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Evil doers and thieves beware! The Pinkerton Detective Agency is on your tail. From the archives of the world's most successful agency come tales of daring heists and stories of the brave men who tracked down the bad guys. Train robbers, safe crackers, grifters, and murderers—all brought to justice by Pinkerton Detectives.

Janet March had it all: a corporate lawyer husband, two beautiful children, a promising career as an artist, and a dream house she designed herself. But behind closed doors, her husband led a destructive double life. On August 16, 1996, Janet had an appointment to finally file for divorce. But she never arrived. On the night of August 15, she vanished. Janet's disappearance incited a massive search and media frenzy that revealed her husband Perry's seedy dealings.

Na noite de 14 de março de 2018, a vereadora Marielle Franco e o motorista Anderson Gomes foram mortos a tiros no Estácio, zona central da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Liderança nascida e criada na favela, a quinta vereadora com mais votos no pleito em que foi eleita, Marielle era ao mesmo tempo assertiva e carismática em seus posicionamentos, fosse na defesa de moradores de áreas dominadas por milícias, fosse nas reivindicações ligadas às comunidades LGBTQIA+.

Nathan Leopold seemed to live a charmed life: a published, polyglot college graduate by the time he was nineteen and from a prominent, wealthy Chicago family. So, it was a shock to everyone when he and his lover, Richard Loeb, confessed to killing their fourteen-year-old neighbor Bobby Franks "for a thrill."

In Tangled Vines, bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigious Murdaugh family and the shocking double murder that led to the downfall of its patriarch, Alex Murdaugh. Among the lush, tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity--but it was an unimaginable tragedy that would thrust them into the national spotlight.

What goes through the mind of a killer when they commit murder? What motivates someone to take a life? How do murderers remember their lives and crimes? With unprecedented access to high-security prisons all around the country, the creators of Netflix's I Am a Killer set out to get answers to these questions—by talking to the killers themselves.

Nürnberg 1796: Das Leben der Anna Zwanziger ändert sich schlagartig, als ihr Mann verstirbt und sie mit ihren Kindern aus ihrem Zuhause geworfen wird. Die plötzlich vollkommen mittelose junge Frau jagt verzweifelt einem besseren Leben nach und stürzt sich in die Arme wohlhabender Männer - zunächst als Prostituierte, dann als Hausmädchen. Aber der so sehr erhoffte Wohlstand bleibt aus. Also schmiedet Anna einen ebenso heimtückischen, wie mörderischen Plan.

Opspraakwekkende moorde uit die mooie Stellenbosch het die land oor die afgelope twee dekades geskok. Die gesoute joernalis Julian Jansen praat met familie en vriende van die slagoffers, kry toegang tot geslote polisiedossiere en onthul nuwe inligting waaroor daar nog nie vantevore berig is nie. Hier vertel hy die verhale, nie net van die bekende slagoffers nie, maar ook van iemand soos die plaaswerker Felicity Cilliers–’n vrou van wie die wêreld byna vergeet het.

Best friends Daryl Barber and James Boucher were responsible, and their parents trusted them to spend Spring Break at Daytona Beach unchaperoned. When the boys missed their agreed-upon daily check-ins, their parents were disappointed. When they failed to come home on their planned return date, their parents were terrified. They could not have known that their innocent sons would encounter two violent men on the Florida coast. They could not have imagined the torture their children would endure before their bodies turned up four months later in a Florida swamp.

When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. But the letters soon became her lifeline, something she actually looked forward to sending and receiving. She fell in love with the man behind the letters and just before Dan was released, they wed in the prison chapel. Their marriage lasted nine years, until the fateful night when Dan stoically called 911 to report his wife's murder.

Planeta Crimen regresa en su tercera temporada explorando los acontecimientos más infames en la historia de latinoamérica y Estados Unidos.

For nogle år siden fandt Poul Martinsen tilfældigt ud af, at "hypnosemorderen" Palle Hardrup, der i 1951 begik to mord i forbindelse med et meget omtalt bankkup på Nørrebro, mord, som angiveligt skulle være udført under indflydelse af hypnose fra vaneforbryderen Bjørn Schouw Nielsen, nu boede under nyt navn et andet sted i København. Martinsen opsøgte ham og indledte en samtale med ham, dels om forbrydelsen for 60 år siden, og hvad der gik forud for den, dels om, hvad der senere var sket i hans liv. Det er en uophørligt fascinerende historie, Poul Martinsen fortæller.

For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt's murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest. Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past seven years hunting for Melissa's killer. Her investigation, both thrilling and unpredictable, has led her on a journey like no other.

Rankiem 13 sierpnia 2018 roku, po powrocie z podróży służbowej, koleżanka podwiozła Shanann Watts do domu. Był to ostatni raz, kiedy ktokolwiek widział ją żywą. Następnego dnia zgłoszono zniknięcie kobiety i jej dwóch małych córeczek, Belli i Celeste. Mąż zaginionej Chris Watts, regularnie gościł w lokalnych wiadomościach, błagając o pomoc w odnalezieniu swojej rodziny.

Independence Day weekend, 1960: a young cop is murdered, shocking his close-knit community in Stamford, Connecticut. The killer remains at large, his identity still unknown. But on a beach not far away, a young Army doctor, on vacation from his post at a research lab in a maximum-security prison, faces a chilling realization. He knows who the shooter is. In fact, the man—a prisoner out on parole—had called him only days before. By helping his former charge and trainee, the doctor, a believer in second chances, may have inadvertently helped set the murder into motion.

I mitten av 1970-talet begick seriemördaren Ted Bundy en rad brutala våldtäkter och mord i USA. Han greps och åtalades för mord men lyckades först fly under rättegången 1977 och sedan igen senare samma år. Han lyckades begå ytterligare tre mord innan han slutligen dömdes till döden 1979. CIGARETTRYMNINGEN är det sjunde avsnittet i serien BERÖMDA FÄNGELSERYMNINGAR, en true crime-serie om fängslade människors frihetslängtan och deras kamp för att undkomma den monotona tillvaron bakom galler på de mest häpnadsväckande sätt.

Syväluotaava katsaus Aasian julmimpiin sarjamurhaajiin. Eräänä epämiellyttävän kylmänä ja kosteana iltana vuonna 1948 kaksi poliisia partioi Shinjukun alueella Tokiossa. Jostakin tuntemattomasta syystä toinen poliiseista huomasi jotain epäilyttävää kadulla liikkuvassa yksinäisessä pyöräilijässä, ja päätti pysäyttää tämän. Mies osoittautui paikalliseksi hautaustoimitsijaksi, joka kertoi kuljettavansa kotiin sukulaiseltaan saamiaan hedelmiä. Pyörän tarakalle kiinnitetystä hedelmälaatikossa ei kuitenkaan ollut mandariineja, kuten mies väitti.

Syväluotaava katsaus Aasian julmimpiin sarjamurhaajiin. Indonesian rikkaaseen mytologiaan kuuluu käsitys kolmesta rinnakkaisesta maailmasta sekä ihmisistä, jotka voivat liikkua näiden maailmojen välillä ja toimia viestinvälittäjinä. Tällaisia henkilöitä kutsutaan shamaaneiksi, meedioiksi tai velhoiksi. Jaavan kielessä heidät tunnetaan nimellä dukun, ja heillä katsotaan olevan erikoisia kykyjä, jotka siirtyvät usein mestarilta oppipojalle. Uskotaan, että mestaridukunit opastavat oppilaitaan jopa haudan takaa.

Syväluotaava katsaus Aasian julmimpiin sarjamurhaajiin. Lokakuun viimeisenä päivänä vuonna 2017, muun maailman juhliessa Halloweenia amerikkalaisten jalanjäljissä, kohautti Japania sanomalehti Mainichi Shimbun julkaisema juttu Tokion esikaupunkialueelta löytyneistä ruumiista. Aivan tavanomaisen oloisen 27-vuotiaan Takahiro Shiraishi-nimisen nuoren miehen asunnosta oli löydetty kahdeksan pakastinta täynnä erilaisessa mätänemisen vaiheissa olevia ruumiinosia.

When police told Karen Foster that her eighteen-year-old daughter, Bonnie Craig, had died in a hiking accident, she knew the pieces of the investigation just didn't add up. Bonnie would have never ditched her classes at the University of Alaska to go hiking. And she didn't drive—so how would she have reached McHugh Creek, miles outside of Anchorage, in the first place? Armed with little more than her own conviction, Karen set out to find the truth behind her daughter's death.