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  • Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop (2015)

    Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop (2015)

    Fascinating documentary about Gilberto Valle, a.k.a The Cannibal Cop, a NYPD police officer who in 2013 was arrested and charged for conspiring to kidnap, murder and cannibalize a series of women.

  • The Killer at Thurston High (2000)

    The Killer at Thurston High (2000)

    On May 21, 1998. expelled student Kip Kinkel first murdered his parents before engaging in a school shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon that left two students dead and 25 others wounded. He is serving a 111-year sentence without the possibility of parole at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem, Oregon.

  • Evolution of a Criminal (2014)

    Evolution of a Criminal (2014)

    Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of his family, friends…and victims. Terrific documentary by the first time director that traces the origins of his criminal past by revisiting the places, people, and circumstances that led him there.

  • Kids for Cash (2013)

    Kids for Cash (2013)

    Powerful Robert May documentary that tells the horrific ‘abuse of power’ story of Pennsylvania Judge’s Mark Ciavarella & Michael Conahan and how they manipulated their privileged positions to personally profit from placing juveniles in prison on mostly minor offences …

  • Killer Legends (2014)

    Killer Legends (2014)

    Terrific documentary by Joshua Zeman, the writer and director of the unforgettable ‘Cropsey’, that follows up on the ‘urban legend’ phenomenon by delving into 4 popular American urban legends (The Hook Man, The Candy Poisoner, The Babysitter and The Killer Clown) to try understand the connection between the myth of the urban legend and the…

  • Valentine Road (2013)

    Valentine Road (2013)

    In February 2008, 14-year-old Larry King walked up to fellow classmate Brandon McInerney and, as a dare, asked him to be his valentine… A few days later, on Valentine’s Day, McInerney walked up to King while he was sitting in the school computer lab and shot him twice in the back of the head …

  • The Hunt for the Boston Bombers (2014)

    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…

  • Killer Profile: Gary Heidnik (2013)

    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.

  • Carl Panzram – The Spirit of Hatred and Revenge (2011)

    Carl Panzram – The Spirit of Hatred and Revenge (2011)

    Carl Panzram’s self-professed motto was: “Rob them all… Rape them all… Kill them all”… and he certainly tried… Before he was finally captured, Panzram had committed 22 murders and 1000’s of robberies and rapes..

  • West of Memphis (2012)

    West of Memphis (2012)

    With unprecedented access to the inner workings of the defense team, never-before-seen or heard personal accounts from those involved, acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson examines the tragic case of the ‘West Memphis Three’ trying to come to terms with how the American legal system could of failed them so badly…