In a riveting character-led narrative full of unimaginable twists and turns normally reserved for fiction, detectives discover two depraved men who killed at least 25 people in pursuit of their macabre sexual fantasy to enslave young women at a remote cabin in the woods, and who documented their horrifying crimes. All these years later, mystery still swirls around the facts of this case and the possible involvement of a third person, whose story the show will seek to uncover.
Examining unspeakable crimes in Las Vegas, where the bright lights and good times belie a dark underbelly of evildoing transpiring on the glamorous Strip and in the vast desert surrounding it.
Following the true stories of manipulative and deceptively dangerous criminals who use their charm to cheat, steal and lure unsuspecting victims into romantic relationships, ultimately leaving a wake of devastation and death. Each episode features a charismatic killer who successfully deceives a victim or victims, retracing their over-the-top acts of seduction and fraud.
Cruising Santa Cruz's ocean highways, Edmund Kemper appears to be a 6'9" gentle giant who offers hundreds of young female hitchhikers a ride. But behind his charming smile and signature gold-rimmed glasses lurks a brutal and perverted monster. In 1973, while awaiting trial, Kemper was interviewed by psychiatrist Dr. Donald Lunde. Lunde records Kemper's detailed confession on audiotape. For 50 years these tapes were locked away and forgotten, but now they are public for the first time and reveal a tormented childhood, dark sexual fantasies, and a thirst for revenge on the person he despises most, his own mother.
To hunt down the most heartless of killers, investigators must carefully gather clues to build an accurate profile. From Medical Examiners, Forensic Psychologists, Artists, Botanists and Ballistic Experts, Toxicologists and Crime Scene Re-constructionists every tool and skillset in the world is used when police are FACING EVIL.
Investigative journalist Maria Awes gets a call from serial killer Todd Kohlhepp, who claims that he has murdered more victims. She teams up with former FBI profiler John Douglas and Kohlhepp's biographer Gary Garrett, to unravel the truth.
Over the course of a decade, two prolific serial killers terrorized the women of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raping and murdering, dismembering and cannibalizing. Neither of them ever met, but each of them knew what the other was doing and, perversely, it appears, they were trying to outdo each other in terms of their depravity and sexual deviance.
It’s an epic landscape where Wild West traditions of vengeance and lawlessness live on. When murders occur, investigators sometimes need old school methods to hunt down the killer.
Podcaster Bob Ruff reexamines the 1993 murders of 8-year-old boys Stevie Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers, using new technology and investigative insights in the hope of uncovering new information for the victims' families.
Television series often depict the lives of law enforcement, lawyers, and victims, but while they attempt to make sense of tragedy, who stays behind to remove the gruesome mess? "TRUE GRIME" introduces viewers to the strong-stomached team at Crime Scene Cleaners who do just that. Follow owner Neal Smither and his crew as they respond to calls in real time and try to erase the physical reminders of graphic events. From sports cars toting murder scenes to homes hiding unsanitary secrets, the team's "office" changes daily. It's the type of company you hope never to call, but if you do, you're glad it exists.
This documentary profiles the 1975 murder of 15 year old Martha Moxley in the rich and well to do gated community of Greenwich Village, CT. Moxely was brutally beaten to death with a golf club on the eve of Halloween in 1975.
The internet can be a dark place, where evil lurks in the shadows, and abusers act with impunity; a team of virtual vigilantes, led by James McGibney, are taking back the initiative, helping the helpless, and making the web a safer place.
Lurking behind every murder is the truth. But what if the people involved in the case disagree on what the truth is and what really happened? We have to determine who is trustworthy, and who isn't. We must decide which details matter and which ones don't, and whose memories seem clear and accurate. This original series interviews people with conflicting perspectives on a real murder case to reveal the true Killer In Question.
Unmasked follows murder cases committed by killers hiding behind hideous masks. From a demented clown, to a Big Bad Wolf, find out who is behind the mask.
From 1994-2004, more than 36 women are brutally murdered in Baton Rouge, La.; investigators struggle for more than a decade until the evidence finally shows there have been three different murderers stalking the bayou at the same time.
Self-styled “Squatter Hunter” Flash Shelton crisscrosses the country deploying savvy legal maneuvers — and a whole lot of nerve — to help desperate homeowners reclaim properties seized by unwelcome occupants.