Death By Fame

A hopeful soap opera star shines in the background but her rise crashes instantly because someone doesn’t want to see her succeed.

The son of a powerful Hollywood player yearns to escape his dad’s shadow. Dark secrets come to light when a human torso turns up in a dumpster.

A woman and her family strike it rich, and Hollywood comes knocking to give them their own show - but not everyone wants this reality star to shine.

When police find a fashion designer dead at an exclusive members-only hotel, they must untangle a twisted web of who's who in the New York scene.

A young actress gets her big break in a hit movie. After her brutal murder, police sift through hours of surveillance to catch her killer in the act.

A runway model turned mom-a-ger lived a fairytale life of luxury. When she turns up dead at the bottom of her pool, police uncover deep motives.

Baron “Dirty” Colon goes on the reality show "From G’s to Gents," hoping to change his life and win the 100k prize. His real motivation is a secret.

Fiction and reality collide when a horror production goes from a dream come true to a real-life nightmare. Did art imitate life?

In November 2008, James Brown’s son-in-law, Darren Lumar, was shot dead. When detectives dig into Lumar’s past, the possibility for motives becomes endless.

A body-building attorney lands her own reality series. A year later, investigators used the show to map how she went from the spotlight to stabbing victim.

Iconic movie henchman, Joseph Son, turns out to be a real-life villain. When prosecutors face off with the actor on the stand, it's hard to tell fact from fiction.

A deputy sheriff turns in his badge to pursue a career in acting. When a shooting leaves him injured and his wife dead, police learn there’s more to this court TV star.

Comedian Jim Jefferies recounts his experiences with an intern who seemed to live a life of luxury. But in May 2016, it all came crashing down.

Jam Master Jay, best known as Run-DMC’s DJ, was killed in his recording studio. An exclusive interview with an eyewitness sheds light on this decades-old cold case.

Tara Correa-McMullen was only 15 when she rose to fame in Hollywood. But a romance with the wrong person takes her out of the spotlight forever.

A writer, a pop starlet, a former Marine, and a music producer find themselves in an apartment where one of them ends up dead. Police uncover what happened.

A Hollywood beauty and girlfriend to the stars breaks the wrong heart.

One of Hollywood's most promising stars descends into madness.

An internet star and finalist on "The Voice" attracts fatal attention.

An actress disappears without a trace as Hollywood claims another victim.

An aspiring model makes headlines for all the wrong reasons.

A troubled actor from Boyz N the Hood brings his most famous role to life.