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No one knows the dark side of the rich and famous better than Dominick Dunne. The consummate insider as well as an indefatigable crusader, Dunne is the most penetrating chronicler today of the arrogance that leads the rich to believe they are above the law. Dunne now brings his singular perspective to television. A best-selling author and a celebrated columnist for Vanity Fair, Dunne will rivet you with his selection of notorious cases that uncover the lowest depths of high society.

Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege and Justice, Vol. 1

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No one knows the dark side of the rich and famous better than Dominick Dunne. The consummate insider as well as an indefatigable crusader, Dunne is the most penetrating chronicler today of the arrogance that leads the rich to believe they are above the law. Dunne now brings his singular perspective to television. A best-selling author and a celebrated columnist for Vanity Fair, Dunne will rivet you with his selection of notorious cases that uncover the lowest depths of high society.

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    Biloxi Confidential

    Before Hurricane Katrina, the gangland-style murder of Vincent and Margaret Sherry - a state judge and his politician wife - was the biggest news to hit Biloxi, MS and the Gulf Coast. Detectives soon suspect the involvement of an underground network of criminals known as the Dixie Mafia. But the investigation takes a more surprising turn when rumors surface that the Mayor of Biloxi was involved. Years of intense investigating reveal a million dollar phone scam run by Angola prisoners and its secret ties to Biloxi's most powerful figures.

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    • 42 Minutes

    Before Hurricane Katrina, the gangland-style murder of Vincent and Margaret Sherry - a state judge and his politician wife - was the biggest news to hit Biloxi, MS and the Gulf Coast. Detectives soon suspect the involvement of an underground network of criminals known as the Dixie Mafia. But the investigation takes a more surprising turn when rumors surface that the Mayor of Biloxi was involved. Years of intense investigating reveal a million dollar phone scam run by Angola prisoners and its secret ties to Biloxi's most powerful figures.

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    • 42 Minutes
    • EPISODE 2

    Over the Edge

    On a May evening in 1998, the seemingly idyllic marriage of a wealthy Lake Tahoe couple, Peter and Rinette Bergna, ended in a tangled crush of metal when their truck crashed through a guardrail and plunged down a mountainside. Peter miraculously escaped serious injury, but Rinette was found crushed to death. While Peter called it a tragic accident, investigators called it a brutal, premeditated crime and spent two and a half years building their case against Bergna, whom they believed was a cunning, cold-blooded killer.

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    • 43 Minutes

    On a May evening in 1998, the seemingly idyllic marriage of a wealthy Lake Tahoe couple, Peter and Rinette Bergna, ended in a tangled crush of metal when their truck crashed through a guardrail and plunged down a mountainside. Peter miraculously escaped serious injury, but Rinette was found crushed to death. While Peter called it a tragic accident, investigators called it a brutal, premeditated crime and spent two and a half years building their case against Bergna, whom they believed was a cunning, cold-blooded killer.

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    • 43 Minutes
    • EPISODE 3

    Deadly Delivery

    It looks like a simple robbery gone horribly wrong when Donald and Marsha Levine are found dead inside their Munster, Indiana Mansion. But why then did the "robbers" leave the Levine's only son, Mark, alive? And why was Mark blaming the murder on his shady Uncle Robert? There are skeletons in most family's closets, but investigators soon discover that the Levine's are harboring a whole graveyard full in theirs.

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    • 43 Minutes

    It looks like a simple robbery gone horribly wrong when Donald and Marsha Levine are found dead inside their Munster, Indiana Mansion. But why then did the "robbers" leave the Levine's only son, Mark, alive? And why was Mark blaming the murder on his shady Uncle Robert? There are skeletons in most family's closets, but investigators soon discover that the Levine's are harboring a whole graveyard full in theirs.

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    • 43 Minutes
    • EPISODE 4

    House of Secrets

    When Bruce and Darlene Rouse are murdered in their sprawling estate, they leave their entire fortune to their three children - three children who quickly become three suspects. Robin Rouse swears that her brothers Kurt and Billy did it, but police have just as much reason to believe she was the one behind the brutal murders. The sordid saga finally comes to a close when Billy, who's been circling the drain since squandering his entire inheritance on the high life, confesses to the murder after police catch him robbing a bank.

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    • 43 Minutes

    When Bruce and Darlene Rouse are murdered in their sprawling estate, they leave their entire fortune to their three children - three children who quickly become three suspects. Robin Rouse swears that her brothers Kurt and Billy did it, but police have just as much reason to believe she was the one behind the brutal murders. The sordid saga finally comes to a close when Billy, who's been circling the drain since squandering his entire inheritance on the high life, confesses to the murder after police catch him robbing a bank.

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    • 43 Minutes
    • EPISODE 5

    The Von Bulow Affair

    When Sunny Von Bulow was found comatose in her luxurious Rhode Island summer home, everyone had a pet theory on what happened - including police, who fingered her husband Claus for attempted murder. Fortunately for Claus, pet theories don't stand up in court, and his team of high powered lawyers managed to free him after an epic series of trials and appeals.

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    • 43 Minutes

    When Sunny Von Bulow was found comatose in her luxurious Rhode Island summer home, everyone had a pet theory on what happened - including police, who fingered her husband Claus for attempted murder. Fortunately for Claus, pet theories don't stand up in court, and his team of high powered lawyers managed to free him after an epic series of trials and appeals.

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    • 43 Minutes
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