This true-crime series tells stories of actual murders committed not by strangers but by someone the victim knew, someone hiding in plain sight, or someone leading a double life. These wolves in sheep's clothing use deception as a weapon to try to get away with murder.
From scorned lovers, attempted murders, to induced paralysis Poisonous Liaisons delves into history's most notorious poisoning crimes, revealing their methods and the short and long-term effects their substances had on victims.
The program explores stories of crime mysteries and secret lives of men and women who are supposedly law-abiding citizens but in reality are people with deadly intentions causing pain to their loved ones. The show interviews members of families and friends of those affected and presents first-hand accounts on lives of people who have been betrayed and hurt by these criminals.
At Heathrow's Terminal Three, officers stop a student from entering the UK after a trip home to his native India, while the team in Calais search lorries they suspect are being used to smuggle illegal immigrants.
Using re-enactments, archival footage and photos, and interviews with family, friends, neighbors, crime experts and law enforcement, EVIL UP CLOSE examines the lives of Britain's most notorious modern-day criminals, including: Levi Bellfield, a part-time pimp and a nightclub bouncer, who murdered British schoolgirl Milly Dowler -- but she wasn't his last victim; Derrick 'Birdy' Bird, a self-employed taxi driver in the North of England, who shot his twin brother David and his family's solicitor, before continuing a shooting spree that hit 24 people, and killed 12, and many more.
Killer in the Family explores some of the most shocking and puzzling family murder cases of recent years. Laura Richards, a leading criminal psychologist responsible for setting up the Homicide Prevention Unit at New Scotland Yard, is on a mission to uncover the early warning signs displayed by killers, and help prevent future tragedies.
After Emily Nixon went missing, her husband Dwight was the lead suspect in her disappearance. Dwight and investigators discover an abandoned farm in Tennessee may hold the key to Emily and multiple missing person cases spanning forty years. As multiple bodies begin to be discovered on the farm, answers start to come to light. First explored in the hit movie “Howard’s Mill” the series has new footage investigating the mysterious farm and unbelievable answer to the disappearances
See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a British two-part television serial directed by Christopher Menaul. It was produced by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV during May 2006. It tells the story of the Moors Murders, which were committed during the 1960s by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, from the view of Hindley's sister Maureen Smith and her husband David.
It is estimated there are around a thousand active serial killers among us right now in the United States alone. This five-part series shines a light on over 30 of the most notorious and gruesome unsolved serial killer cases since Jack the Ripper.
A hard-hitting crime docuseries unpacking the details of some of South Africa’s most heinous murders. Each episode will take you to the heart of a brutal incident that gripped the nation.
This true crime docuseries strips the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose history's most brutal serial killers.
True crime documentary exploring a long-drawn-out criminal case in South Florida that shook public opinion in the United States and questioned the very fabric of the judicial system.
The medieval period gave us some of the greatest, most enduring stories in history. Some are of them were real – some are altered into pure Legend. These legends usually had somebody doing villainous deeds. The even greater thing is that most of these were surrounded in mystery or conspiracy. Medieval Murder Mysteries uses modern thinking from historical police criminology combined with forensics and human osteologists blended with current historical ideas to try and solve what really happened all those years ago. Magnificent castles, chivalrous knights, powerful kings and queens? You’ll have them. Also require dark deeds, illicit lovers, greedy nobles, mad cardinals? Look no further. They’re all here.
Wu-Tang Clan members and former residents recount the harrowing stories of violence that plagued the Park Hill Apartments in Staten Island during the crack epidemic, exploring the dark legacy that still haunts survivors.
Natural Born Killer is the definitive story of how the police stopped a serial killer in his tracks. School janitor Vincent Stanford was on his way to becoming Australia’s worst serial killer, following the brutal murder of bride-to-be Stephanie Scott, and a range of plans to murder many others. Even more shocking is the theory that Vincent most likely practised his murderous craft in Europe for 20 years prior. This is the story of his conviction, his chilling confession, his possible involvement in other cases, and how he almost got away with it due to the DNA confusion with his identical twin brother.