The official definition of a serial killer is someone who kills three or more people. But do they have more in common than just a statistic? The series looks deeply into contemporary serial killers, to the most meticulous killer of modern times, Sacramento's Dorothea Puente, the owner of the 'House of Horrors'. Then there are the educated killers, like Dr Harold Shipman, who is thought to have killed nearly 300 people who were his patients and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who held a PhD in Mathematics. At the other end of the scale, Los Angeles serial killer Lonnie Franklin was organised but not smart, his reign of murder led to the deaths of so many disadvantaged women.
Following the true stories of manipulative and deceptively dangerous criminals who use their charm to cheat, steal and lure unsuspecting victims into romantic relationships, ultimately leaving a wake of devastation and death. Each episode features a charismatic killer who successfully deceives a victim or victims, retracing their over-the-top acts of seduction and fraud.
Examine the intersecting paths of five of America’s most notorious killers–Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, The Green River Killer and BTK–who all operated during the same period, across two decades.
With unparalleled and intimate access, this four-part series follows Manchester's murder detectives over the course of a year as they try to unravel complex cases in dramatic real time.
Over the course of a decade, two prolific serial killers terrorized the women of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raping and murdering, dismembering and cannibalizing. Neither of them ever met, but each of them knew what the other was doing and, perversely, it appears, they were trying to outdo each other in terms of their depravity and sexual deviance.
On Oct. 3, 1984, Christine Jessop went missing in Queensville, Ont. Three months later her body was found, and it would be another 35 years until the mystery was finally solved. Over three, hour-long episodes, for the first time ever, Christine’s family speaks shares their story including a desperate search for answers, a falsely accused suspect, corrupt policing, revolutionary forensics, and a family forced to go through the unthinkable.
A thriller about a high school boy, Seon Woo-jin, who lives alone with his psychopathic father, who has been committing murder all his life. It depicts the struggles of Seon Woo-jin, who is determined to protect Yoon Kyeon, a transfer student who was accused of his father's next murder.
After years of blindness, she miraculously regains her sight only to discover her husband having an affair with the nanny. Pretending to still be blind, she plots her revenge on them before leaving, and then shockingly learns that the "son" she has been raising is not her own child. Amidst these bewildering revelations, she meets another woman trapped in a despairing marriage. Together, they support each other and find a way out of their predicaments.
When an Indian Swami gives a lost generation of Americans a new message of love, the Hare Krishna religion is born. But when the Swami dies without finishing his mission, an American Guru tries to seize control of the movement, leading to accusations of racketeering and murder, and the investigations by a West Virginia Sheriff's Detective, the LAPD and the FBI.
This 5-episodic series is a story of a happily married couple, Dhwani (Bidita Bag) and Sahir (Barun Sobti). With Dhwani's birthday just around the corner, she is expecting the usual surprise from her younger sister Payal (Rashi Mal) who plans something elaborate each year. This year, Payal has organized a weekend getaway at a resort but this surprise soon turns into a shock when Payal does not arrive at the resort. The world stops for Dhwani, when she realizes that her sister is missing, or worse - she may be dead. The romantic birthday getaway soon becomes a trap for Dhwani, where she's left putting together the clues of the puzzles that will help her find the truth about Payal.
As the prosecution builds its case, Alex Murdaugh's defense team pokes holes at every turn—but will a damning piece of digital evidence be checkmate for the king of the Lowcountry?
CNBC original documentary goes behind prison walls to capture the raw experience of crooked CEOs, inside traders, embezzlers and other convicted corporate swindlers who are serving their time. CNBC profiles current and former inmates humbled by a fall from grace and forced to trade a life of wealth and prestige for one controlled by prison guards.