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 of horrible communist rule. Now, Putin seems to be taking Russia into a new nightmare…
Our regular news outlets often overlook some of the world’s worst atrocities. This 30 minute documentary, Kony 2012, will open your eyes to one of the worst crimes against humanity that is still going on today: Joseph Kony is the leader of Uganda’s most dangerous guerrilla group, the Lord’s Resistance Army. LET’S MAKE HIM FAMOUS.
This is a dramatized documentary of a famous Roman murder trial which established the law career of Cicero.
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.
Linda Carty was born on the Commonwealth island of St Kitts. She’s awaiting execution in Texas: if she’s killed, she’ll be the first British woman to be executed since Ruth Ellis, over 50 years ago.
Broadcast just days after the trial of Dr Conrad Murray returned a guilty verdict for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, this powerful and dramatic documentary explores the relationship between the King of Pop and his personal physician, with exclusive access to Dr Murray and his defence.
This documentary examines the crimes of David Parker Ray (The Toy-Box Killer), a man accused of kidnapping, torturing and raping women in a small New Mexico town.
Through a powerful tale, Ross Caphicchioni tells his story of how he was shot by his best friend and survived.
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.
The Monster of Florence, also known as Il Mostro, killed 16 people between 1968 and 1985. To this day, the killer has never been apprehended. This documentary tries to piece the puzzle together and solve the unfinished portrait.
He came. He partied. He killed. Party Monster tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig.
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?
Deadly Women fuses bone-chilling story-telling, sumptuous period drama and forensic fact in a bid to explore history’s most alluring female killers. Each episode profiles four famous cases from the past; killers and their victims are brought to life by elaborate dramatized reconstructions.
In 1988, Chris Bryson was found running down a Kansas City street naked, beaten, and bloody – wearing nothing but a dog collar and a leash. He told police about Bob Berdella, a local business man and how Berdella had captured him, held him hostage, raped him, tortured him, and photographed him over several days. This is the story of Bob Berdella, one of the strangest serial killers in the US.
A documentary mini-series following the lives of prisoners and prison staff at Strangeways in Manchester, UK, the largest high security prison in the county.
Hidden away in the very darkest corners of countries that would rather not acknowledge their existence, there is an army of children whose voices are never heard. This film looks at the experience of incarceration for juvenile offenders in countries as diverse as the U.S.A. and India, the UK and Brazil.
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