Directed by tommy o'haver. With elliot page, hayley mcfarland, nick searcy, romy rosemont. The true story of suburban housewife gertrude. Webamerican crime is an american anthology crime drama television series created by john ridley that aired on abc from march 5, 2015, to april 30, 2017. [1] [2] the first season. The true story of suburban housewife gertrude baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her indiana home during the 1960s. Webamerican crime story is an american true crime anthology series developed by scott alexander and larry karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside brad.