

Mind Over Murder
2022-06-20 · 52 min / episode · ★ 6.8
Chronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska.
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- Creators
- Nanfu Wang
- Production companies
- Vox Media Studios, HBO Documentary Films, Little Horse Crossing the River, truth.media
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Ended
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