A compelling and controversial look at a problem: how should we deal with crime? Traveling the globe to look at the most fascinating examples of justice on the planet, from the harsh punishments of China to more merciful methods in Finland and Japan. At its root, the choice is always the same: crush criminals or bring them back into the community?
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez are on trial for the August 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the family’s Beverly Hills mansion. The brothers were arrested in March 1990 after Erik confessed during a session with his psychologist. During the highly publicized trial, the prosecution claimed the motive was greed as the brothers stood to inherit $14 million. The defense claimed that it was an act of self–defense in a desperate attempt to escape years of childhood family violence and sexual abuse.
The heiress starts working at one of her family's branch offices, only to unexpectedly encounter a student she had previously sponsored who falsely assumes her identity and even acts arrogantly in front of her. Concealing her true identity at first, the heiress eventually reveals herself and powerfully puts the impostor in their place.
Two young Saudi nationals have been arrested by Georgia airport police on suspicion of planning to blow up a plane and belonging to a terrorist organization. Can they prove their innocence or will they drown in and around the crime?
Last of the Ninth is an HBO tv pilot for the 2008-2009 season. It was described as a cop drama, set in New York in the early 1970s, about the relationship between a young undercover cop and a veteran detective in a department fiscally crippled, under attack by revolutionaries, and which has been brought by allegations of systemic corruption into public disrepute. The series was not picked up.
Each character’s unbreakable addiction stems from unresolved life issues. To avenge herself against the scumbag WANG Fei-Peng, Casey ZHANG quietly approaches his alcohol-addicted wife, YANG Man-ru. Unexpectedly, they become close friends despite their age difference and embark on a path of drug abuse. Anti-narcotics officer CHEN Qi-ming, while investigating the case, reunites with his first love, YANG Man-ru. Their unresolved feelings lead to his guilt and struggle. Their obsessive attachments, akin to addiction, drag them into their own abysses.
José Bretón killed his children, six-year-old Ruth and two-year-old José, on a small family farm on the outskirts of Córdoba, Spain. He built a bonfire fueled by liters of diesel and burned their little bodies with the idea of making them disappear forever. It was Saturday, October 8, 2011.
Alibi is a crime drama centered around the killing of 17-year-old Awatahi student, Jodie Hunter. The series is non-linear and can be watched in any order. Each episode is seen from the perspective of a different suspect in the case.
Who would kill for the perfect body? And what happens when a “hot” body turns up cold? In the new three-part series, KILLER BODS, Investigation Discovery explores what happens when fitness gurus, body building experts and aerobics instructors turn from their diets and instead, turn deadly.