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s04e09 · 2025-03-13
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Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Investigation Discovery Documentary
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For many small towns across America, a Friday night spent under the blinding lights of the local high school football stadium cheering the home team onto victory is the glue that holds a community together. But, what happens when the Friday night lights shut off and the town's beloved team finds themselves embroiled in the center of a tragic crime? How does a community so devoted to football reckon with the aftermath – one that may force them to either cope with the devastating loss of one of their own or look at their treasured team and players differently? A new series from ID takes an unflinching look at the shocking and tragic cases of dangerous obsessions, brutal violence and even murder surrounding local high school football teams, tarnishing the sport these communities hold sacred.
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9 this season · 31 totals04e01 Guilt Will Get You 2025-01-16 02:00
Guilt Will Get You
To say that Paul Reagor and Jerry Bailey are close friends would be an understatement. When the two football coaches mysteriously disappear, a small Oklahoma town's racial tensions emerge alongside the high stakes of high school football.
s04e02 A Cheerleader's Reject 2025-01-23 02:00
A Cheerleader's Reject
Former cheerleader Valerie Zavala is invited to a party with high school football players and cheerleaders. She is found dead. Investigators collect home video from the party to find clues to identify her killer.
s04e03 Monster Among Trolls 2025-01-30 02:00
Monster Among Trolls
Middle school cheer captain Tristyn Bailey is the future of Friday night lights at Creekside High. Police investigating her disappearance have to navigate teenage rumors and gossip in their small Florida town to identify a monster in their midst.
s04e04 Until Parents Get Involved 2025-02-06 02:00
Until Parents Get Involved
A Texas community is forced to confront a troubling reality inside youth sports after a football coach is gunned down during a game in front of dozens of witnesses, including his own family. A former NFL player is at the center of the investigation.
s04e05 Dirty Little Lies 2025-02-20 02:00
Dirty Little Lies
In 1985, police find the body of a beloved coach in the barrens of southeast Texas, triggering a murder investigation laced with sex, jealousy and revenge. Investigators close in on the killer, but an eleventh-hour twist tears the community apart.
s04e06 Futures Ruined 2025-02-27 02:00
Futures Ruined
The Hill family lives in a gated community near Dawson HS, where their daughter Arrijana is a popular athlete. When she is found murdered in her bedroom, detectives learn that Arrijana was hiding a secret that leads them to her killer.
s04e07 Nothing to Cheer About 2025-03-06 02:00
Nothing to Cheer About
Josh Missiledine, an 18-year-old male cheerleader on one of the most prestigious squads in Mississippi, vanishes the day before the state championship. While searching for Josh, Investigators discover secrets from the troubled past he is trying to escape.
s04e08 Caught in a Trap 2025-03-13 01:00
Caught in a Trap
A prominent football coach at a private high school, 27-year-old Jaz Granderson, dies shortly after calling 911 to ask for help after suffering a gunshot wound. Police race to identify a mystery woman who they believe lured Jaz to his death.