This documentary delivers gripping courtroom drama and investigation into the culture of a community who to this day harbour dark secrets about Belinda Peisley's mysterious disappearance in 1998.
Between 1998 and 2005, a wave of murders targeting elderly women hit Mexico City, triggering the hunt for — and capture — of a most unlikely suspect.
Three mysterious deaths. The prosecutor claimed the defendant was a serial killer. Her lawyer said she was innocent. The evidence was limited, and the lay judges had difficulty reaching a verdict. Learn about the problems real lay judges face.
Summaries "The John Wayne Gacy Murders: Life and Death in Chicago", Focuses on serial killer John Wayne Gacy's time in Chicago and includes information about Gacy's childhood, his career of crime in Waterloo, Iowa, and Gacy's becoming a celebrity in prison. Containing interviews with Chicago attorneys, news reporters, law enforcement officers, and history experts, the film illustrates what the atmosphere was like in Chicago when Gacy was murdering and ultimately apprehended. Gacy's time in prison as a celebrity serial killer is also explored in this groundbreaking film by Chicago native filmmaker John Borowski. —John Borowski
25 year old estate agent Suzy Lamplugh was reported missing at 18:45 on 28th July 1986. Investigations have so far not identified any evidence and although leads have been followed, some as recently as 2019, her disappearance remains a mystery. She is presumed murdered and was declared legally dead in 1994. No body has ever been found. The last clue to Lamplugh's whereabouts was an appointment to show a house in Shorrolds Road to someone she referred to as "Mr Kipper".
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive.
The definitive telling of the crimes of Joanne Dennehy, told by those closest to the case. Dennehy murdered three men, stabbed two more and is now serving life without parole.
This documentary tells the story of how sleuthing cat owners in Brighton came together to catch an unknown killer who was preying on much-loved pets across the South Coast.
Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly became a fascinating study of racism, revenge and family secrets. In the process of uncovering information about her ancestor's violent death at the hands of an African-American suspect, the woman learns that her family tree might have also produced a few murderers.
The case of Ann Heron, a British woman who was murdered on 3 August 1990 at her home in Darlington, County Durham, by an unidentified killer.
The documentary film from the original production of TV Markíza returns to the tragic event that changed Slovakia - the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová. The film is based on police files, the statements of the victims' parents, Ján's colleagues and many others, and at the same time interprets the turning points in social and political life that shook the whole of Slovakia after this tragic event. The documentary also contains an animation of the probable course of the murder.
The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old partner Shauna Hoare in Bristol in February 2015. This programme documents the huge police manhunt that unfolded in the wake of her disappearance, and the police investigation which eventually brought her murderous stepbrother to justice.
Using interviews with expert witnesses, detectives and members of law enforcement, reveals the true story of Wayne Couzens, asks how he was able to hide from scrutiny for so long, and considers the larger problem of misogyny in the police force.
Interviews with the detectives involved in investigating the global star, Michael Jackson’s, death. They reveal fascinating insights into the events surrounding the day he died.
Jeffrey Ferguson has been on death row for 26 years. Now he has just one hour left before he is put to death. Would you forgive the man who killed your daughter?
This documentary about serial killers and FBI Behavioral Sciences profilers features interviews with Ed Kemper and Ted Bundy as well as crime victims and law enforcement officials. The film includes some dramatic recreations.
A documentary exploring the life of Bill Robinson, a football player who was murdered in 1950's Manchester, and the impact of his death had on his family.
On June 1, 2005, police were called to a house in Luton, a town with a population of around 10,000 Poles. At a small rented house, they made the grim discovery of two Polish brothers who had been brutally murdered by extreme blunt force trauma to their heads and bodies. "Double Murder: The Inside Story" reveals the detailed account of the investigation.
This video presents the real-life case of 96-year-old Miss Mary, who was financially exploited and later, sexually assaulted by her grandson. Miss Mary had been living with her grandson and his wife for five years during which financial abuse took place. After the attack and hospitalization, she was placed in a nursing home under the name "Jane Doe" for safety reasons. However, she retained her strength of character, and fully participated in the subsequent trial and prosecution of her grandson.
Spain, November 5, 2021. After an emergency landing, several people traveling from Casablanca (Morocco) to Istanbul (Turkey) escape from Palma de Mallorca airport.