Emmy Award-winning host and investigative reporter Tony Harris examines small-time crime in America, in the new series, “Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris.”
After lending his skills to CNN and Al Jazeera America for several years, the newsman has decided it’s time to move on and get back in touch with his roots. According to reports, Harris has teamed up with Investigation Discovery for the six-part series produced by Part2 Pictures.
“For me, it’s great to be off the set,” Harris told People, of the series which aims to uncover the truth behind some of the most notorious crimes in America. “I’m not anchoring a newscast, I’m not sitting there ready to blow my brains out because I’m talking to another pundit who’s just working off talking points. With this show, I get to talk to real people and I’m loving it.”
As for what sets the show apart from the rest, Harris said, “I think one of the things that set the show apart is the connection I am able to establish with people.” Adding that, “It’s as simple as that. You talk to these people about these horrible things that have happened, and you end up getting a window to their entire life. What has really pleased me about some of the feedback we’ve gotten is, people are appreciating the connections that they can see being made. They can see it, and that’s the real joy of doing this show.”
In fact, the stories are so “captivating” that capturing them was “exhausting” for Harris. “That’s because, at moments, I have been unprepared for the wave of emotion that comes forward,” he explains. “You ask a question and it can open up a wellspring of emotion in people. You have to be ready for that and there were times when I wasn’t ready for it and people are pouring their hearts out. By the third episode, I was exhausted. After filming, I found the nearest beach.”
New episodes, which kick off with the 2007 stabbing murder of 18-year-old cheerleader Demi Cuccia, who was killed by her boyfriend, John Mullarkey Jr., before attempting to commit suicide, airs on Sunday night at 10 p.m. EST on Investigation Discovery.
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