Taking Alex

Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend.

For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything they could think of. They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards.

But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.

Come along as I take you through this twisted murder tale that stretches from Lexington, KY to the bottom of a cold river and finally to the border with Mexico.

And it's not over yet. Not after the man convicted in Alex's murder found out he was just a sheet of paper away from freedom. What will he do next?

• No. of episodes: 1
• Latest episode: 2020-11-30
• True Crime

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