Calls From the Inside

2021-12-29 Crime TV-14

It's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested and gets to make one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, there are multiple opportunities to make calls while awaiting trial. The vast majority of those calls are recorded. An admission, a threat, a slip of the tongue, a bribe -- it's all on tape and the suspect knows it, but this doesn't always prevent people from talking and talking. Jailhouse phone calls are used to frame the narrative of murder investigations steeped in mystery.

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First Aired

2021-12-29
Last Aired

2023-03-21
Creator
Genre

Crime, Documentary
Seasons

2
Episodes

16
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

Investigation Discovery

Keywords:

detective homicide suspicion of murder murder audio recording murder investigation confession of crime homicide detective phone call homicide investigation

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Calling All Suspects

Newlyweds Tony Cooper and Melinda Kotkins of Gresham, Oregon, are executed. Jail calls during Tony's p...More

Newlyweds Tony Cooper and Melinda Kotkins of Gresham, Oregon, are executed. Jail calls during Tony's previous incarceration yield many suspects, including men in love with Melinda. The killer seals his own fate thanks to a jail call to his wife.Less

44mins 2021-12-29

2. The Real Jail Wives

Kim Boone and Anita Smithey have much in common. They're middle class moms in their 40s. And both atte...More

Kim Boone and Anita Smithey have much in common. They're middle class moms in their 40s. And both attempted to kill their husbands. Jail calls between the two reveal their inner thoughts on love, men and the circumstances that landed them in prison.Less

44mins 2022-01-05

3. Witness Beware

A distraught husband cannot locate his wife. Police discover a videotape, and the grainy footage point...More

A distraught husband cannot locate his wife. Police discover a videotape, and the grainy footage points to a grisly demise. The killer's jailhouse phone calls threaten to widen the circle of fatalities in this quiet South Eastern, Florida, community.Less

44mins 2022-01-12

4. Murder Strikes Twice

John Peek's first wife died in an apparent burglary. Now years later, his second wife is killed. Polic...More

John Peek's first wife died in an apparent burglary. Now years later, his second wife is killed. Police must determine if it's just a terrible coincidence. Jail calls, hidden wire conversations, and years of detective work finally reveal the truth.Less

44mins 2022-01-19

5. Jealousy's Killer Web

In 2017, Julii Johnson lay dead in front of her boyfriend's home in Warren, Michigan. All evidence see...More

In 2017, Julii Johnson lay dead in front of her boyfriend's home in Warren, Michigan. All evidence seems to point to the boyfriend. As detectives dig deeper, they uncover a complicated plot, and no one is talking except on the jail phone.Less

44mins 2022-01-26

6. An Inconvenient Romance

William Hargrove loves both Anna and Michelle. When Michelle tells him he has to choose between them, ...More

William Hargrove loves both Anna and Michelle. When Michelle tells him he has to choose between them, he picks her -- and Anna winds up dead. He claims to love Michelle so much, but his phone calls hint at her possible role in Anna's murder.Less