After suffering years of abuse, Jema Donahue, a Missouri woman, claims she had no choice but to kill her estranged husband, Javon, during a gun struggle; when the autopsy is performed on the body her mother helped her bury; however, her self-defense story comes into question.

A cosplay model makes a frantic 911 call claiming she woke up to find her boyfriend stabbed to death. Surveillance footage from around the home leads detectives to the killer, but also raises the question: Was this self-defense or murder?

Wealthy dentist Kirk Turner tells police he killed his wife, Jennifer, with a pocket knife after she impaled him with a spear. However, a closer look at the couple's turbulent life calls into question what really happened.