In 2001, 21-year-old Danny Petrole Jr. was gunned down in his car outside of his home in Northern Virginia. Within a year, the gunman was apprehended and convicted of murder, but it was a third man, Justin Wolfe, who was found guilty of ordering a murder-for-hire and sentenced to death. Over the next 15 years, a series of new evidence, discovered cover-ups, questionable legal decisions and shocking new threads of suspicion have led to anything but a cut and dry murder case. The question remains: is the right man behind bars? Or has a grave injustice been served?

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The Justin Wolfe Story offers a detailed look into the events of Wolfe's compelling case, from the original trial and conviction through the years of stayed executions and subsequent court rulings. Follow the ongoing active investigation as the search for truth and justice continues.