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The Killer Beside Me

2018

The Killer Beside Me

2018
8.2
The Killer Beside Me exposes the dark underbelly of workplace evil where rivalry, romance, and the abuse of power culminate in a brutal slaying. Each episode in this series retells the shocking events leading to a horrific murder. How well do we really know our co-workers?
Evil Twins

2012

Evil Twins

2012
6.6
Channeling sibling rivalries and deadly childhood pacts, this series follows true-crime mysteries surrounding cases of these double-duty archetypes.
Wives with Knives

2012

Wives with Knives

2012
4.5
Criminal Behavior Analyst, Casey Jordan, interviews women who have been accused and/or charged with stabbing their spouses or boyfriends. The viewer sees an interview with the accused women and a reenactment of the alleged history of the relationship.
Swamp Murders

2013

Swamp Murders

2013
7.4
Swamps, bogs, marshes, bayous and riverbeds can be murky, dark, crazy places, but when a body pops up, things get downright mysterious. Through stylish recreations, Swamp Murders will bring the viewer into the the subculture that's captivating America.
Killing Time

2011

Killing Time

2011
5.2
Killing Time is an Australian television drama series on TV1 subscription television channel which first screened in 2011. It is based on the true story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser. In New Zealand it screens on Prime Television. The ten part series is written by Ian David, Mac Gudgeon, Katherine Thompson and Shaun Grant. The executive producer is Jason Stephens. The series was initially due to screen in 2010 but was deferred due to strong violence and horror content scenes of the mini-series, which jeopardised a series of gangland trials that were in progress.
26 Men

1957

26 Men

1957
4.2
26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.
Jericho

2005

Jericho

2005
6.8
Jericho is an ITV British crime drama series which was transmitted in 2005. It was created and written by Stewart Harcourt and starred Robert Lindsay as Detective Inspector Michael Jericho, who is loved by the public but who is embarrassed by his status as a hero. The series was set in London in 1958.
Operation Repo

2008

Operation Repo

2008
4.2
Operation Repo is an American television program that depicts the world of car repossession with a team that portrays fictionalized tales of repossessions from California's San Fernando Valley. Similar to another truTV show, Southern Fried Stings, the series is filmed in a cinema verité style but consists of scripted and dramatized performances by actors. The show is filmed by recreating scenes in which the cast conducts repossessions of automobiles for finance companies. In the show they also perform repossessions of other exotic and strange items such as luxury boats, planes, limousines, motorcycles, ATVs, Zambonis, ice cream trucks, tow trucks, buses, trucks, expensive bicycles, hot air balloons, wood chippers, forklifts, and tanning beds.
Dr. G: Medical Examiner

2004

Dr. G: Medical Examiner

2004
6.8
Dr. G: Medical Examiner documents cases handled by deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Jan C. Garavaglia (aka Dr. G) of Florida's District Nine Medical Examiner's Office. Each episode features two or three cases Dr. G has handled in the Orlando area, and also in Bexar County, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida where she was previously employed. Some portions of the show have been dramatized and some names have been changed to protect the dignity of individuals and their families.
Man with a Camera

1958

Man with a Camera

1958
4.6
Man with a Camera is an American 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson. Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac (Bronson) is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can get the kinds of pictures that other photographers can't, or won't take. He sometimes gets help, often reluctantly, from his contact in the police department, Lt. Donovan, and advice from his immigrant father Anton. Throughout the 1950s, Bronson spent most of his early acting career performing in TV shows as well as small parts in films, until he landed the lead in this ABC series. This is the only series in which he played the lead role. He would go on to have supporting roles either as a guest star or a recurring character in dozens of TV shows after this series was cancelled.
The Ghost Squad

2005

The Ghost Squad

2005
6.4
The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down. It starred Elaine Cassidy as a police constable recruited into the squad and Jonas Armstrong as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.
True Crime Story: Smugshot

2024

True Crime Story: Smugshot

2024
7.8
A docu-series that spotlights entitled individuals involved in elaborate criminal behavior. At times quirky and funny, at others outrageous or disturbing, these are the stories of people who thought they could, or should, get away with it.
The Playboy Bunny Murder

2023

The Playboy Bunny Murder

2023
6.5
The Playboy Bunny Murder will see Marcel Theroux investigate a set of disturbing murders of young women that have remained unsolved since the 1970s and reveal a dark and violent side hidden beneath the wealth and glamour of exclusive corners of London’s nightlife at that time. The journalist and filmmaker’s long-standing interest in the brutal murders, which shocked the London he grew up in, led him to return to the killings of Eve Stratford, a Playboy Bunny who aspired to be a famous model, Lynda Farrow, a croupier with years of experience working in nighttime London, and Lynne Weedon, a schoolgirl whose whole life lay ahead of her.
Natural Born Narco

2022

Natural Born Narco

2022
9.5
Aurelio Casillas is a boy who aims high in life; he becomes close to Don Cleto, a dangerous criminal; together they build an empire, but also are met with an inevitable encounter with destiny.
Inmate to Roommate

2022

Inmate to Roommate

2022
7.8
Follows recently released inmates as they re-enter society and move in with everyday people who welcome them into their homes. America has one of the world’s highest recidivism rates with approximately 76% of released prisoners being re-arrested after 5 years. One of the most significant factors in reducing recidivism rates is access to housing. Both the former inmates and their respective roommates will enter this this new living arrangement with their own baggage.
Interrogation Raw

2022

Interrogation Raw

2022
6.2
Criminal cases can be won or lost in the interrogation room. Interrogation Raw is a true crime series that explores fascinating interrogations. Each episode captures the make-or-break moments that occurs within those four walls.
Taking the Stand

2022

Taking the Stand

2022
7
The story of crimes from the unique lens of the accused as they take the witness stand.
Duenos Del Paraiso

2015

Duenos Del Paraiso

2015
5.5
After Anastasia Cardona's drug lord husband is murdered she inherits his cocaine empire, and finds a life of wealth, power, violence, and betrayal.
Inspector Rojas: In Cold Blood

2018

Inspector Rojas: In Cold Blood

2018
6
The disappearance of dozens of teenage girls shakes Alto Hospicio community in northern Chile. The official version speaks of runaways from broken homes and an underworld of traffic, but the case hides a horror perhaps even worse: A murderer that remains unpunished unable to stop his impulses.
Forbidden: Dying for Love

2016

Forbidden: Dying for Love

2016
8
This television show uses reenactments and interviews with survivors to tell the true life stories of men and women who died because of their love for another. There is a new murder every episode.