Lone Star Justice

20191h

Lone Star Justice is a new Investigation Discovery series highlighting the successful homicide cases of top detectives with the Smith County Sheriff's Office. On the surface, Smith County may seem like small-town Texas. But with more than their share of violent crime, and murder cases that have garnered national attention, there's another side to the county. Luckily, this East Texas county has a detective squad with a history of solving major crimes at a rate 20% higher than the national average. A team of three retired investigators - Sheriff J.B. Smith, Detective Pamela Dunklin, and Detective Joe Rasco guide us through the department's most memorable closed cases.

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Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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1. She Had Everything

The bullet-riddled body of 19-year-old college student Amanda Anderson is found by her sibling, Nate; with few leads, J.B., Pamela and Joe spring into action; ultimately, it is a crime-scene detail that leads to the case's shocking conclusion.

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2. Cold as Ice

A woman asks Detective Joe Rasco to reopen the 1982 unsolved murder of her cousin Catheryn Powell. In doing so, he discovers a case filled with false leads, dead ends and fake confessions.

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3. Killing Fields

Who would want to kill Calvin Fields? An army reserve sergeant with an infectious laugh who worked decades at the local plant, and boy, did he know how to BBQ. But, as Detective Rasco digs deeper, plenty of folk may have wanted to see Calvin's demise.

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4. This One's Yours

Detective Pam Dunklin's first homicide as lead investigator begins one balmy summer afternoon when beloved local bartender, Jeff Joplin, is found beaten, strangled, and stabbed to death on the floor of his home near Horseshoe Lake.

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5. Driven to Murder

The homicide of William Young has gone cold, but not for Det. Joe Rasco. After more than a decade, he'll track down every player again to provide the answers to get justice once and for all for William and his family.

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6. Long arm of the Law

When two unrelated murders are traced to a violent pair of siblings, investigators are led on a wild goose chase, across two countries. It's a case that will consume not only the Tyler and Smith County authorities, but the U.S. Marshals and FBI.

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