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RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)
The title of this terrific Shane O’Sullivan documentary comes from a page of Sirhan Sirhan’s notebook found after the shooting, in which he wrote “R.F.K. must die – RFK must be killed Robert F. Kennedy must be assassinated… before June 5 ’68.”…
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Massacre! (1996)
‘In the late 20th century, a new phenomenon occurred: attacks without warning by men intent on killing as many people as they could’… with that sombre opening, CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace proceeds to examine a series of horrific American and International mass murders or spree killings …
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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2000)
In 1931, two white women stepped off the train in Paint Rock, Alabama and proclaimed to have been raped by nine black teenagers on the train… the soon to be known ‘Scottsboro Boys’ were convicted of the crime and sentenced to death… one of the greatest miscarriages of American Justice that inspired the US Civil…
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The Killing Of America (1982)
… exclusive video footage from race riots, kidnappings, armed robberies, domestic disputes, mass shootings, political assassinations, and the random, senseless murders of serial killers, “The Killing Of America” examines the growing gun violence in America and traces it back to its core – the JFK assassination.
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Bowling For Columbine (2002)
Michael Moore’s 2002 Academy Award winner, “Bowling for Columbine’ examines the gun culture in America that contributed to the Columbine shootings …
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The Staircase (2004)
‘The Staircase’, also known as ‘Soupçons’, is a fascinating 2004 French TV mini series by Academy Award Winner Jean-Xavier de Lestrade that chronicles the inner workings of a criminal defence team as they prepare and ultimately try the 2001 high-profile murder case of Novelist Michael Peterson…
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Above Suspicion (2010)
The Fifth Estate investigates the horrific crimes of serial predator Colonel Russell Williams, the high-ranking Canadian military man that was convicted of a series of perverse sex crimes and the brutal murders of two women …
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The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Brilliant Errol Morris film that re-energized the whole crime documentary genre… the haunting original musical score by Phillip Glass perfectly sets the tone to the highly artistic telling of the tragic tale of Randall Dale Adams, an innocent man that was sentenced to life in prison for a crime that he didn’t commit… A year…
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Newtown (2012)
Based mostly on early CBS News reports and video interviews with families of the victims, relatives of the shooter, and other interested parties, CBS ’48 Hours’ investigative series tries to piece together the events that led to that tragic December day when Adam Larza killed 20 children and 6 staff members of ‘Sandy Hook Elementary…
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Psychic Witness: Fall of the Serial Killer (2005)
When conventional investigative methods fail to yield any results, sometimes police enlist some spiritual help… ‘Fall of the Serial Killer’ is a fascinating documentary telling the story of how police investigators used the help of psychics to help track two serial killers: John Wayne Gacy in Illinois and James Koedtich in New Jersey…
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Death of the Don (2011)
‘The Fifth Estate’, CBC’s terrific investigative journalism series, takes on the Rizzutos – Montreal’s top mafia family by investigating the question: ‘Who’s killing the Rizzutos?’ … their investigation leads the viewer into the secret, criminal world of organized crime in Montreal.
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David Frost Interviews Sirhan Sirhan (1989)
Sirhan Sirhann, the infamous assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, sits down with Robert Frost for an in-depth interview … many subjects are discussed including Sirhan’s thoughts, feelings, politics and his personal recollections of that fateful night in 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel…
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The Highway of Tears (2012)
The ‘Highway of Tears’ is a 800 km section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, that has been witness to the unsolved deaths or disappearances of at least 18 women since 1969… CBS investigative crime series ’48 Hours’ takes a closer look at the mystery surrounding the disappearances…
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The Second Gun: The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (1973)
The evidence of a second gun or second shooter has been gaining credibility and momentum since this 1973 documentary attempted to scientifically prove that there were more than one shooter on that fateful night in 1968 that took the life of Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy…
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The Untold Story Behind the Oklahoma City Bombing (2002)
The idea of the ‘home-grown’ terrorist first came to wide public attention on April 19, 1995 when a disillusioned Iraq War vet by the name of Timothy McVeigh set a plan in motion that would lead to the deaths of 168 and injure more than 680 more…
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Biography: Theodore J. Kaczynski: The Unabomber (2007)
For almost 20 years, the ‘Unabomber’ conducted a campaign of terror across America.. his goal was to rid society of technology and return to a more primitive state… his targets were those behind the rise of modern industry… scientists, corporate executives – anyone who had an eye toward the future…
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Norway Massacre: The Killer’s Mind (2011)
With never-before-seen footage and eye-witness accounts, ‘Norway Massacre: The Killer’s Mind’ takes the viewer back to that fateful day in July, 2011 when a lone assassin turned the peaceful nation of Norway into one large mass- murder scene and seeks to find the answers as to ‘how’ & ‘why’ this horrific event transpired…
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Manson Family – Born To Kill? (2012)
Charles Manson and his so-called ‘family’ would become the most infamous killers of the 20th century, committing a series of brutal and seemingly senseless crimes that would spell the end of the 60’s ‘hippie dream’… but what made Manson the man he was?.. How did so many young people fall under his spell?… and were…
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Dunblane Remembered (2007)
On the 13th of March, 1996, Thomas Hamilton walked into the gym at Dunblane primary school and shot dead 16 children and their teacher… 11 other children and 3 teachers survived horrific injuries … in 4 minutes Dunblane had changed forever…
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Killer Kids: School Killers (2011)
Interesting documentary takes a look at a number of international cases of ‘school killers’ and examines the motives responsible for these actions and whether society can learn anything from these cases to prevent others from happening in the future…