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S2 E15 Ruthton: Tragedy in the Heartland

Crime

TV-14

46m

Sep 10, 2000

In 1983, two bankers were murdered on a secluded Minnesota farm. Their deaths and the lives of their troubled killers shocked the small town of Ruthton and became a disputed national symbol for the farm crisis of the early 1980s.

Season 2, 16 Episodes

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City Confidential

Crime

TV-14

2 Seasons

46m

City Confidential examines crimes and the impact of ensuing investigations on the American towns and cities in which they occurred.

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