Psychopaths have a rich history in the media of being
portrayed as mastermind serial killers and mass murderers.
The real truth behind these individuals is much more
frightening and serious than most people imagine.
Psychopaths account for approximately 3% of society, and
many of those included in that percentage have never seen
and will never see...
Line of Fire is a three-part documentary series which takes
viewers into the secretive world of the Armed Offenders
Squad (AOS) in New Zealand. Most people will only see the
Armed Offenders Squad on the television news – and will be
thankful for that. This élite squad is a barometer of
public safety and is...
Testament to the human capacity for change, this is an
eye-opening and gripping investigation into the psyche of
child sex offenders which introduces a psychological
treatment programme that has the potential to stop cycles of
abuse.
With unprecedented access to prisoners, whose identities
are protected for their own sakes as well as for their
victims, the documentary...
A shocking series which goes behind the headlines to find
out what it is really like to work as an undercover agent.
These are tales from the criminal underworld as told by the
people who lived it – and living a lie among dangerous
criminals is not for the faint-hearted!
In 1974, the New Zealand...
Diana: The Inquest takes a remarkable look at the mysterious
beginnings and proceedings of the British inquest into the
deaths of Princess Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and their driver
Henri Paul. Featuring statements from those most closely
connected to the three people who died on that tragic night,
and exclusive CCTV footage from cameras inside...
Real Outlaws takes you into the world of Britain’s real
vigilantes, those few who, for better or worse, have decided
to take the law into their own hands and fight back. In
examining this modern day phenomenon Real Outlaws will take
you into the heart of Britain’s most notorious estates,
the infamous football hooligan firms,...
On 7th January 2005 Rick Rodriguez slit the throat of his
former nanny and then killed himself. A few hours previously
he had video taped a suicide message; a deeply disturbing
record of a life scarred by a childhood spent with The
Children of God, a cult notorious for taking the 1960s
culture of free...
This documentary follows the reunion of a father and
daughter with blood on their hands. In the 1980s, Louis van
Schoor was responsible for the deaths of 39 men as a
security guard in East London, South Africa. In October 2002
his daughter, Sabrina, began a 25-year prison sentence for
hiring an assassin to kill...
The double jeopardy law is intended to protect the innocent
from unfair harassment and persecution. Sometimes it
protects the guilty as well. This programme follows the case
of Mel Ignatow who was tried and acquitted for the rape and
murder of Brenda Schaefer. Photographic evidence a year
later is discovered that points to Mel Ignatow's...
Where violence and criminals strike, local law enforcement
responds, but sometimes help is required. This is when they
bring in the specialists - the CIRG. FBI Critical Incident
covers the crisis negotiation unit in action with three edge
of the seat one-hour case studies.
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Intense and riveting, with real life footage, this programme
is a tense and harrowing study of the negotiation process
where life hangs in the balance. Cliff Van Zandt, Chief
Negotiator with the FBI, explains the psychology behind his
nerve-wracking skill. When the FBI began to scientifically
study and teach the art of negotiation, Van Zandt...
In the wake of September 11, the possibility of biological
weapons being used as a terrorist attack has become a
reality. 'Bioterrorism - The Truth' examines whether it
could happen, how it would be executed and what we can do to
protect ourselves from the consequences. Interviews include
the Pentagon Chief of Biological Defence and...
An incredible series that explains how the bodies of murder
victims can tell stories that can help to catch their
killers. An astonishing variety of gruesome clues left on
the body help give specific information that leads
investigators towards the killer. The pattern of wounds, the
contents of the stomach, the degree of decomposition, even
the...
This is the story of Ernie Paerata: former prison officer,
soldier and poet. A man who had an unblemished personal
history until 10 years ago, when he suffered a mental
breakdown. In 1991 Ernie Paerata was caught at Bangkok
Airport with 425 grams of heroin. He began a thirty year
sentence in Klong Prem, one...
Broadmoor is Britain's most notorious hospital prison for
the criminally insane, whose infamous inmates have included
Ronnie Kray and 'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe.
Currently Broadmoor houses 400 of the most difficult,
disturbed and dangerous people in Britain. With material
from inside the hospital, this film offers a unique insight
into how a civilised society treats those...
This series explores the world of forensic and clinical
psychology. By examining the processes undertaken by police,
criminal specialists and psychologists, the programmes
attempt to understand the workings of the criminal mind.
Each episode focuses on an area related to criminal
behaviour including hostage taking and false confessions.
The programmes also examine the genetic research that
attempts...
This series investigates notorious murders and heists
through their location. Each house, field or riverbank where
a crime is committed is a repository for information for the
police and historians who review famous killings or
notorious robberies. By using archives, contemporary
newspaper reports and photographs, the present day
investigators are able to revisit the crime for...
Set in Florida, this series follows detective and law
enforcement agencies that specialise in different areas of
marine crime. Stories run parallel throughout the series and
are intercut with various different types of marine crime
and detection. With a high volume of marine traffic, the
Florida marine patrols encounter piracy, drug smuggling,
illegal alien smuggling, illegal...
We follow the plight of Duma Kumalo as he is wrongly
convicted of murder, spends time on death row, and is
finally granted a reprieve moments before he is to hang. A
harrowing account of human suffering and as he says, 'facing
death is hard, but facing life after facing death is
harder'.
Bioterror tells the chilling story of how scientific
advances in germ warfare are fast outstripping the science
of detection and prevention, threatening nations all over
the world. The film is a grim reminder that germ warfare is
no longer just a futuristic nightmare, it's a very real
danger to all of us.
A serious yet quirky exploration into the mystery of a
treacherous mother and daughter act who trick lonely old men
into appointing them as beneficiaries in their wills. The
story unearths a legacy of crime dating back over forty
years.
Justice may be blind, but sometimes it is deaf too - deaf to
the pleas of those who are serving long sentences for crimes
they claim they did not commit. This acclaimed award winning
series has brought hope to the innocent by its
reinvestigations of major crimes, and has succeeded in
getting substantial numbers of...
