Two black Americans, John Allen Muhammad, 42, a veteran of the Gulf War in 1991, and his stepson John Lee Malvo, 17, were convicted in 2004 of being the ‘Washington sniper', who had been terrorizing America over a period of three weeks.
Jeffrey Dahmer was a homosexual sexual deviant who raped, murdered and ate parts of 17 victims. Like every other sociopath serial killer in history he believed himself to be completely justified in his actions. Why does a Jeffrey Dahmer happen? How does a man become a serial killer, necrophiliac, cannibal and psychopath?
Depicted by the tabloid press as "the most hated woman in Britain", the crimes committed by Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, shocked the nation and became the benchmark by which other acts of evil came to be measured. Until she met Brady, Hindley had been, by all accounts, a perfectly normal girl, with strong religious feelings. She loved children and animals, and was much in demand as a babysitter. But when they became lovers, Hindley was prepared to do anything Brady asked…
Shipman is estimated to have killed 275 people, but the actual figure will never be known. The 57-year-old GP was given 15 life sentences to run concurrently for the murders, and four years for forging a will, but hung himself in his cell after he was sentenced. He always denied his crimes.
I Didn't Do It is a one hour special that follows a murder investigation in Austin Texas gone terribly wrong. When 20 year old Nancy DePriest is murdered while working alone, two unlikely suspects, Chris Ochoa and Richard Danziger, are questioned and quickly charged with the crime. It seemed like a simple case. In fact, these young men were completely innocent and the killer remained at large. In this fascinating and riveting narrative, their nightmarish ordeal ended only after the intervention of a tenacious young homicide detective in Austin and a confession by the real killer.
Clarence Elkins gets 55 years when his young niece identifies him as the man who assaulted her and murdered his mother-in-law. His only hope for release is to prove the man he's locked up with is the real killer.
A case of blackmail threatens to topple the monarchy itself, but Sherlock and John discover there is more to it than meets the eye. They find themselves battling international terrorism, rogue CIA agents, and a secret conspiracy involving the British government. Has Sherlock finally met his match?
A man and his accomplice go on a killing spree, leaving four dead. In the UK, a student is stabbed to death.
A mysterious meeting ends with a woman's body found on a country lane. A mother is dead after a house fire.
Beloved congregation member Rhonda Smith is found shot to death at church. As rumors of affairs begin to swirl, the handsome new pastor and a threatening stranger are just the starting point of an investigation that leads police into the mouth of madness.
When Liz Marinello is shot point blank, police pursue a notorious vagrant who fits the witness's description. But the more police dig into this murder, the game appears to be bigamy, and all the rules are off the table.
Lyle Kopenkoskey is a well-liked man who lives a simple life with. Everything changes when Lyle is found dead only a mile from his home. With minimal evidence, investigators find themselves racing against the clock to prevent the case from going cold.
Trenton & fiancé Amber of Levering, Michigan have had their ups & downs. Things finally seem to be on the upswing when “Trading Trent” as he is known because of his hobby of buying & selling guns is found shot in his bed while still asleep.
When a Texas oil tycoon's body is found in his beauty queen girlfriend's mansion, police fear the worst and issue a nationwide alert to find her. As evidence comes to light, no one is sure whether they're hunting for a victim…or a killer.
Body builder Doug and girlfriend Tracy bond over their love of weightlifting. When Doug's body is discovered encased in concrete, all fingers point to Tracy. But Tracy insists that she's being framed by the same sheriff's department she once worked for.
An Olympic shot putter is found dead in his yard, shot multiple times. Police determine that this murder was no random act, and the evidence soon uncovers a series of dark family secrets.
Aileen Wuornos, one of America's most prolific serial killers, murdered seven men in Florida by shooting them at point-blank range. She was eventually convicted and sentenced to death.
A man and his accomplice go on a killing spree, leaving four dead. In the UK, a student is stabbed to death.
A mysterious meeting ends with a woman's body found on a country lane. A mother is dead after a house fire.
This is the story of Lynette White's senseless killing and how a ground-breaking DNA method solved the crime.