TUNE-IN ALERT: Investigation Discovery doc examines police corruption in suicidal death of man in policies custody in 'Sugar Town' on Aug. 6 (WATCH SNEEK PREVIEWS)
How can a man handcuffed from the back fatally shoot himself in the chest while being driven to the police station? In this unsolved mystery, Louisiana police walk away from an alleged suicide that left many puzzled in the state's top sugar producing city ,New Iberia, where a railroad track has historically been the dividing line racially and economically. SUGAR TOWN examines power and controversy in the 2014 death of Victor White, III that coroners ruled a suicide. Dubbed "handcuffed Hoodini," White's death is the focus of Investigation Discoveries SUGAR TOWN, airing next Monday at 8 PM, ET/PT. SUGAR TOWN premieres Monday, August 6 at 8pm ET/PT on Investigation Discovery. SYNOPSIS: Built on sugar cane production, New Iberia, Louisiana is a complicated town bisected by railroad tracks. Residents to the north of the tracks are predominantly white, while largely black neighborhoods lie to the south. These steel lines created a strong history of racia...