Though some killings are planned while others are not, there lies a certain pattern to homicide. Rediscover infamous murders as told through the eye of experts, relatives, and the detectives who uncovered the cases. Although some of these killings may seem unpredictable, it's clear that these criminals have all taken the 10 steps to murder.
[aka In Plain Sight] Disturbing cases featuring culprits who hide in plain sight, giving interviews, posting on social media and showing their faces while having blood on their hands the whole time.
Colin McLaren shares stories about his undercover work inside organized crime families; chilling firsthand details about how mafia families operate and why their ruthlessness was often their downfall.
While the battlefields of WWII were a stage for acts of heroism, strategic cunning, and horrific atrocities, conditions on the home front seemed more stable. Yet from bombed-out London to occupied France, the war enabled one thing to flourish - crime.
Extreme examples of the negative outcomes that can result from social media usage. Episodes tell the stories of cases in which social media activity had dangerous -- sometimes deadly -- consequences.
A compelling, innovative true crime series focused on the role of forensic science in solving some of the most perplexing crimes of our time. Looking at how examination of DNA, teeth, and insects, among other things, can be used to solve crimes.
Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer examines the gripping story of convicted killer Joseph Naso, and how a fellow inmate came to connect him to many more cold cases.
When a man is accused of murdering his partner, his only defence is claiming it was a case of assisted suicide. But was it really an act of love or a cold blooded murder?
Based on the book. A criminal attorney defends his hotheaded sister-in-law who's accused of killing the trashy new wife of her ex-husband, a shady U. S. senator. Refusing to help her own case, her determined brother-in-law must piece together a viable defense while dodging a vengeful hit man. He slowly uncovers a government cover-up, political corruption and the fact that his innocent client has been protecting her tormented teenage son, who shot his promiscuous stepmother after she repeatedly seduced him.
A true-crime series that examines the story of sadistic and meticulous killers who plan their victims’ murders for weeks, months or even years. Each stand-alone episode is brought to life through a tapestry of firsthand interviews with investigators and those close to the victim. Over the course of the hour, we’ll follow detectives on a winding investigation.
We all dream of possessing a part of that quaint small-town life. A friendly smile and wave from the neighbors as the kids run through the yards playing ball. Unfortunately, sometimes even paradise is visited by loss. Heartland Homicide tells the stories of these events, when big city crimes visit small-town America. Each episode uncovers the lives and circumstances of the victims while outlining and examining the convicted individual's motives, bringing the horrific events into the light with the people who were there.
Were they destined to kill? Psychologists, detectives, family and friends walk us through the life stories of 10 serial killers to find out what made them commit their horrific crimes.
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.
Most killers know their victims but recently there has been an alarming rise in 'stranger murders'. This is the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met.
Unforgettable cases, featuring dedicated homicide detectives and forensic scientists to hunt down the perpetrators. Crime Stoppers is an 8-time Emmy award-winning program that exposes horrifying, unsolved homicide and kidnapping cases across the United States. The crime stories go behind the headlines to reveal compelling insights with reenactments, narrated by the detectives and victims' families to and involve the viewer to ensure justice is served.
A re-examination of the tragic murder of a family at a secluded English farmhouse in 1985 using first-hand testimony and unseen archive footage to reflect on the events and the conviction of Jeremy Bamber.
The destructive capacity of love is all too real in these stories of fatal attractions, relationships that turned so sour it led to murder. Featuring reconstructions and interviews with families of both the victims and the killers.