Missing In Brooks County
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Migrants go missing in rural South Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families whose loved ones have disappeared after crossing the Mexico border, one activist detective is their last hope.

Episode Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2307

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Wed, Jan 15 8:30 P.M. Without Arrows     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 16 1:30 A.M. Without Arrows     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 16 9:30 A.M. Without Arrows     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 16 7:00 P.M. A Thousand Pines     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Jan 17 2:00 A.M. A Thousand Pines     NH World (11.3)
Fri, Jan 17 10:00 A.M. A Thousand Pines     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jan 18 5:00 A.M. A Thousand Pines     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jan 18 12:00 P.M. Without Arrows     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jan 20 4:00 A.M. A Thousand Pines     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Jan 20 7:00 P.M. The Big Payback     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 21 12:00 A.M. The Big Payback     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jan 21 8:00 A.M. The Big Payback     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Jan 26 4:00 A.M. The Big Payback     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 29 7:00 P.M. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 30 12:00 A.M. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Jan 30 8:00 A.M. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas     NH World (11.3)


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