Dark Secret
DARK SECRET tells the hidden story of one of the worst criminal cover-ups in America's history: The victims - hundreds of children whose lives were destroyed. The perpetrators - Catholic clergy protected by their church.
DARK SECRET tells the hidden story of one of the worst criminal cover-ups in America's history: The victims - hundreds of children whose lives were destroyed. The perpetrators - Catholic clergy protected by their church.
The unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace still stir the public's imagination after 20 years. Yet law enforcement has been at a standstill to produce results. The producers of "American Federale" and the first two "Assassination" films, finally unravel the tangled cases and expose not only who may have done it, but also why these cases have never seen justice.
Contract Killers is a ground-breaking true crime documentary that explores one of Australia’s most infamous contract killings: the brutal slaying of Carolyn Matthews at her West Lakes home in South Australia. Follow the murder-trail as detectives piece together the clues and rule out suspects in order to reveal the shocking truth behind Carolyn’s brutal murder.
After 15 yeas on the run, repeatedly escaping justice, Robert Spahalski does something completely unexpected – he hands himself in and admits to five unsolved murders which have perplexed the police for years. The victims were acquaintances, close friends even lovers of Spahalski, but why did he kill them?
In America, tough sheriffs and judges use shame penalties to punish convicted criminals. They claim these punishments act as a deterrent to others but critics say these penalties are demeaning and ineffective.
A murder story, a love story and a thriller. In May 2009, Rodrigo Rosenberg, a wealthy, charismatic lawyer went cycling near his home in Guatemala City and was murdered. Nothing unusual there: Guatemala has a murder rate four times higher than Mexico's, worse in fact than Iraq's for civilians during the war. What was extraordinary is that Rosenberg knew, for certain, he was about to be killed.
Police receive a strange call claiming that in a few hours, a woman will be kidnapped. The informer describes a couple, sitting at a café and claims the woman is in grave danger. Police rush to the café but find no one matching the couple’s description.Then, hours later, a young woman, Elodie Morel, is reported missing. She had responded to an internet advert for models and was supposed to be meeting the casting director at a café. Could she be the woman?
The series is presented by real investigators, crime scene technicians and medical examiners in charge of the original cases. They relate the investigation and explain it step by step. All episodes of the series are based on real murder cases solved by the Vienna police. The real killers were convicted — hence the clear message of the series: “There is no perfect murder. At the end of the day, everyone makes a mistake." Caution! Spotlight Murder is not for the faint of heart.
The series is presented by real investigators, crime scene technicians and medical examiners in charge of the original cases. They relate the investigation and explain it step by step. All episodes of the series are based on real murder cases solved by the Vienna police. The real killers were convicted — hence the clear message of the series: “There is no perfect murder. At the end of the day, everyone makes a mistake." Caution! Spotlight Murder is not for the faint of heart.
One fateful night in 1987, in a quiet neighbourhood of Lacrosse, a whole household of three people was wiped out in a matter of minutes. The killer Michael Tenneson, leaves the scene and heads northbound in his victim’s car in an attempt to escape his actions and start a new life. However the missing car raises suspicion and when two more people are killed, the police realize there is a serial killer on the loose.
The seventies seemed like an uncomplicated time of hippies and peace and love. Murders were rarely heard of, hitch hiking was common practice and seemingly risk free. Until a certain man took note of this, seeing these young girls as easy victims. To everyone who knew him, Bernard Giles seemed like a caring, friendly family man. But he repeatedly picking up female hitchhikers, driving them to the same wooded area and shooting them.
What does a hitman from the ‘Ndràngheta, the powerful Calabrese mafia in Switzerland, really do? The mass murderer is said to have earned 45 million euros from his base in Lugano. Properties, companies and, above all, a dense network of accomplices. The documentary has gone on the hunt and reconstructed his every move in Switzerland.
After the arrests of the Mafia godfathers during the early 2000s, Italy hoped that it had finally put an end to organized crime. Instead, some of the notorious mafia old guard have been replaced by a young generation of mobsters, known as the ‘Baby Mafia’. Led by reckless adolescents known as the ‘Baby Bosses’, the majority of these gangs can be found in Naples, home to hundreds of Camorra clans. Drug trafficking, thefts, extortion and racketeering run rife throughout the city.
In this war, there are no winners. Through personal stories from people on both sides of the conflict and powerful footage, FAVELA FRONTLINES takes you straight to the heart of the battle between police and drug traffickers in Brazil. On average, one policeman is killed every two days. There are 60,000 homicides every year. Interspersed with the stories are interviews with judges, journalists, slum residents and historians.
The notorious Satudarah are the Netherlands' most violent and feared biker gang. Founded in Moordrecht in 1990, the gang has grown from humble roots into an international conglomerate, linked with worldwide drug trafficking, extortion and murder. This fascinating documentary drives right to the heart of this secret criminal underworld, exposing the strict rituals and traditions that govern this most violent of brotherhoods.
Braaim, a murder convict, gang leader and drug merchant lies in bed, his young daughter on his knee and a bullet in his side. Desperate to protect his wife and family but beholden to his gang, Braaim has discovered it isn't easy to walk away from a life of crime. Can one last hit job release them all from this seedy world, or will it be the end of the road? A dangerous and terrible insight into the criminal underworld of South Africa's Cape Flats.
The Cidade de Deus, or City of God, has never had anything biblical about it apart from its name. The history of this favela in Rio de Janero has been marked by violence, poverty and drugs trafficking. In 2002, the eponymous film made it the best known favela in the world. But over the last 4 years, the City of God has been undergoing a minor revolution.
'Dangerous cities' is a fascinating and terrifying look at some of the world's most dangerous places to live. We travel to the most notorious cities on the planet to meet ordinary inhabitants and see their everyday struggles. But in the middle of all the chaos, there is often a glimmer of hope; those few who continue to love their cities and are valiantly trying to save them. This episode goes to the the Mexican border city of Chihuahua, under the control of the Sinaloa cartel.
Rusty Young, author of best-seller Marching Powder, returns to Bolivia to uncover the brutal realities of the cocaine trade. His investigation sees him cross paths with notorious assassins and traffickers, as well as the undercover informants fighting them. What emerges is a world driven by addiction: to the drug, to the game, to the chase. This enthralling and shocking exposé lays bare the inner workings of the war on drugs.
It has been 10 years since Antonino Belnome, 38-year-old Godfather and killer of the 'Ndrangheta, the bloody and powerful Calabrian mafia, changed his life becoming a collaborator of justice. With his testimonies he revealed unsolved crimes, buried corpses, dirty deals between weapons, drugs and corruption in the rich Northern Italy.
What are the most widely used illegal drugs? And what quantities are in circulation? We first asked the police and prosecution service, then extended our investigation to drug dealers! To our surprise, some of them were willing to tell us how they organized their business, how much they sold, and to whom. We followed a number of police operations and went into flats where we saw impressive quantities of the stuff.
Leon, 12th of May 2014. Isabel Carrasco, the president of the provincial government of Leon, is murdered in broad daylight in the centre of Leon. Feared and hated for her autocratic rule, many people wanted her dead. Two women were quickly arrested, mother and a daughter, Montserrat González and Triana Martínez. The following day a local policewoman, Raquel Gago, handed in the murder weapon and she too was arrested. All three women were charged with the murder of Isabel Carrasco.
Seven years before the crime, Isabel Carrasco comes to power in León. At the same time, Triana Martínez, a young telecommunications engineer, started work in the provincial council. The relationship between the two is very good until one day, all of a sudden, everything changes. In the trial, Triana reveals the reason for the fall out: she rejected Isabel’s sexual advances. Triana loses her job in the council. Isabel uses her influence to damage her career for years.
No one understands the involvement of the local policewoman, and Triana’s friend, Raquel Gago. The prosecution is convinced that she was part of the plan, but she maintains her innocence. The defence calls up two police inspectors as witnesses. They are accused of misleading the defendants and lying in their testimonies. Serious suspicions emerge surrounding the police investigation which had been heavily politicized. The testimonies are over and the jury goes out to deliberate.
The jury finds the three defendants guilty of murder. The prosecutor’s case wins. Isabel Carrasco’s memory becomes increasingly distant in León; no one wants to look back. The three defendants are pinning all of their hopes on the Supreme Court. At the last minute, the filmmakers discover something that was never investigated by the police. A political shadow hangs over the investigation once again.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
In Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre examines some of the most notorious and intriguing unsolved cases in the UK and Ireland and why there have never been successful convictions. With access to original case files and interviews with those close to the victims, Donal and his team shed new light on the cases and investigate why they continue to remain unsolved despite modern detective methods.
This series investigates the most notorious and infamous crimes in French history. These cases didn’t merely capture the public’s attention, but the events would go on to inspire some of the world’s most chilling films and novels.Police Commissioner, Danielle Thiéry, goes on a journey to reveal the darker side of human nature.
In July 1946, the Carteron family was found murderered at their family farm, les Ajoncs-Barrats, near to the town of Bommiers in the Indre department. The father, the mother and the eldest child as well as young Claude, an adopted orphan, were all slaughtered. The killings had all the ingredients of an assassination, but the superintendent of the enquiry got lost amongst some bad leads and his investigations made no headway.
"This series investigates the most notorious and infamous crimes in French history. These cases didn’t merely capture the public’s attention, but the events would go on to inspire some of the world’s most chilling films and novels.Police Commissioner, Danielle Thiéry, goes on a journey to reveal the darker side of human nature."
Joseph Caillaux, Minister of Finance, underwent a violent press campaign carried out by Le Figaro and led by Gaston Calmette. On 16th March 1914, after her husband had endured months of vicious attacks, Henriette Caillaux, his wife, bought a firearm and went to the headquarters of Le Figaro, gun hidden in a fur sleeve.
"This series investigates the most notorious and infamous crimes in French history. These cases didn’t merely capture the public’s attention, but the events would go on to inspire some of the world’s most chilling films and novels.Police Commissioner, Danielle Thiéry, goes on a journey to reveal the darker side of human nature."
Rodez, 1817, the public prosecutor Antoine Bernardin Fualdes is discovered floating in the Aveyron waters. France is in the heart of the restoration period, and the struggle between imperialists and Bonapartists is burning on. There are many scores yet to be settled. Fualdes’ trial is the first one in which the media are invited to report the investigation. Rumors and fake confessions are everywhere as the sordid circumstances of his murder come out bit by bit.
Jean-Antoine Angelras is found dead by the river, he was killed by a blow to the head but who did it? Set in a country where people say winter lasts 9 months a year and that the other 3 months are like hell is the Peyrbeilles hostel; now known as the bloody hostel. The bloody hostel massacre has inspired a lot of films and books. The 600 square metre hostel was built in 1820 and was owned by farmer Pierre Martin. He was an ambitious man and possibly a murderer.
Dealing with the most delicate and dangerous issues of security and safety, the RAID unit intervenes not only in terrorist attacks, but also in dismantling drug networks, transferring dangerous prisoners, and handling hostage situations. It was this unit charged with neutralising and arresting those behind the deadly attacks in Paris in November 2015 and on Charlie Hebdo. We follow these elite men at work and through their difficult training period and see what makes them so special.
Is there a different style to the way police work in Auckland, Oslo, Perth and San Francisco and are there differences in the way people to react to them?
We’re on patrol with police on the streets of four major cities. Comparing crime rates and policing methods and to see what we can learn from overseas experience. We filmed for 24 hours, starting at 8am on a Saturday in Auckland, Perth, San Francisco and Oslo.
In America, tough sheriffs and judges use shame penalties to punish convicted criminals. They claim these punishments act as a deterrent to others but critics say these penalties are demeaning and ineffective.
The United States is the only UN member that has not ratified the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits sentencing under 18s to the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole. In states like Texas, 10 years olds can be sent to prison and children who commit a serious crime can be tried as adults and incarerated with them. It’s thought there are 10,000 Americans serving life sentences for crimes committed as a children.
15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s murder provoked international outrage on the issue of Canada’s MMIWG.
Women have been assaulted, gone missing, and been murdered along British Columbia’s Highway 16 for decades.
Like many other women, Danielle LaRue and Ashley Machiskinic were victims of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side.
Marie Jeanne Kreiser’s family was looking forward to seeing her for Thanksgiving, 1987, in but she never arrived.
Emily Osmond was 78 years old when she vanished from her property on the outskirts of Kawacatoose First Nation.
In 2009, young mother Cherisse Houle’s body was found near Sturgeon Creek, in rural Manitoba.
In the summer of 2010, 20-year-old Amber Guiboche got into a red truck and was never seen again.
Claudette Osborne-Tyo was the mother of four children when she went missing, sending phone messages received too late.
17-year-old Fonassa Bruyere’s family got the sense she might be in danger in the weeks leading up to her murder.
Tanya Nepinak’s disappearance and presumed murder is one of many in a long series of unsolved violent deaths in her family.
Sandra Johnson was a pow wow princess from a loving family on the Seine River First Nation who was brutally murdered.
Hillary Angel Wilson came from Norway House Cree Nation and was murdered in Winnipeg in August, 2009.
In 2013, Cheyenne Fox mysteriously fell 24 stories to her death from a high-rise apartment in Toronto, Ontario.
Gladys Simon went for a walk from Restigouche Hospital in Campbellton, New Brunswick. Her remains were found eight years later.
Glenda Morrisseau was 19 years old when she went missing, then was found brutally murdred in Winnipeg in 1991.
Kelly Morrisseau was a mother of 3 and 7 months pregnant when she was found near death in a park in Gatineau, Quebec.
Mildred Flett was last seen getting into a brown car one summer night in 2010, and hasn’t been seen since.
Jennifer Catcheway’s family has been searching for her ever since she didn’t arrive to celebrate her 18th birthday in 2008.
In the winter of 2010, Angela Meyer stepped out from her parents’ home in Yellowknife and was never seen again.
16 year old Delaine Copenace vanished from Kenora, Ontario, igniting tireless searches until she was found in Lake of the Woods.
It’s been over a decade since the disappearance of Danita Big Eagle left family, community and authorities combing for answers.
In 2003, Felicia Solomon went missing and months later her partial remains were found in the Red River.
Amber Tuccaro was 20 years old, and the mother of a 14-monthold boy when she travelled with her baby and a female friend from Fort McMurray to Nisku, Alberta with the plan of heading to Edmonton the next day, August 18, 2010. When she left her friend and son on Amber decided to hitchhike into the city, and was picked up by an unknown man. There was a conversation with this man that was recorded - it was the last time Amber’s voice was heard.
Patricia (Trish) Carpenter, a 14-year-old mother of a two-month-old boy, was found dead at a Toronto construction site on Sept. 25, 1992. The coroner’s investigative statement says Carpenter’s body was “wedged very tightly, head-first, into a pit…” and that she died of asphyxiation. The case was quickly wrapped up, with no evidence of foul play reported. However, the coroner eventually deemed it necessary to have an inquest into Patricia’s death.
Crystal Andrews was from God’s Lake, Manitoba, a fly-in community 550 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. Crystal went to a social on November 7, 2015, and her fiancé and two children waited for her to return home. She never made it. Her body was found November 9, 2015 in an isolated location in God’s Lake. She was 23 years old. Crystal’s death has been declared suspicious by RCMP, but no arrests have been made.
Leona Brule was just 18 years old when she went to visit her boyfriend in Edmonton, Alberta, from Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, where she had been working as a live-in-nanny. It was March 1989…and about a year later when Leona stopped coming home to visit her mother, Leona’s mom filed a police report. RCMP suspects that Leona was living on the streets in Edmonton in the 1990s, but Leona has never been found, and her case remains open.
On October 13, 1994, the body of 38-year-old Janet Sylvestre was discovered in a wooded area, just outside of Saskatoon. Evidence at the scene indicated she was the victim of homicide. Janet's case remains unsolved. Janet Sylvestre was from the Dene nation and grew up in northern Saskatchewan, but as an adult spread her wings and moved to cities like Edmonton, Toronto and then Saskatoon, but she was known to return home to La Loche, to visit her family.
Josephine Edna Martin, from Moose Lake, Manitoba went missing from The Pas, Manitoba on November 15th, 2015. Josie, as she was known by her many friends, is beloved by her seven children, and well known in her community. Josephine battled issues related to addictions, but she had never gone missing before, and communicated with her family regularly. She was last seen outside Giant Tiger – a place where she and her friends loved to gather.
Lorilee Mae Francis was 23 or 24 the last time she was known to be seen or heard from by family or friends on October 20, 2007. She was last known to be in Grande Prairie, Alberta. When Lorilee didn’t contact her family during the Christmas season, her family reported her missing. She may left her home of her own will, or she might have been trafficked. Lorilee was the mom of two children. She was afflicted by addictions, and that took a toll on her whole life.
14-year-old Amanda Cook went with her dad and brothers to the Rossburn Fair Festival on July 13, 1996, near her home in Waywayseecappo. The last time Amanda's dad saw his little girl was 6:30 or 7:00 that evening. Four days later, Amanda's lifeless body was found, beaten to death. Amanda's life was taken over twenty years ago and even though one man stood trial three times for her murder, her case has never been solved.
The last time 44-year-old Sindy Ruperthouse was last seen was in Val D’or, Quebec, at a hospital, on April 23, 2014. She had been beaten up and had multiple broken ribs. When Sindy had her last conversation with her family, Sindy asked for a large amount of money. Sindy said she would call back, but her family never heard from her again. Sindy’s case has been reopened after an investigative report by Radio-Canada shone a spotlight on their Sûreté du Québec’s mishandling of Sindy’s case.
On April 1, 2009, 16-year-old Nicole Daniels was found frozen to death behind a rental car agency in Winnipeg. When the autopsy report came back, Nicole’s family was shocked to find that no foul play was suspected. The cause of death was hypothermia, with acute alcohol intoxication as a significant contributing factor. However, Nicole’s family remembers her getting into a vehicle with an older man who they suspect Nicole met in a phone chat room. They believe that her death was not an accident.
When 23-year-old Cheryl Johnson’s family learned that she was found drowned in Sydney Harbour in May 2001, they were in shock. Cheryl was a strong swimmer. She had left the night before with $200, and was found with only a toonie in her pocket. Cheryl’s case was closed by law enforcement after only two days of investigating. It was determined that there had been no foul play connected to Cheryl’s death. Cheryl’s family is unsatisfied with this determination, and want answers.