Hosted by LisaRaye, Murder in the Thirst explores scandalous and shocking true-crime stories. With stylized recreations of the crimes themselves and interviews with the real-life players involved, the show explores what pushes someone to murder.
After high-powered Baton Rouge lawyer Chiquita Tate was murdered in cold blood in her swanky office, police uncovered a devastating personal life. Investigators follow a trail of clues that begins with a weave found in her hand.
Millionaire Atlanta businessman Lance Herndon was a powerful and successful entrepreneur, but a lavish birthday party turns out to be his last. His lust for women proved to be his ultimate downfall.
When Abraham Shakespeare goes from humble handyman to lotto millionaire, everybody in town wants a piece of his $30 million fortune. And when he finally says 'enough is enough!', Abraham seems to vanish into thin air.
When ambitious young dancer Cherica Adams met Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth, a first-round draft pick with a multi-million dollar contract, she had no idea that an unplanned pregnancy would lead to her murder.
Tony Randolph's hotshot legal career let him and his wife Marie live like royalty in Detroit, but there are secrets lurking behind their wealth. A fraud arrest prompts renewed police interest in what happened to Tony's first wife.
NBA champion Bison Dele walked away from a $36 million contract to sail the world on a private yacht with his true love, but the couple vanishes in the waters off Tahiti with only the return of an estranged family member.
Emma Raine is a successful businesswoman living in the most opulent house in town. But when her husband James is killed while she's away on a business trip, the search for the shooter leads to sinister revelations.
Police Lieutenant Garret Baxter, who moonlights as a strip-club bouncer, gives his wife a glamorous life of fancy cars and luxury vacations. But when he's murdered inside his lavish home, investigators have no shortage of suspects.
Sean Taylor became a millionaire overnight after he was picked in the first round of the NFL Draft. But with a promising career, the devoted father and family man is killed during a home invasion, police discover a surprising suspect.
Wealthy socialite Lita McClinton, poised to break free from an unhappy marriage, is gunned down by a delivery man at the front door of her Florida mansion, leading to a global manhunt for the killer. But the search for the killer takes nearly 20 years.
