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How It Really Happened

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Wondering how the events really happened, HLN's original series revisits and reveals new answers to notorious crimes, mysteries, trials, and celebrity tragedies. The premiere delves into the sensational trial of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, including the shocking motive for the brutal murders of their wealthy parents. From there, episodes dissect new clues and re-examine conspiracy theories connected to, among others, the John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash, the deaths of music royalty Prince, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, and the FBI's investigation of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski. Included are fresh accounts from witnesses who speak publicly about the cases for the first time. Actor Jesse L. Martin hosts.

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How It Really Happened Jodi Arias: Sex, Lies, and Photographs

Almost two years after a romance begins between small-town waitress Jodi Arias and successful businessman Travis Alexander, Travis is found brutally murdered in his shower at home.

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How It Really Happened Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret

Four years after the vicious killing of Travis Alexander, ex-girlfriend Jodi Arias stands trial for his murder; millions of people are captivated by the emerging lurid details of Jodi and Travis' erotic relationship.

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How It Really Happened Aaron Hernandez: Secrets & Lies

At the young age of 23, New England Patriots star player Aaron Hernandez is set up for greatness; less than a year later, a body is found riddled with bullets only a short distance from Hernandez's home.

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How It Really Happened Selena: Fatal Encounter

Behind the scenes of singer Selena's red-hot career, ambitions and tragic demise; includes interviews with a close friend, a back-up singer and the nurse who spoke to Selena and her killer.

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How It Really Happened Waco: Gods, Guns, & Government

A look at what was going on inside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and why the government raided it in 1993.

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How It Really Happened Waco: End of Days

The siege at Waco ends in a fiery hell claiming the lives of David Koresh, his followers and his wives and children; TV news crews and demonstrators watch in horror as the ranch goes up in flames.

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How It Really Happened The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Pt. 1

During a terrifying three-day period in late August 1990, five college students were found brutally murdered in Gainesville, Fla.; panic filled the usually sunny city as investigators searched to find the serial killer before he struck again.

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How It Really Happened The Mystery of the Gainesville Murders Pt. 2

Five college students were found brutally murdered in Gainesville, Fla. but it would take investigators months, and the discovery of a campsite, a screwdriver and an audio tape, before they identified who the serial killer was.

10:00 AM on HLN

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How It Really Happened The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart Pt. 1

Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake city home in 2002 and snatched from her bed at knifepoint by a mysterious man in the middle of the night; to the public it seemed as if she had vanished into thin air.

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How It Really Happened The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart: Hiding in Plain Sight Pt. 2

For nine months in 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was the most famous missing child in America; kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell, she was forced up into a hiding spot in the mountains behind her home, assaulted and forced to be his second wife.

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