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- Crime
- Documentary
- Drama
- 45 min episodes
- 2 seasons
- 12 age guide
- ★ 7.6/10 from 31 ratings
With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
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