Oxygen True Crime’s Dateline: The Smoking Gun returns with “The Figure in the Garage,” an episode that looks at the baffling murder of a father inside his own garage. The initial crime scene leaves investigators scratching their heads, but a helpful clue emerges from an unexpected source: a neighbor’s security camera. This footage captures a crucial detail that might just hold the key to unlocking the case.
Don’t expect a straightforward path to justice, though. “The Figure in the Garage” will take viewers on a winding road, complete with dead ends and red herrings, before finally unveiling the so-called “smoking gun.” For those who appreciate the methodical, often frustrating nature of criminal investigations, the episode sets out to offer a detailed examination of the process, from the initial crime scene analysis to the tense interviews with potential suspects.
Guided by host Andrea Canning, “The Figure in the Garage” is the seventh episode of the first season of this Dateline offshoot, a series that focuses on those pivotal pieces of evidence that often break complicated cases wide open. So, if grainy security footage and the slow burn of detective work are your kind of things, this might be just the midweek true crime fix you’ve been looking for.
Dateline: The Smoking Gun: The Figure in the Garage airs Thursday, November 14th at 8/7c on Oxygen True Crime.
