Promising actor and rapper, Merlin Santana is fatally shot to death in 2002 while sitting in a parked car and accused of rape.

Merlin Santana

Ice-T

Donald Goines

Bison Dele aka Brian Williams

The case of former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth, who was tried for his role in a murder-for-hire plot trying to make the murder look like a random act of violence. that resulted in the death of his pregnant girlfriend

Rae Carruth

The story of the unsolved murder of R&B singer Yolanda "LaLa" Brown (1986-2007) and her boyfriend in a recording studio.

LaLa Brown

After Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) gets involved in an argument between his parents, his father shoots and kills him with a gun he gave him.

Marvin Gaye

Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay (1965-2002) was shot to death inside his New York City recording studio without any witnesses or suspects years later.

Jam Master Jay

Trading fame and fortune for a nomadic life at sea, former NBA player Bison Dele disappeared in the South Pacific after a fight with his brother.

Donald Goines is shot and killed in 1974 after achieving fame for writing 16 popular pulp crime novels in only five years.

Famous reggae solo artist, Peter Tosh is killed by three ex-cons who invaded his Jamaican home and brutally tortured and shot him.

Peter Tosh

Diving deep into the heart of black entertainment's most perplexing mysteries, this investigative series exposes the hidden truths and untold stories behind the controversies that have rocked the African-American celebrity world.

Merlin Santana

Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes9

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