Kristin Chenoweth Hosts Series About Oklahoma Murders She Narrowly Avoided As Child

As part of a new crime docuseries, Kristin Chenoweth has revealed that she nearly attended a Girl Scout camp in Oklahoma 45 years ago where three of the girls were murdered. Chenoweth previewed the series, where she’ll return to her native Oklahoma to piece together the mystery of their deaths.

In the trailer, Chenoweth said, “I should have been on that trip, but I had gotten sick. My mom said, ‘You can’t go.’ It has stuck with me my whole life. I could have been one of them.” She also added that this coincidence “haunts me every day, but this story needs to be told.”

The series promises to explore the effect of the murders on the victims’ families, revelations that have come about during the decades this mystery has had to take root and will explore new evidence-gathering technology to gain more precise results. The suspect in the murder was acquitted years ago, but who knows what new details will be revealed by the end of this four-episode series.

You can watch the trailer for Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, below.