Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can kill in Investigation Discovery’s DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WENDY WILLIAMS. Featuring original ‘gossip girl’ Wendy Williams as host and executive producer, the series uncovers crimes fueled by rumors and sordid half-truths that lead to betrayal and even murder. From a respected English teacher’s very own Shakespearean tragedy entangled by sex, greed and betrayal, to a college kid wrapped up in a twisted love triangle with a dash of black magic, DEATH BY GOSSIP warns viewers of the tempting grapevine, because it can quickly strangle the most unsuspecting of prattlers.

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Three days before Christmas in 1992, professional rodeo rider Randy Sheridan is gunned down near his Junction City, Kansas home. As the investigation begins, police hit a wall of whispers about who pulled the trigger. Soon members of a nearby church are dragged into the spotlight as rumors fly of a philandering pastor, sex shop scandals, and a beautiful woman with an endless supply of competitive admirers. Authorities have no choice but to round up the whole congregation for questioning as the controversy shocks the tiny town.