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The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper (1999)
Brilliant ITV1 documentary that takes a thorough look at the case of Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. The Yorkshire Ripper, a British serial killer, who between 1975-81, murdered 13 women & attempted to murder 7 more.. Sutcliffe would later claim that he heard ‘The Voice of God’ commanding him to kill prostitutes..
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The Killer Clown (2012)
Terrific BBC documentary that takes a look back at the bizarre double-life and horrific crimes of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, AKA, ‘The Killer Clown’, who was accused of murdering 33 young boys and burying them in the crawl-space under his suburban Illinois home…
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The Scorecard Killer (2014)
This episode of ‘Killers: Behind the Myth’ deals with Randy Kraft, a.k.a the “Scorecard Killer”, the American serial killer that raped, tortured, mutilated and murdered over 16 men in Southern California between 1972-1983 .. he’s currently on death row in San Quentin State Prison.
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The BTK Killer (2012)
Fascinating documentary from National Geographic that traces the horrific crimes of Dennis Rader, a.k.a ‘The BTK Killer’ and shows how DNA profiling first established in Britain led to the eventual capture of the BTK Killer in Wichita, Kansas.
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JFK: The Smoking Gun (2013)
Fascinating documentary that follows veteran Australian police detective Colin McLaren on his 4 year forensic quest to discover what truly happened in Dallas on that fateful day 50 years ago….. the conclusions drawn by McLaren as to who actually fired the fatal head-shot will leave you in shock and disbelief..
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The Candy Man (2012)
Dean Corll, a.k.a ‘The Candy Man’ was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who with two teen accomplices (Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks) were responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering at least 27 young boys in Houston in the early 1970s…
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Glen Taylor Helzer: Children of Thunder (2011)
Glen Taylor Helzer was a self-appointed prophet of God who formed the religious cult ‘Children of Thunder’ with two disciples (his brother Justin and fellow Mormon, Dawn Goodman) and would eventually lead them on 5 day murder spree that would take the lives of 5 innocent victims…
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The Imposter (2012)
The Imposter is an incredible British documentary from the producer of the Academy Award winning ‘Man on Wire’ about the fascinating 1997 case of the French confidence man Frédéric Bourdin, who impersonated Nicholas Barclay, a Texas boy who had disappeared at the age of 13 in 1994….
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Killing Spree: Horror at the Mall (2014)
Documentary about the 2011 assassination attempt that was made on US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. In just 17 seconds, this killing spree claimed six lives and left 13 other people seriously injured. This programme investigates the background and motivation of the killer, 22-year-old local resident, Jared Lee Loughner…
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North Hollywood Shootout (2007)
With helicopter news cameras beaming live aerial footage into the homes of millions of Californians, Larry Phillips, Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, aka, the ‘High Incident Bandits’ (due to the amount of ammunition they brought to their various robberies), engaged the LA police force in one of the most violent gun battles in American history…
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The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
Terrific 2-part documentary by CNN that aims to answers the 50 year questions surrounding the JFK Assassination… Did Oswald really act alone?.. was the CIA somehow involved?.. or was the Mafia to blame?.. their conclusions dispel some popular myths but still leave some questions unanswered…
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The Hunt for the Boston Bombers (2014)
Brilliant documentary by National Geographic that tells the inside story of the five days of terror in Boston, told with unique access to the FBI, Boston Police Department, victims of the marathon bombing and those who were caught up in the manhunt…
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Killer Profile: Cross Country Killer Israel Keyes (2013)
Israel Keyes, was an American serial killer that raped, mutilated and murdered multiple victims in Alaska, Vermont. New York and Washington.. it is believed that he’s responsible for at least 8 deaths but that number could be significantly higher.. on Dec, 2 2012, while being held in prison in Anchorage, Alaska, on suspicion of murdering…
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Killer Profile: The Body Snatcher Sean Vincent Gillis (2013)
Sean Vincent Gillis, a.k.a, the ‘Other Baton Rouge Killer’, is an American serial killer that stalked, kidnapped, raped, murdered, and mutilated eight Louisiana women between 1994 and 2003 in the Baton Rouge Metro and surrounding areas…
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Killer Profile: The Bayou Strangler Ronald Dominique (2013)
Ronald Dominique. a.k.a, The Bayou strangler is an American serial killer who targeted gay Louisiana men that he thought would be willing to have sex for money.. His reason for murdering these men, he says, was to avoid prison for raping these men… he is currently serving a life-sentence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in…
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Killer Profile: The House Creeper Timothy Krajcir (2013)
Timothy Krajcir is an American serial killer who went on a 5 year killing spree between 1977 – 1982 to which he would eventually confess to killing over nine women, five in Missouri and four others in Illinois and Pennsylvania.. he was sentence to life in prison in Illinois and Missouri on 2008.
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Killer Profile: Speed Freak Killers Shermantine and Herzog (2013)
Shermantine and Herzog, a.k.a, the ‘Speed Freak Killers’ were childhood best friends whose love of hunting would eventually lead to a passion for ‘hunting people’… it’s believed that this lethal pair of speed freaks may be responsible for the deaths of as many as 20 people…
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Killer Profile: Bobby Joe Long (2013)
Brilliant episode of ‘Killer Profile’ that focuses on American serial killer Bobby Joe Long who abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered at least 10 women in the Tampa Bay Area during an eight-month period in 1984… he’s been on death row in a Rainford, Florida state prison since 1985 awaiting his execution date.
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Killer Profile: Gary Heidnik (2013)
Long before the crimes of Ariel Castro became front-page news, Gary Heidrik in 1986, kidnapped 6 women and kept them prisoner in his Philadelphia basement for over a year before finally being caught… Heidnik was sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection in July 1999.
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The Brothers Who Bombed Boston (2013)
BBC’s Panorama documentary series examines the events surrounding the Boston Marathon Bombing with added focus on the mysterious identities of the Tsarnaev brothers and what possible motivations may have drove them to perpetrate such a horrific act of violence…