Lee Marvin narrates this series which reenact various crimes that occurred around the United States. Although some were based on well-known events, others were more obscure.
A white-gloved criminal, who has never used violence, has committed hundreds of crimes without ever being caught by law. Now he is in prison for a murder he did not commit. A prosecutor makes a unique proposal: for each case he helps her solve, she will have a year of her sentence forgiven.
On 9 July 1996, three bodies were found in a little leafy copse beside a country lane in Chillenden, Kent. Dr Lin Russell, 45, and her two daughters, Megan, six and Josie, nine, had all suffered brutal head injuries caused by a blunt instrument. They had been tied up and their family dog, Lucy, was also found dead nearby.
CHAOS IN COURT examines clips of dramatic, unexpected, and cathartic courtroom moments. Each episode brings the backstories of the crimes and legal proceedings to the forefront with insightful analysis from a diverse panel of experts including judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and criminal psychologists. Featured within each episode are interviews with defendants, family members, and others who witnessed the action to help bring dramatic courtroom moments to life, and the emotional realities of what happens when the ultimate stakes are on trial.
Follow investigators as they dissect complicated relationships between spouses, friends and family members to answer the question: Who felt a love so strong it drove them to kill?
For the police the final fateful hours in the victims life becomes a puzzle. They try to understand where they were, who they met, and what happened to get their answers. The Last 24 follows investigators working the most shocking murder cases as they reconstruct those tragic final hours in the victim's life.
It is summertime and the campaign for the upcoming parliament election is in full swing. A young policeman is the first victim of a political terrorist who guns down senior officials and politicians. The two police inspectors Anna Holt and Bo Jarnebring are two of the policemen investigating. It is soon obvious that the murderer is in full control and knows every step they take. And some politicians and high officials are primarily interested in using the investigation to gain votes or make a career...
A 10-episode series tells the story of two orphaned teenagers, hailing from a poor and marginalized neighborhood, who lived difficult childhood and were constantly persecuted in the middle of their lives, until one day they decided to abide by an agreement that each of them would change their status in order to reach the top of the social pyramid, within a period of up to 15 years. The two friends parted, and each one began to make their way towards this goal. One used legal means, while the other resorted to illegal methods... In this process, each of them is working on a diabolical scheme to achieve his goal, it was not easy, the road is full of manipulations, intrigue, violence and dirty tricks.
Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in the past.