Understanding the Unthinkable – DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL, Premieres Jan. 8 on Investigation Discovery

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TORONTO (December 6, 2013) – Hitting close to home,  passionate investigative journalist Tamron Hall knows first-hand the heartbreak that comes after a crime is committed. Hall has experienced the unthinkable: her older sister was a murder victim in a case that is still officially unsolved. Now, Hall joins Investigation Discovery as host of the all-new, 13-part series DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL, premiering Wednesday, January 8 at 8 p.m ET/ 5 p.m. PT.  In each one-hour episode, Hall is joined by a core team of correspondents with extensive knowledge of law enforcement, to go beyond the headlines and explore not only what happened, but why it happened.

 Unsolved mysteries:  DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL premieres January 8 on Investigation Discovery 

Going out of the studios and into the street to find answers, Tamron and the team of correspondents bring their personal points of view and signature styles to each story they cover. DEADLINE: CRIME talks to detectives, prosecutors and psychological profilers – as well as criminals and their victims – to reveal what caused people to turn to crime and whether justice was ultimately served.The series gives Hall an opportunity to bring these complex and compelling stories to viewers and in some cases, viewers will find themselves asking, “what would I do?”

Highlights from DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL include:

DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL: “Episode 1”
Wednesday, January 8 at 8 p.m ET/ 5 p.m. PT

Viewers meet Ruth Pyne, a mentally-ill  wife and mother of two, who is brutally murdered in her own garage. The community is shocked when the investigation leads to someone very close to home. Then, this episode revisits the “preppie killer,” Robert Chambers, a good-looking private school grad who killed a young lover in New York’s Central Park. People find his light sentence almost as outrageous as the crime itself.

DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL: “Episode 2”
Wednesday, January 15 at 8 p.m ET/ 5 p.m. PT

Jessie Valencia, an openly- gay Missouri college student is found with his throat slashed. Is this a hate crime, or did one of the student’s former lovers kill him in a jealous rage? Police get a surprise suspect – a man they’ve known for years. Would he kill to keep a secret? The episode then introduces the Jackson brothers. Four young adopted boys found on the verge of starvation in a New Jersey home. The brothers describe their ordeal and their inspiring story of redemption.

DEADLINE: CRIME WITH TAMRON HALL: “Episode 3”
Wednesday, January 22 at 8 p.m ET/ 5 p.m. PT

As the wife of an internationally- renowned ivy league professor, Ellen Robb, is a highly unlikely murder victim. In fact, the only thing more unlikely about this case is the person who’s ultimately convicted of killing her. The episode later profiles Ray Krone – a Phoenix postman and Air Force veteran who wakes up one day to find policemen at his front door, accusing him of murder. He’s sentenced to death and spends years in prison trying to clear his name.

About Investigation Discovery (ID):

Investigation Discovery (ID) brings justice to television with a deeper look into the world of crime, forensics, paranormal investigation and modern mysteries. ID offers arresting entertainment that delivers remarkable insight into the thrilling twists and turns of real-life investigation and the most intriguing puzzles of human nature. Launched in Canada in 2010, Investigation Discovery reveals the fascinating human potential for good and evil. Investigation Discovery is offered in standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) simulcast – for viewers who want every clue revealed in even more breathtaking detail. Investigation Discovery is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Visit investigationdiscovery.ca for more information.

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Elysia Circelli, Investigation Discovery, 416.384.5166 or elysia.circelli@bellmedia.ca        

Jodi Cook, Investigation Discovery, 416.384.4603 or jodi.cook@bellmedia.ca