Calls From the InsideIt's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested and gets to make one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, there are multiple opportunities to make calls while awaiting trial. The vast majority of those calls are recorded. An admission, a threat, a slip of the tongue, a bribe -- it's all on tape and the suspect knows it, but this doesn't always prevent people from talking and talking. Jailhouse phone calls are used to frame the narrative of murder investigations steeped in mystery.
Calling All Suspects
Dec 29, 2021
Newlyweds Tony Cooper and Melinda Kotkins of Gresham, Oregon, are executed. Jail calls during Tony's previous incarceration yield many suspects, including men in love with Melinda. The killer seals his own fate thanks to a jail call to his wife.
The Real Jail Wives
Jan 5, 2022
Kim Boone and Anita Smithey have much in common. They're middle class moms in their 40s. And both attempted to kill their husbands. Jail calls between the two reveal their inner thoughts on love, men and the circumstances that landed them in prison.
Witness Beware
Jan 12, 2022
A distraught husband cannot locate his wife. Police discover a videotape, and the grainy footage points to a grisly demise. The killer's jailhouse phone calls threaten to widen the circle of fatalities in this quiet South Eastern, Florida, community.
Murder Strikes Twice
Jan 19, 2022
John Peek's first wife died in an apparent burglary. Now years later, his second wife is killed. Police must determine if it's just a terrible coincidence. Jail calls, hidden wire conversations, and years of detective work finally reveal the truth.
Jealousy's Killer Web
Jan 26, 2022
In 2017, Julii Johnson lay dead in front of her boyfriend's home in Warren, Michigan. All evidence seems to point to the boyfriend. As detectives dig deeper, they uncover a complicated plot, and no one is talking except on the jail phone.
An Inconvenient Romance
Feb 2, 2022
William Hargrove loves both Anna and Michelle. When Michelle tells him he has to choose between them, he picks her -- and Anna winds up dead. He claims to love Michelle so much, but his phone calls hint at her possible role in Anna's murder.
