When the sun sets, the strangest suspects pass through police stations, and officers encounter their weirdest and wildest behavior. Direct access to body cams and CCTV takes viewers along for the ride with police who must deal with insanity after dark.
Cruising Santa Cruz's ocean highways, Edmund Kemper appears to be a 6'9" gentle giant who offers hundreds of young female hitchhikers a ride. But behind his charming smile and signature gold-rimmed glasses lurks a brutal and perverted monster. In 1973, while awaiting trial, Kemper was interviewed by psychiatrist Dr. Donald Lunde. Lunde records Kemper's detailed confession on audiotape. For 50 years these tapes were locked away and forgotten, but now they are public for the first time and reveal a tormented childhood, dark sexual fantasies, and a thirst for revenge on the person he despises most, his own mother.
The six-part series will offer viewers an inside look into the motivations behind hostage situations, the history between abductees and their captors, and the moments that led to standoffs with law enforcement officials. Through authentic audio recordings from police negotiation tapes, re-enactments and expert testimony, the series will provide insight into the actions required by law enforcement to safely de-escalate tense situations and save the lives of innocent bystanders.
Affairs and secret romances lead to a web of intrigue and deadly plans, and in these crimes, one human's love is chosen over another's life. An estranged wife, a charming neighbor, the young tennis pro, and the husband's best friend enter the picture, taking romantic relationships on a roller coaster of passion, anger and murder.
Who would kill for the perfect body? And what happens when a “hot” body turns up cold? In the new three-part series, KILLER BODS, Investigation Discovery explores what happens when fitness gurus, body building experts and aerobics instructors turn from their diets and instead, turn deadly.
Lovers learn the true meaning of "happy wife, happy life" when scorned women become hell bent on getting sweet revenge. These women don't get mad, they get even. This docuseries tells the stories of how women planned and executed their plots for revenge on their husbands, boyfriends and lovers.
Crime experts explore the motives and modus operandi of female killers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women usually have more complex, long-term reasons to kill.
It is estimated there are around a thousand active serial killers among us right now in the United States alone. This five-part series shines a light on over 30 of the most notorious and gruesome unsolved serial killer cases since Jack the Ripper.
A double-wordplay series that tells stories of deadly brides who kill on their wedding day, or of sweet brides who fall prey to bridekillas with an “axe to grind.” First comes love, then comes marriage, and for an unlucky few murder.
Real-life stories of outwardly lovable but inwardly evil men and the heinous crimes they commit. They boast good looks and ooze charm and charisma, but deep down are destructive, heartless criminals who kill to get what they want.
New evidence shines a light on the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and his disturbing transformation from a shy boy to one of the world's most infamous serial killers and criminals.
A three-part documentary series that recounts the notorious killer's crimes, the decades long investigation that captured him, and the effect his brutal murders had on everyone in his orbit, especially his daughter who speaks openly about what it is like to be the daughter of a serial killer.
In the summer of 2015, Crystal Rogers' car was found abandoned on the side of the Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown, Kentucky. The 35 year-old mother had vanished without a trace, leaving behind a confused and shattered family. Did she run off? Was she abducted?
Unmasked follows murder cases committed by killers hiding behind hideous masks. From a demented clown, to a Big Bad Wolf, find out who is behind the mask.