Plot Synopsis

Geraldo Rivera dives deep into some of the darkest hours in a celebrity's life when they lose a family member to murder or had a family member commit the ultimate crime. Most people gaze upon a celebrity and see talent, privilege and material success, but the real lives of celebrities are often complicated with heartbreaking misfortunes lurking in the shadows. Each 60-minute episode of GERALDO RIVERA'S MURDER IN THE FAMILY focuses on a different celebrity, with a look at the shocking crime, the investigation, the trials and the aftermath that resulted from the life changing loss. In the series opener, Academy-Award winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson is stunned to learn her mother, Darnell, and brother, Jason, have been fatally shot in her family home in 2008. Her seven year old nephew, Julian, has been abducted. Jennifer rushes to her sister Julia's side in Chicago. Both women think they know who may have committed these terrible crimes and it's someone very close to the family. Subsequent episodes explore the real stories behind the tragedies that befell Dylan McDermott, Kelsey Grammer, Donatella Versace, Woody Harrelson and Dave Navarro.