Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
A criminal psychologist with the ability to see the past through touch and a fearless reporter with a dual personality join forces with a detective to solve a serial murder case and catch the killer.
A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.
Current and former New Scotland Yard detectives open their case files to tell the inside story of how they caught some of London's most notorious killers. Presented by Peter Bleksley.
A young British couple's dream trip through remote Central America, turns into a chilling nightmare when they are brutally murdered and the trail for their killer goes cold. Four decades later, failed by law enforcement, their family take up the manhunt and make a shocking discovery.
Follow the case of experienced hiker Meredith Emerson, who along with her dog, vanished without a trace on Blood Mountain in Georgia, leading authorities to begin a massive search-and-rescue operation. When two murdered hikers in other national forests across the southeast are discovered, the question is posed: Is Emerson just another lost hiker — or is something more sinister behind her disappearance?
Stars, pop culture and the attitude to life between the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 are shown in this documentary on the 30th anniversary of the former music channel VIVA, which first shaped the zeitgeist - and was then overrun by it.
There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?
Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.
When justice fails, we are in danger of becoming its victim. Sandra Gaudet, 14 years old, was murdered in Val-d’Or in 1990. Two young men falsely accused are sentenced to life. When justice isn’t seeking the truth.
A journalist races to learn the truth when human remains are found in the home of self-proclaimed Satanist "Pazuzu".
Incorporating bodycam footage from the initial crime scene, surveillance video, and interrogation room recordings, homicide investigations unfold through dramatic real video footage providing an up-close perspective on homicide investigations.
A reborn gangster accidentally found himself being able to see ghosts, which led to a life-changing experience. "Guests" came to him for help one after another... Started from death, what did they want him to see?
Marie-Claude Savard and Sébastien Trudel propose a new investigation into a legal case that captivated Quebec in the 1980s. On December 15, 1987, Michelle Perron, 45, was found dead in her car. Her husband, director Gilles Perron, was at the scene of the crime. Thirty-three years later, the identity of the murderer remains a mystery.
The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.
The story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.
Oslo detectives Max Sørensen and Sander Holm are called in to investigate after four young immigrant boys are found dead in an empty swimming pool. Bizarre twists in the case brings the detectives face to face with both their own demons and a dark sequence of increasingly inexplicable events.
Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most up-to-date laboratories, FBI agents relentlessly comb through mountains of evidence to narrow their search, ultimately prevailing over the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views — and murder.