Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit. They frowned on Giancana's headline grabbing relationship with singing star Phyllis McGuire, but he had a gift for making money.
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Once a respected local doctor in Hyde, Manchester, Dr. Harold Shipman became better known as Dr. Death. In January 2000, Shipman was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
In December 1998, Angel Resendiz brutally beat Dr. Claudia Benton to death in her own home. He's suspected of murdering at least nine more people and evaded authorities by using multiple aliases.
In January 2002, 12-year old Ashley Pond disappears on her way to school. Exactly two months later, her best friend and classmate, Miranda Gaddis, also vanishes. A major hunt for the girls is launched, spearheaded by the FBI, and a media circus descends on the small suburb of Portland, Oregon.
Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo were married in a picture perfect wedding by a lake in Niagara, Canada, right near the falls. They rode off in a horse-drawn carriage, the very image of romantic bliss. But despite their Ken and Barbie appearances, this couple had murder on their minds.
In July 2000, Sara Payne and her husband hear the news they have been dreading: the body of their eight year old daughter, Sarah, has been found in a shallow grave.
On June 27th 2005, Dennis Lynn Rader appears in court. He works as an enforcement officer for the local authority, is a boy-scout leader and a prominent member of the Lutheran church. He's accused of the brutal murder of ten people.
On 11th October 1998 in Preston in the North of England, an unassuming family doctor stands trial for murdering fifteen of his former elderly patients. Harold Shipman pleads not guilty to all charges and the investigation into his crimes is dramatically played out in court.
In 1991 Ray and Faye Copeland become, at the ages of 76 and 69, the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the USA. They are convicted of killing five drifters on their farm in Missouri as part of bad cheque scam.
Michael Dojaquez is found shot dead on his front porch on a warm September morning. As Tucson police dig deeper into the case, they uncover a "love triangle" homicide investigation with no murder weapon and a suspect with a seemingly perfect alibi.
Marc is discovered by his wife Michelle, shot dead in his kitchen with the house made to look like it had been burglarized. The evidence soon leads police to members of Marc's inner circle, where long-standing feuds may have reached their boiling point.
In the 1980s, the Mob produced one of the biggest characters in its history. America's only celebrity gangster John Gotti. Gotti staged one of the most dramatic coups in Mob history by murdering his own boss, Paul Castellano, on the busy streets of central Manhattan.
Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all - delivering a Best Man's speech on John's wedding day! But all isn't as it seems. Mortal danger stalks the reception and someone might not make it to the happy couple's first dance. Sherlock must thank the bridesmaids, solve the case and stop a killer!
Two years after Sherlock's 'death', Dr John Watson has got on with his life. But, with London under threat of a devastating terrorist attack, Sherlock is about to stage his outrageous resurrection. But if he thinks everything will be just as he left it, he's in for a very big surprise ...
Blood Bath is the harrowing story of Melanie Road's murder, how police never gave up hope and with the help of familial DNA tracked down her killer.
Motorway Killer is the story of a random killing and how police used the revolutionary science of familial DNA to solve the crime.
A mysterious meeting ends with a woman's body found on a country lane. A mother is dead after a house fire.
A whirlwind romance ends with a woman dead under a blanket. In the UK, a man with stab wounds is discovered.
A man calls the police after an attack phone data tracks the killer. A dog lover is found murdered at home.
A woman goes missing with a large sum of money. In the UK, the shocking murder of a woman sparks outrage.
A man and his accomplice go on a killing spree, leaving four dead. In the UK, a student is stabbed to death.
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