystery, their workload doubles when her mother‟s body is found six weeks later. In order to find their killer, police soon realize they don‟t need to look far beyond their own case file for the truth. Location: Boonville, MO Conspiracy of Evil Premieres Thursday, September 8 at 10 PM ET When 51-year-old Barbara Iske is found murdered execution-style in the driveway of her employer, it leaves the community flooded with fear. Investigators turn to undercover surveillance, cell phone forensics, and good old-fashioned police work in their search for answers. The hunt for the killer takes twists and turns, but armed with a tenacious effort to solve this crime, investigators will get their man. Location: Grosse Point, MI Midwestern Malice Premieres Thursday, September 15 at 10 PM ET Laura Wynn is discovered savagely attacked and strangled to death in her own home. Residents of the normally peaceful town pass their days in fear while detectives scramble to find Wynn‟s killer. When a double homicide strikes in a nearby town, the community fears a serial killer may be on the loose. Yet still, Wynn‟s case grows icy cold until thirteen years later when persistent police work helps identify an intoxicating piece of evidence that may have been the weapon that killed Wynn. Location: Poplar Bluff, MO ONGOING SERIES I ESCAPED: REAL PRISON BREAKS TV-14 New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays at 10 PM ET I ESCAPED: REAL PRISON BREAKS revisits the incredible true stories of some of the greatest escapes in history. Meet the inmates who refused to surrender to incarceration as the series introduces some of the most elaborate and unimaginable prison breaks, featuring dramatic reconstructions and interviews with those involved. A Fugitive Among Us Premieres Tuesday, September 6 at 10 PM ET o Trapped in the Bernalillo County Detention Centre, natural-born killers Sebastian Eccleston and Daniel Mitchem make a pact to break out. Gaining access to a minimum- security wing dubbed the God Pod, the pair studies the bible while secretly plotting their escape. The plan is not only risky, it‟s half-baked.