Texas

The Journey, Episode 1: Gifts

A Texas woman agrees to carry a child for a wealthy California couple and ends up a whistle-blower in this In the Dark episode.

How to Create a Sex Scandal

How to Create a Sex Scandal is an HBO Max docuseries about the 2005 Mineola, Texas child-abuse hoax, arguing that coerced testimony sent at least six people to prison for crimes that never happened.

Maternal Instinct: Netflix Doc Exposes a Texan's Shocking Lies

Netflix released Maternal Instinct on June 12, 2026 — a documentary about Taylor Parker, a Texas woman who fabricated a false identity as a wealthy socialite and convinced those closest to her that she was pregnant.

Maternal Instinct: Netflix Documentary on Woman Who Killed Pregnant Friend

Netflix is releasing the documentary 'Maternal Instinct' about Taylor Parker, who in October 2020 killed pregnant Reagan Hancock in Texas and attempted to remove her 36-week-old unborn child.

The Randall Dale Adams Case — wrongful conviction overturned

The Randall Dale Adams case was the wrongful conviction and later exoneration of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert W. Wood.

The Nicholas Barclay Case — Missing Teen and Impostor Fraud

Nicholas Barclay disappeared in San Antonio, Texas, in 1994 at age 13. Three years later, French impostor Frédéric Bourdin posed as the missing teen before being exposed and convicted of fraud.

Robert Durst — Real Estate Heir and Multi-State Murder Suspect

Robert Durst was a real estate heir convicted of murdering Susan Berman in 2000, acquitted of killing Morris Black in 2001, and suspected in his wife's 1982 disappearance.

Los Zetas Horse Racing Money Laundering Case

A federal money laundering conspiracy in which Los Zetas cartel members funneled millions in drug proceeds through American quarter horse racing operations across multiple U.S. states.

The Andrea Yates Case — Filicide and Insanity Defense

Andrea Yates drowned her five children in Houston on June 20, 2001, was convicted of capital murder in 2002, then found not guilty by reason of insanity at her 2006 retrial.

Henry Lee Lucas — The Confession Killer of Texas

Henry Lee Lucas was an American convicted murderer who became infamous as 'The Confession Killer' after claiming hundreds of murders from Texas custody in the 1980s — most of which were later discredited.

The Warren Jeffs Case — FLDS Leader and Child Brides

The Warren Jeffs case is an American child sexual abuse case in which the FLDS leader was convicted of arranging and participating in underage 'celestial marriages' in Utah and Texas.

The Waco Siege — 51-day standoff at Mount Carmel

The Waco Siege was a 51-day federal standoff in 1993 between the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh, and U.S. agents at Mount Carmel near Waco, Texas, ending in a deadly fire.