“TRUTH
ABOUT MURDER WITH SUNNY HOSTIN”
PREMIERES ON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY THIS OCTOBER
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ABC News’ Sunny Hostin to host and executive produce new series
investigating the nation’s most gripping homicides --
(Silver Spring, Md.) – The View
cohost and Emmy-winning Senior Legal Correspondent for ABC News,
Sunny Hostin, is joining America’s #1 true crime network,
Investigation Discovery, with the premiere of a new series this fall,
TRUTH ABOUT MURDER WITH SUNNY HOSTIN.
Throughout her career, Hostin has dedicated herself to sharing
people’s stories on television, but this time is different. During
this six-episode series, Hostin travels to the sites of America’s
most perplexing cases, interviewing detectives, prosecutors,
coroners, and speaking with victims’ families to piece together the
emotions, evidence and, ultimately, truth of the case. As a former
undefeated federal prosecutor, and current victims’ rights
advocate, she uses her expertise to connect with investigators and
law enforcement and get to the heart of what exactly happened. With
each case, Hostin proves that justice is only really achieved when
you uncover the truth. TRUTH ABOUT MURDER
WITH SUNNY HOSTIN will premiere on Tuesday,
October 22nd at
10pm ET on Investigation Discovery.
“Every
day I have the privilege of connecting with people from across the
country, listening to their stories of triumph and tragedy,” said
Sunny Hostin. “In this series, Investigation Discovery has given me
a tremendous opportunity to tell the real story of these crimes that
have affected the communities that we live in and talk to those most
impacted by these cases. I know TRUTH ABOUT MURDER will heal the
wounds of those who remain and provide a voice to those who can no
longer speak for themselves.”
“Sunny
Hostin is a natural fit and a great addition to our ID family” said
Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel
Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel. “Her
resume speaks for itself: an undefeated prosecutor and a victim’s
right advocate, she provides a unique perspective like no one else on
television, today. Sunny’s own personal experience in the face of
tragedy has provided her with extraordinary empathy which, in
combination with her expertise and experience, enables her to shine a
klieg light on the justice system, giving voice to the now
voiceless.”
Growing
up in the South Bronx, Sunny witnessed an unspeakable crime against
her own family. This incident motivated her to pursue a career in
justice and advocate for those in need. Throughout her career she
has been a vigorous advocate for women and children who have been
victims of domestic violence. This docuseries is an extension of
Hostin’s drive, and passion for what is right, as she guides
audiences step-by-step through how each case was solved and how
justice was served. Each hour-long episode will
take her around the United States as she gets to the heart of each
story, first and foremost by visiting the victim’s family. Hostin
then embeds herself in every step of the justice process, examining
the evidence with the law enforcement and forensic experts who were
first assigned to the case, providing a fresh perspective. Then
Hostin connects with the prosecutors and defense attorneys, in order
to learn how they guided the case to its final verdict. Viewers get
to travel along as she moves through the crime scene, gathers
evidence, and finally to the trial, providing valuable closure for
those left behind.
From a
small town in Michigan to going deep in the Bayou, Hostin travels the
country on a quest to re-examine homicides that have rocked
communities and wounded loved ones. She delves into a case from
Santa Ana, CA, where a husband returned home to find his newly
pregnant wife murdered with no clues in sight. Later she goes to
Portland, TX, where two best friends disappeared, victims of a
kidnapping by a perpetrator with a motive no one could ever
anticipate. Hostin also ventures to the small town of Galien
Township, MI, speaking with residents who were thrown into turmoil
when a young mother was found murdered in her own home. And in Powder
Springs, GA, Hostin works to unravel the web of inconsistencies and
lies that led to a woman being shot execution-style in her kitchen.
With a deep understanding of the multi-tiered effort involved in
bringing a perpetrator to court and finding much-needed closure for a
family, Hostin empathizes with the victims’ loved ones, all while
highlighting the hardworking law enforcement, detectives and
attorneys who helped bring the culprits to justice.
TRUTH
ABOUT MURDER is executive produced by Sunny
Hostin, Hilary Estey McLoughlin and Terence Noonan for Lincoln Square
Productions and Mike Sheridan and Joe Venafro for First Watch
Productions. For Investigation Discovery, Liz
Massie is senior executive producer, Sara Kozak is senior vice
president of production, Winona Meringolo is senior vice president of
development, Kevin Bennett is general manager, and Henry Schleiff is
Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel,
Destination America, and American Heroes Channel.
Sunny
Hostin is the Emmy-nominated co-host The View and the Emmy-winning
Senior Legal Correspondent for ABC News. From 2007 to 2016, Sunny was
a host and legal analyst at CNN. Prior to working at CNN, Sunny
filled in as co-anchor for ABC News’ “World News Now” and
“America This Morning.”
A
gifted storyteller, Sunny has an impressive depth of knowledge about
the criminal justice system. She has brought clarity and context to
some of the biggest stories of the past decade, including the Bernie
Madoff scandal, the George Zimmerman trial, the unrest in Ferguson
and Baltimore, the AME church shooting in Charleston and the Bill
Cosby rape allegations. She has won two Emmys for her work as a
correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America and as a Correspondent
for the ABC News Special, The President and
the People.
Sunny
was born in the South Bronx and became the first lawyer in her
family. She began her career as an appellate law clerk after
graduating from Notre Dame Law School and went on to become a trial
attorney for the Justice Department and a federal prosecutor.
During her time as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sunny was awarded the
Special Achievement Award by Attorney General Janet Reno for her
prosecution of child sexual predators.
ABOUT
LINCOLN SQUARE PRODUCTIONS
ABC News’ Lincoln Square Productions produces original
content for broadcast, cable and digital distribution specializing in
compelling ways to tell fact-based stories, including ABC’s
thought-provoking docu-series “The Last Defense” from Viola
Davis, John Ridley’s critically-acclaimed documentary on the LA
Riots “Let It Fall,” the “Madoff” miniseries starring Richard
Dreyfuss and popular series “What Would You Do?,” as well as
documentary programming for a wide array of partners, including PBS,
Discovery Communications and A & E Networks. Lincoln Square
Productions is wholly-owned by the American Broadcasting Companies,
Inc. and is a part of ABC News’ Long Form programming unit, which
includes “20/20,” “Truth and Lies” and “Nightline.” The
headquarters are located in New York City’s Lincoln Square
neighborhood.
ABOUT
FIRST WATCH PRODUCTIONS
First
Watch Productions, founded by veteran showrunners Joe Venafro and
Mike Sheridan, is dedicated to developing and producing premium
storytelling for all media platforms. Their most recent creation, the
highly-rated cinematic summer thriller Dark Waters: Murder in the
Deep returns for its second season on Investigation Discovery in July
2019.
ABOUT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY
Investigation Discovery (ID) is the leading crime and
justice network on television, delivering the highest-quality
programming to approximately 85 million U.S. households. From
harrowing crimes to in-depth investigations and heart-breaking
mysteries, ID features real people telling their real stories and
challenges our understanding of culture, society and the human
condition. The #1 network for women in all of cable, ID’s
programming also is available anytime and anywhere through the
network’s TV Everywhere offering, IDGo. For exclusive web content
and bonus material, fans can follow ID on Twitter, Instagram and
Facebook or check out the network’s true crime blog, CrimeFeed.
Investigation Discovery is part of Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA,
DISCB, DISCK), a global leader in real life entertainment.
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