Laguna Beach was devastated when well loved resident Damon Nicholson was beaten to death in his home. The Real Murders of Orange County delves into the most horrific, sinful and salacious cases that rocked a wealthy Southern California coastal community also known for a certain soapy prime-time drama, wine-sipping Housewives and the ups and downs of the hot and privileged in Laguna Beach. From a lethal tale of mistaken identity to the deadly pursuit of the perfect family image, and from a murder-for-hire gone wrong to families turning on their own, viewers hear the harrowing tales of privilege leading to problems and greed leading to murder as each episode delves into a startling case of privilege and prosperity gone fatally wrong.