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Nuremberg Trials
April 19th, 2012 is Holocaust Memorial Day. Today we are presenting a 1947 documentary about the Nuremberg Trials. The trials were held in 1945-47 to try the highest ranking Nazis against crimes of humanity. The trials were held in Nuermberg, Germany.
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Putin 2012: Tsar or Reformer?
Russian society has known heartache forever: first there were the Tsars: mighty kings who made the common folk toil on the land for peanuts. Then, Lenin and Trotsky brought about the age of the Communist Revolution and a movement that was supposed to give the power back to the everyman. Instead, we got 75 years [...]
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The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
Trace the rise and fall of one of the most famous Mafia ”families,” and get up-close with crime legends Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and John Gotti.
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Cocaine Cowboys
Cocaine Cowboys chronicles the development of the illegal drug trade in Miami during the 1970s and 1980s with interviews of both law enforcement and organized crime leaders.
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Norway Massacre: The Killer’s Mind
This documentary investigates the 2011 Norway attacks – two sequential terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011.
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The Monster Within And Among us
This documentary explores the Case of Jack the Ripper. It delves into the mind of one of the world’s most terrifying and notorious killers and examine evidence collected from forensic investigation, and ask the question; Was Jack The Ripper an American?
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Ten Commandments of The Mafia
In 2007, the Italian police made an astonishing discovery during a raid on a Mafia boss’ villa: a list of the Mafia’s most sacred laws. This documentary goes in-depth with the crime world led by the mafia and what code of conduct the mob follows.
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The World History of Organized Crime
This documentary investigates the Russian Mafia.
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American Gangster: The Mob Underground
This documentary follows the infamous and powerful gangster life of the roaring 20′ties.
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Hunting Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar worked hard to cultivate his “Robin Hood” image, and frequently distributed money to the poor through housing projects and other civic activities, which gained him notable popularity among the poor. Despite his popular image among the Medellín community Escobar was well-known among his business associates to be an insecure, paranoid, ruthless murderer.
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Who Killed Rasputin?
The killing of Rasputin has been a closed case for almost a century and is one of the most notorious murder stories in modern history. Now Timewatch re-opens the case and uncovers extraordinary new evidence which leads to a startling new theory that the assassination was carried out by the British Secret Service.
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Death on the Rock
This documentary investigates the incident, on Sunday 6 March 1988, when three members of the IRA was sent to Gibraltar on an active service mission, and were shot and killed by members of the British special forces.
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