City Confidential: Carlsbad - Danger in the Desert on AllMovie

Murder leaves a stain on one desert town in the A&E program City Confidential: Carlsbad. As the home to a thriving tourist population, Carlsbad offers a wealth of sights and adventures. But, it only took one wild night to sabotage the city's peace. When well-known businessman Johnny Volpato and his wife were shot while working in their pharmacy in 1980, the police were puzzled. As a man with few enemies, Volpato himself became the prime suspect. His injuries also appeared to be self-inflicted. What followed was not one but two highly publicized trials resulting in an eventual acquittal that ruptured the Carlsbad community. Investigators and lawyers on both sides tell how Volpato's future was ultimately decided.