Uncover New Zealand’s most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, including current and former members that have never gone on record before. Made with support from NZ on Air.
WARNING: Deals with the issue of sexual abuse.
A young detective with exceptional criminal profiling skills, driven by his sister's murder, navigates the fine line between logic and emotion while working with a diverse elite team to solve complex cold and new cases, ultimately learning that police honor means reverence for and protection of life.
In the serene world of Hoa and Vinh, tranquility is shattered when their beloved daughter vanishes on the eve of the New Year. Desperate and determined, Hoa turns to the power of social media, initiating a live broadcast in a heartfelt plea for assistance from the global community.
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.
The series, which talks about the importance of education, the problems caused by early marriages, the fight against physical and moral violence against women, as well as the attachment of our youth to their native lands, and the development created by the combination of hard work and science, reflects the lives of young people living in one of the regions of Azerbaijan.
Exposing the truths behind the mystery of the Ghost Train Fire at Sydney's iconic Luna Park, Caro Meldrum-Hanna returns for a ground-breaking three-part investigation.
"Family Massacre" is a gripping and powerful exploration of some of the most ruthless murders ever committed. This series follows the true and gruesome tales of the unthinkable: multiple members of the same family slain in cold blood. Each episode hears from friends and surviving relatives, those people closest to the family that were massacred, while also detailing the work of the dedicated investigators and prosecutors tasked with finding their killer and bringing them to justice. Through firsthand accounts, archival footage and cinematic recreations, the twists and turns of the investigation unfold and delve deeper into who could have committed such a shocking crime and just how they were caught and made to answer for it.
Richard is a police investigator who hasn't seen his daughter Lily for very long time. The series starts when Lily shows up at his door and asks for help. She tells him that she fell in love with judge Kowalský but he attacked her and she killed him in self-defense. He decides to help her at all cost. Richard becomes lead investigator in case of Kowalský's murder.
A lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice is preparing his professional return to operational work as head of the newly formed Serial Crimes Unit. He has to choose people for his team from among four of his students.
Police Major Vasilisa Zhuravlyova lives and serves in a small town. There are practically no serious criminal incidents here, and Vasilisa knows all the local lawbreakers by heart. However, the peace of this quiet place is disturbed by a murder that turns the lives of the townspeople upside down, revealing the secrets of the past. Vasilisa does not even imagine that the investigation will affect her entire close circle. And most importantly, it will put her before a difficult choice - to make public the terrible truth that has been revealed or to maintain peace in the city and her family.
People Magazine goes beyond the headlines by walking through each year of the 1990s to put a spotlight on the most intriguing and chilling crimes of the decade. Each dramatic and gripping episode reveals the true narrative behind some of the most notorious stories, from Mary Kay Letourneau's scandalous affair with a 14-year-old to the disappearance of JonBenét Ramsey. Revisiting these high-profile cases years later gives people the opportunity to grapple with lingering questions, including what was done right, what could have been done better and what is still left unanswered.
Newly promoted to the intimidating and elite Berlin Murder Squad, police officer Bernie Gunther is a police officer must investigate what seems to be a serial killer targeting victims on the fringes of society. Bernie’s Berlin is a city of unprecedented freedom and dizzying turbulence, the Nazis just a distant nightmare waiting in the wings. With the political and social world shifting to a new norm, we see Bernie fighting for truth, whatever the cost.
In three poignant acts, as rigorous as a major assize trial, Rémi Lainé and Pascale Robert-Diard deliver the human truth of the Le Roux-Agnelet case, over the course of a dizzying legal series spanning nearly forty years.