72 Hours: True Crime
An angel of mercy turns out to be an angel of death when the number of deaths in an Indiana Intensive Care Unit skyrockets.
An angel of mercy turns out to be an angel of death when the number of deaths in an Indiana Intensive Care Unit skyrockets.
The former air steward who faked cancer and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from his local community.
Véronique Béchu has handled hundreds of rape and incest cases. The protection of minors is its hobbyhorse.
A Mysterious Murder at the Farm (Valérie Bary Case)- On Friday, March 26, 2004, in the region of Dijon, Laurent Bary came home from his work to discover the lifeless body of his wife, Valerie, bathing in a pool of blood. According to the investigators' initial findings, the 38-year-old nurse's aid had been stabbed several times, seeming to validate the theory of a robbery gone wrong.
A Night of Horror at Devil's Plateau (Marie-Jeanne Meyer Case) - On June 18, 2011, Marie-Jeanne Meyer, 17-years old, waved goodbye to her little sister before leaving for her daily jog on the heights of Tournon in Ardèche. She never came back. Three days later, her mutilated body was found in a freshly dug pit, near an area known to be cursed, "The Devil's Plateau." What's more, the crime scene looked like a mystical ritual ... Was it a ritual murder? Revenge? An unfortunate encounter? ...
Tensions run high as Indonesian and Australia police work together in cracking the case, to nab the terrorists. But the search for a breakthrough sees a string of disappointments.
The seeds of terror are sown long before the 2002 Bali attack. First, a "dress rehearsal" in Indonesia helps with getting the bombs just right. And then, a twist of fate in Singapore unlocks the door to Bali.
In 2012, when Commander Philippe Hittinger was entrusted with one of the oldest "cold cases" in France, he could not imagine the outcome.
Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters were convicted for murdering her husband in a case that shocked society and fascinated Alfred Hitchcock.
Hildebrandt faked his own death and stole the identity of a dead child to escape criminal charges before fleeing to Florida.
In 1993, a young boy made the headlines when he was found as a stowaway on a plane which had arrived in Miami.
Jack the Ripper terrorised the residents of White Chapel, London, in 1888. His bloody murders have attracted attention and captured inquisitive minds for generations since, even as the subject of children's nursery rhymes.
Sixteen-year-old Brenda Spencer began shooting at children from her house to the Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, with a semi-automatic rifle her father had given to her as a Christmas present.
In 2001, there are a series of murders of homeless people in Toronto.
In 1988, a promiscuous 22-year old boy from the Sikh community has one affair too many and ends up losing his life.
Hildebrandt faked his own death and stole the identity of a dead child to escape criminal charges before fleeing to Florida.
July 2000, Vaucluse, a few kilometers from Avignon. Richard Alessandri, 42, a wealthy supermarket owner, is shot dead in his sleep. Everything suggests that it was a home-jacking gone wrong.
In 1992, Sylviane Kaas was found dead in her bedroom. Her husband had been the prime suspect for several years. Now exonerated, this murder remains unpunished.
Seven year-old Sheldean Human disappeared without a trace from her neighbourhood park, leading her community into a frenzied search for her.
The story of Cezanne Visser, her partner Dirk Prinsloo and how they callously broke the law and left a trail of broken lives in their wake.