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- StarsNick FinnisAnn WestSheila KilbrideThe gruesome story behind the Moors Murders.
- DirectorNick BroomfieldJoan ChurchillStarsAileen WuornosNick BroomfieldTerry Humphreys-SlayNick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, focusing on her mental state on death row.
- DirectorJohn DowerStarsBrenda SpencerRichard SachsGene CubbisonA documentary about 16-year-old Brenda Spencer's school shooting of 1979.
- StarsFred DinenageDavid WilsonClive AitkinsFred Dinenage takes a fresh new look at the murders that shocked the United Kingdom in the 20th century, and the killers that committed them. Dinenage was not only the official biographer to the Kray brothers, the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in London's East End during the 1950s and '60s, he has also been a serious crime journalist for over four decades. He knows that with certain crimes, myth can overshadow the reality of what actually occurred. In "Murder Casebook" Dinenage guides the viewer step by step through the real stories. From the Krays themselves to the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, Dinenage meets with the people whose lives were affected by these crimes, experts who were involved in the investigations and journalists from the time. Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson, also gives valuable and fascinating insights into each killer, ranging from "Black Panther" Donald Neilson to the "Brides in the Bath" murderer George Joseph Smith. "Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook" features criminology, forensic science and other modern techniques used to analyze crimes and to understand the motive, method and impact they had then, and still have even now.
- StarsWerner HerzogHank SkinnerLinda CartyAn inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.
- StarsSteven AveryDolores AveryLaura NiriderFilmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
- DirectorRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele SollecitoAmerican exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
- StarsLouise ShorterRoger KearneyPaula PooltonTwo-part documentary series following the work of the British charity "Inside Justice" which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice.
- StarsElizabeth YardleyGeoffrey WansellFred DinenageBrand new and exclusive to Pick, Britain's Most Evil Killers explores the crimes of Britain's 12 most brutal killers.
- StarsLouise ShorterSteve FulcherSam RobinsThe program re-examines the evidence leading to the conviction of Glyn Razzell in 2003 for the murder of his wife.
- StarsWill HanrahanDonna YoungsSerena KutchinskyDocumentary series exploring how the grim opportunities provided by the 21st century played a part in numerous murders. Interviews with experts and the victims' loved ones reveal the shocking details of these crimes.
- DirectorJohn HoldsworthStarsTrevor McDonaldJon HouseColin AdrianSir Trevor McDonald presents this documentary which explores the extraordinary pursuit of serial killer Christopher Halliwell by detective Steve Fulcher.
- StarsDavid WilsonFiona WalkerDonald FindlayThe noted criminologist is joined in the studio by guests, ranging from journalists to barristers to crime novelists to explore Scottish crimes. With segments on infamous cases.
- StarsBob PrinceNan CubaHugh AynesworthHenry Lee Lucas was known as America's most prolific serial killer, admitting to hundreds of murders, but, as DNA results contradict his confessions, will they expose the biggest criminal justice hoax in U.S. history?
- StarsLiza WilliamsDiana MuirTracy BrowneA new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree.
- StarsShaun DooleyDavid SwindleLinda JonesBritish true crime documentary series using powerful and emotional testimony from families and friends when a missing persons enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
- StarsKevin ArmstrongDan WetzelStephen ZiogasA three-part documentary series examining what led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez.
- StarsAlan WhitehouseKeith HellawellAndrew LaptewInvestigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.
- DirectorJenny PopplewellStarsNickole AtkinsonJim BenemannLuke EppleIn 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
- StarsNicci GerrardHelen OgbornAneez EsmailFilm-maker Chris Wilson re-examines the case of Harold Shipman, exploring how attitudes to the elderly enabled a respected GP to get away with the murder of hundreds of patients.
- StarsCharles CoffeyJohn IngramJim McIntyreThe investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true crime series.
- StarsWolfgang SielaffHarald MeierFrederic HeidornAfter Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
- StarsTerry SullivanPhilip HershJay LevineThe chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to this day.
- DirectorMichael HarteStarsDouglas BenceBob BrentonMike CattranSerial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
- StarsDorie Hofmann OldsShannon FlynnBrent MetcalfeHigh-stakes exploits turn deadly - and shake a global church to its core - in the extraordinary true crime story.
- StarsPaul SkolnickGil CarrilloFrank SalernoThis limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
- StarsIan BaileyBarry RocheEugene GilliganThe documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
- StarsJeremy BamberA family of five are found dead in a remote Essex farmhouse. Police initially suspect a murder-suicide, until the surviving son's behaviour starts to raise eyebrows.
- StarsPaul GiamattiPhil AmiconeCharlie OttThe Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.
- StarsColin SuttonMike SullivanScott PedenEx-Detective Colin Sutton looks back at his most important cases and how they were solved.
- Two serial killers, Sean Vincent Gillis and Derrick Todd Lee, operating separately from each other, terrorize Baton Rouge, Louisiana and its surrounding area over the span of a decade.
- DirectorTim Travers HawkinsStarsCharles CullenAmy LoughrenDonna HargreavesThis documentary reveals how investigators proved ICU nurse Charles Cullen was killing patients — and how close he came to getting away with murder.
- StarsPark DietzWendy PatrickusAnne E. SchwartzSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
- StarsSam AmiranteGreg BedoeRafael TovarNever-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree.
- StarsGabriella AdickesHannah BittickTaye CannonAn overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
- StarsSally McNeilJohn LowdenShantina LowdenInterviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple's rocky marriage and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
- StarsJason MurphySusan McKayExamines the unsolved murders of four women over four decades in Northern Ireland.
- DirectorTom O'DellStarsThomas ArnoldJulian BoonShawn DixonThe shocking story of the serial killer Marcel Petiot, a respected French doctor and town mayor who is also a cunning, violent psychopath. During World War II, as Hitler's forces march into France and spread fear and paranoia throughout the country, Petiot uses the confusion to prey on those most in fear for their lives - the Jews, partisans and criminals desperate to flee the Nazi regime. Posing as a resistance operative, he creates an elaborate, fictional "escape network", offering to help the oppressed flee from the occupied zone to the freedom of South America. Yet there is no network. Instead, Petiot leads his victims to a secret location and murders them. As the corpses begin to pile up, soon Petiot is being hunted down both by the Gestapo, who believe he really is a member of the Resistance, and the French police, who fear that this intelligent, charismatic doctor could be the deadliest serial killer to have ever stalked the streets of Paris.
- StarsKeith HallJim BancroftChristine WeatherheadDocuseries examining the mysterious disappearance of British housewife Patricia Hall from her small Yorkshire town.
- CreatorAntonio CamposStarsColin FirthToni ColletteMichael StuhlbargTells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.
- DirectorMatt BlythPatrick Mackay was arrested in 1975 after killing Father Anthony Crean. He had butchered the priest with an axe and left him in a bath of blood. The killer's confessions would leave the police in a state of shock.
- Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled.
- DirectorRemarni Ramchaitar-JackmanStarsSamantha BoffinJean GerrardPeter HughesDocumentary following the harrowing Crimes of Harold Fredrick Shipman. Known as 'doctor death', Shipman was a general practitioner operating in Hyde, greater Manchester. From police negligence, to manipultion, Shipman was able to murder over 200 victims, hiding under a soft, caring demeanor. This film includes exclusive interviews from professionals who seek to explore Shipman's motivations and actions, which remain a stain of the British medical industry.
- StarsMorgan DoughtyAnthony CookValerie BauerleinShocking tragedies shatter a tight-knit South Carolina community and expose the horrifying secrets of its most powerful family.
- StarsMahek BukhariMichael Wilson-DukesCourtney ScottThe biggest crime stories and court cases in the UK. The fights for justice, the investigations, and the stories of those affected by the crimes.
- StarsKenny BlythJudith RowbothamJoe JacksonInvestigation into near identical murders of 3 women at the Barrowland Ballroom in 1960s Glasgow. Leading to a hunt for a serial killer named as "Bible John".