True Crime Documentaries
Confessions of a Psycho Killer
When the body of the priest, Father Anthony Crean, was discovered in an English village, in March 1975, the community was shocked. He’d been hacked to death with an axe and left in a bath of blood. One detective was sure the killer was career criminal Patrick Mackay. This true crime documentary reveals how serial killer Mackay was brought to justice and the other brutal crimes he confessed to.
Who Killed The Princes in the Tower?
In 1483, the 12-year-old King Edward V and his younger brother were put into the Tower of London by their uncle, Richard. Weeks later, Richard pronounced himself King. The boys were never seen again.
For more than 500 years it has been assumed that Richard III killed his nephews in order to seize the crown. But this fascinating history documentary explores the theories and examines the evidence to try to solve the mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
The Ice Cream Wars
In 1984, six Glasgow family members died in an arson attack. Their deaths were the result of an escalating criminal turf war concerning ice cream trucks and lucrative routes. But, as this gripping true crime documentary reveals, the search to find those responsible and the subsequent convictions of two men were highly contentious. Would the families of those murdered ever find justice?
Ransom
In 1991, Michael Sams abducted and killed teenager Julie Dart. The following year he kidnapped a real estate agent called Stephanie Slater, keeping her imprisoned for 8 days. Using a combination of dramatic reconstruction, archive and interviews with people closely involved with the case, this true crime documentary reveals the motives behind the crimes and how Sams was finally captured.
National Security: The Treholt Story
On January 24, 1984, Arne Treholt, a well-known Norwegian career diplomat and politician, left the Foreign Ministry in Oslo on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Vienna. Hours later he sat in a police interrogation room, under arrest, charged with spying for the Soviet Union. This thrilling documentary tells this true story of international espionage and treachery at the highest levels.