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Murder 101
A Tennessee high school sociology teacher and his students turn a classroom cold-case project into a real investigation, uncovering new connections in the decades-old Redhead Murders while learning how evidence, bias, empathy, and justice intersect.
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A Tennessee high school sociology class transforms a cold-case assignment into a real investigation of the Redhead Murders, uncovering connections while learning the limits of evidence, bias, and justice.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- A rural Tennessee high school sociology class turns a cold-case assignment into a real investigation of the Redhead Murders.
- Source material
- Based on the Murder 101 true-crime podcast from KT Studios and iHeartMedia.
- Format
- Three-part documentary limited series combining true crime, classroom learning, student-led investigation, and coming-of-age storytelling.
The Investigation
- Teacher
- Sociology teacher Alex Campbell began using the unresolved cases as a project-based learning investigation with his students.
- The cases
- The project examines a group of cold cases commonly called the Redhead Murders, involving women found dead across parts of the southern United States.
- Student work
- Students analyze evidence, study records, pursue public information, visit relevant locations, speak with people connected to the investigation, and test competing theories.
Current Popularity
- Release
- All three episodes premiered on Prime Video on July 13, 2026.
- Prime Video visibility
- Murder 101 is currently listed in Prime Video's U.S. Top 10 TV shows.
- Documentary ranking
- Prime Video currently lists Murder 101 as No. 1 among documentary TV shows in surfaced regional rankings.
- Search hooks
- Redhead Murders, Bible Belt Strangler, Alex Campbell, Jerry Leon Johns, Tina McKenney-Farmer, episode guide, ending, true story, and whether the case is solved.
Episodes
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S01E02
S01E03
Sociology of a Serial Killer
In a small Tennessee town, teacher Alex Campbell turns his sociology class into an unlikely investig... · 62 min · Jul 13, 2026
Killer Questions
The students focus on evidence suggesting their lead suspect may be connected to several victims rat... · 64 min · Jul 13, 2026
The Longest Lesson
The class works more directly with investigators, visits crime scenes, speaks with local communities... · 61 min · Jul 13, 2026
Cast & Characters
Alex Campbell
Self — Sociology Teacher
Alex Campbell
Character
The Sociology Students
Character
The Redhead Murder Victims
Character
Crew
Stacey Lee
Director
Stephanie Lydecker
Producer
Jon Watts
Producer
Dianne McGunigle
Producer
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