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What to Watch on Thursday: ABC airs a two-hour special on Jeffrey Epstein and victims

“Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein” airs on ABC on Jan. 9, 2020.
“Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein” airs on ABC on Jan. 9, 2020. ABC

The Unicorn (8:30 p.m., CBS) - Delia, Grace and Natalie realize how priceless their memories are of Jill when they prepare to sell some of her things at a garage sale.

Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein (9 p.m., ABC) - This new two-hour special explores the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and the women he victimized. His accusers open up with emotional accounts of the abuse they endured and about their lives now. The documentary will feature material from a 2003 interview in which Epstein discusses his life, and material from deposition tapes of Epstein and his alleged co-conspirators. We’ll also see footage of police interviews with the young girls. ABC says the program will get into Epstein’s life and background, including how he made his money; his decades of abusing young girls; and the federal sex trafficking charges he faced before he died. The episode description does not mention any exploration of how Epstein died and the skepticism over his alleged suicide. Note: An 8-part podcast called “Truth and Lies: Jeffrey Epstein” will release today also.

Dead of Winter (9 p.m., Investigation Discovery) - This episode, titled “Cold Blue,” looks at the story of former Salisbury, NC, police officer Lamont Claxton (“LC”) Underwood, who was convicted of the 1997 murder of Viktor Gunnarsson, whose frozen remains were found in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Gunnarsson was the boyfriend of Kay Weden, who had also been seeing Underwood. Underwood blamed Weden’s mother, Catherine Miller, for destroying his relationship with Weden, and three days later, Miller was found murdered inside her home.

Deputy (9 p.m., Fox) - Bill struggles to come to terms with his new role as sheriff, but refuses to stay out of the field when a criminal he’s personally connected to surfaces.

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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