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How It Really Happened

HLN dives into the deepest, darkest, gruesome mysteries and murders of the past. What really happened and how did it all play out?

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documentary, crime, mystery

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Velez-Mitchell: She really
played up her Texas roots - How It Really Happened

Velez-Mitchell: She really played up her Texas roots

It's a story that intrigues,
fascinates, even nauseates. - How It Really Happened

It's a story that intrigues, fascinates, even nauseates...

Michael Jackson,
the King of Pop, - How It Really Happened

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop,

Zesbaugh: JonBenét and the cute
older brother, Burke, - How It Really Happened

Zesbaugh: JonBenét and the cute older brother, Burke,

Over 20 years
after the murders, - How It Really Happened

Over 20 years after the murders,

They were spending quite a bit
of money on lavish items. - How It Really Happened

They were spending quite a bit of money on lavish items.

All focus on the slayings - How It Really Happened

All focus on the slayings

Some estimates say that
in the first six or seven months - How It Really Happened

Some estimates say that in the first six or seven months

Anna Nicole Smith,
Playmate of the Year. - How It Really Happened

Anna Nicole Smith, Playmate of the Year.

The murder of JonBenét
started as a kidnapping, - How It Really Happened

The murder of JonBenét started as a kidnapping,

I remember getting back to
my office at "Inside Edition," - How It Really Happened

I remember getting back to my office at "Inside Edition...

HILL:
What we have is a female white
in the vicinity of 30 years old - How It Really Happened

HILL: What we have is a female white in the vicinity of 30 y...

This family was the least
likely family - How It Really Happened

This family was the least likely family

And I think his last tour
was just piano and microphone. - How It Really Happened

And I think his last tour was just piano and microphone.

They were spending money
like they were drunken sailors. - How It Really Happened

They were spending money like they were drunken sailors.

Shapiro: The prosecution wedded
themselves - How It Really Happened

Shapiro: The prosecution wedded themselves

Sidner: But the day that the
concert was supposed to happen, - How It Really Happened

Sidner: But the day that the concert was supposed to happen,

Well, I was just about out
of going - How It Really Happened

Well, I was just about out of going

King: And now Lyle
and Erik Menendez - How It Really Happened

King: And now Lyle and Erik Menendez

At that point,
that's when I knew - How It Really Happened

At that point, that's when I knew

Something wasn't right. - How It Really Happened

Something wasn't right.

The phone rang, and it was
the watch commander indicating - How It Really Happened

The phone rang, and it was the watch commander indicating

John: We were to leave early
that morning, fly to Michigan. - How It Really Happened

John: We were to leave early that morning, fly to Michigan.

Both victims,
Nicole Brown-Simpson - How It Really Happened

Both victims, Nicole Brown-Simpson

Greedy, rich kids
kill Ozzie and Harriet - How It Really Happened

Greedy, rich kids kill Ozzie and Harriet

Reporter: Jackson only just
recently signed a deal - How It Really Happened

Reporter: Jackson only just recently signed a deal

Evenstad:
His staff during that time
looked like - How It Really Happened

Evenstad: His staff during that time looked like

Reporter: Happening now,
hundreds of Prince fans - How It Really Happened

Reporter: Happening now, hundreds of Prince fans

Boulder at that time, you know, - How It Really Happened

Boulder at that time, you know,

I think it's pretty clear
that it was within - How It Really Happened

I think it's pretty clear that it was within

They had a double homicide
at 722 North Elm. - How It Really Happened

They had a double homicide at 722 North Elm.

It's just unimaginable
that there would be - How It Really Happened

It's just unimaginable that there would be

that-got-see-the-trial-in-the-courtroom-every-day - How It Really Happened

that-got-see-the-trial-in-the-courtroom-every-day

"Playboy" was, like,
my last chance - How It Really Happened

"Playboy" was, like, my last chance

The first thing I remember
is waking up, - How It Really Happened

The first thing I remember is waking up,

Blitzer:
We're covering this story
for you, - How It Really Happened

Blitzer: We're covering this story for you,

Both dead on the sidewalk right
in front of the residence here. - How It Really Happened

Both dead on the sidewalk right in front of the residence he...

They looked very afraid
and frightened, - How It Really Happened

They looked very afraid and frightened,

had-a-normal-christmas-day-at-home - How It Really Happened

had-a-normal-christmas-day-at-home

There is a strong possibility - How It Really Happened

There is a strong possibility

Erik Menéndez is curled up
in a ball, - How It Really Happened

Erik Menéndez is curled up in a ball,

I got a note from the president
of the company - How It Really Happened

I got a note from the president of the company

Hilton: There were so many girls
that would pose for "Playboy." - How It Really Happened

Hilton: There were so many girls that would pose for "P...

And you believe the killer
of Nicole Brown Simpson - How It Really Happened

And you believe the killer of Nicole Brown Simpson

There was also a knit cap,
what appeared to be a knit cap, - How It Really Happened

There was also a knit cap, what appeared to be a knit cap,

When we arrived at the hospital, - How It Really Happened

When we arrived at the hospital,

At this time, we have
two deceased persons inside, - How It Really Happened

At this time, we have two deceased persons inside,

You know, he could perform sick
as a dog, - How It Really Happened

You know, he could perform sick as a dog,

Sidner: On that very same day,
he saw a doctor - How It Really Happened

Sidner: On that very same day, he saw a doctor

Then I go down
the spiral staircase, - How It Really Happened

Then I go down the spiral staircase,

Both the Los Angeles Times - How It Really Happened

Both the Los Angeles Times

I think there is a strong
possibility - How It Really Happened

I think there is a strong possibility

So the C.E.O. of Guess Jeans
sees Anna Nicole Smith - How It Really Happened

So the C.E.O. of Guess Jeans sees Anna Nicole Smith

They escorted me into the home
to show me the crime scene. - How It Really Happened

They escorted me into the home to show me the crime scene.

Grace: JonBenét got up on
what many children - How It Really Happened

Grace: JonBenét got up on what many children

Reporter:
O.J. Simpson in cuffs yesterday
and possibly in trouble today - How It Really Happened

Reporter: O.J. Simpson in cuffs yesterday and possibly in tr...

On June 13, 1994, - How It Really Happened

On June 13, 1994,

I had just gotten out of school - How It Really Happened

I had just gotten out of school

We unloaded the patient,
went through the doors - How It Really Happened

We unloaded the patient, went through the doors

It said, "Mr. Ramsey,
we have your daughter." - How It Really Happened

It said, "Mr. Ramsey, we have your daughter."

Jones:
When he had to cancel the show, - How It Really Happened

Jones: When he had to cancel the show,

This letter was written by
O.J. today. - How It Really Happened

This letter was written by O.J. today.

Let me just say this,
and I believe this to be true. - How It Really Happened

Let me just say this, and I believe this to be true.

watching-tv-having-dessert-relaxing - How It Really Happened

watching-tv-having-dessert-relaxing

"I have nothing to do
with Nicole's murder. - How It Really Happened

"I have nothing to do with Nicole's murder.

Burke, the 9-year-old son,
went down the block, - How It Really Happened

Burke, the 9-year-old son, went down the block,

When I got word
that Nicole Brown Simpson - How It Really Happened

When I got word that Nicole Brown Simpson

Michael Jackson,
the King of Pop, - How It Really Happened

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop,

Sidner: He comes back, and he
does these powerful concerts, - How It Really Happened

Sidner: He comes back, and he does these powerful concerts,

My editors and I knew
from the get-go - How It Really Happened

My editors and I knew from the get-go

I loved her, always have
and always will." - How It Really Happened

I loved her, always have and always will."

Judge Weisberg: Okay,
now opening statements - How It Really Happened

Judge Weisberg: Okay, now opening statements

One of the things
that made fans go wild - How It Really Happened

One of the things that made fans go wild

Victim Nicole Brown Simpson
is the ex-wife - How It Really Happened

Victim Nicole Brown Simpson is the ex-wife

Atteu: I see somebody who loved
the camera, - How It Really Happened

Atteu: I see somebody who loved the camera,

The family went to a Christmas
party at a friend's home. - How It Really Happened

The family went to a Christmas party at a friend's home...

The only time I've ever
thrown up during a trial - How It Really Happened

The only time I've ever thrown up during a trial

Apparently, that's where
they started shooting - How It Really Happened

Apparently, that's where they started shooting

"That guy? Oh, my God,
O.J. Simpson." - How It Really Happened

"That guy? Oh, my God, O.J. Simpson."

Cooper:
What a long, strange trip
it has been for Michael Jackson - How It Really Happened

Cooper: What a long, strange trip it has been for Michael Ja...

Based upon this evidence,
it will become apparent - How It Really Happened

Based upon this evidence, it will become apparent

The note said
their 6-year-old daughter - How It Really Happened

The note said their 6-year-old daughter

♪ Only want to see you ♪ - How It Really Happened

♪ Only want to see you ♪

Fogg: Mr. Menéndez was sitting
on the couch - How It Really Happened

Fogg: Mr. Menéndez was sitting on the couch

[ Sirens wail ] - How It Really Happened

[ Sirens wail ]

Hopefully, you know,
that's what I do with my music - How It Really Happened

Hopefully, you know, that's what I do with my music

and-comes-into-play - How It Really Happened

and-comes-into-play

They arrived back home
around 9:30 in the evening. - How It Really Happened

They arrived back home around 9:30 in the evening.

I had been told
by the D.A.'s office - How It Really Happened

I had been told by the D.A.'s office

Cowlings: this is A.C.,
I have O.J. in the car. - How It Really Happened

Cowlings: this is A.C., I have O.J. in the car.

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HLN dives into the deepest, darkest, gruesome mysteries and murders of the past. What really happened and how did it all play out?

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: CNN

Genre: documentary, crime, mystery

Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 7.2

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Released: 30 Sep 2016

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Homepage: https://www.cnn.com/shows/how-it-really-happened