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True crime documentary series with unique access to the video footage that leads to the conviction of killers around the world. Experts explain how the latest technology builds a visual montage of evidence.

In three gripping instalments, Secrets of a Psychopath recounts the facts behind the most complex and surprising murder to come before the courts in Irish criminal history.

Former DCI Jackie Malton accesses case files, revisiting the investigations with the police, detectives and other professionals who experienced them first hand.

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.

Crime journalist Donal MacIntyre reveals how deadly the internet can be as he dissects the technological methods behind heinous acts.

Murder: First on Scene is an in depth look at how the police and specialists in the UK and US bring the perpetrators of murder to justice. The series will look at the investigation through the eyes of those first on scene, the police, the experts called in and the prosecuting lawyers. This dramatically shot series will follow the timeline of 10 real life murder cases uncovering the intricate nature and the ingenious methods used by the police to catch a killer. Each case will be brought to life through personal testimonials and stylised reconstruction.

In Donal MacIntyre's Murder Files the renowned undercover reporter and crime journalist examines the most horrific and fascinating crimes. In-depth interviews by Donal with the individuals who were central to solving each case - from the detective on duty to the undercover agent to the forensic scientist - are the spine of each episode. Donal will expertly lead them through their story step by step, uncovering the dramatic twists and turns of each and every case. The stories will be illustrated by dramatic reconstruction of the case and archive, including police tapes and undercover evidence. Through these intimate and probing interviews, Donal will also reveal the emotional side of law enforcement. What goes through the mind of someone working on a case? What are the personal and professional pressures? What does it take to solve a complex case? To chase down a murderer?

Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd has performed nearly 23,000 autopsies, inclusive of some of the most high-profile cases of recent times. He's learnt that the dead don't hide the truth and they never lie. From a state-of-the-art laboratory, with ground-breaking technology that uses digitally scanned sample bodies, he'll be investigating a series of intriguing murders where from the victims' bodies, he'll be revealing the truth behind those perplexing crimes.

The 10 x 60min series produced by Endemol Shine North for CBS Reality brings fact and fiction together as bestselling thriller writer Simon Toyne, author of The Boy Who Saw and other titles, meets other top UK crime writers to discuss how their works of fiction have been inspired by real life crimes. Each episode delves into a different criminal case using reconstruction, real life footage, interviews with senior police officers who worked on the cases, along with family members, key witnesses, and other experts.

Trace of Evil details how technological advancements have revolutionized detective work.

Everyone is someone's child, even a serial killer. This series looks at the complex stories of serial killers' family relationships and on a case by case basis looks into the vital role played by their mothers. Do they in fact turn them into psychopathic murderers? In this unnerving and shocking series each episode explores a different killer's disturbing childhood, their unnatural maternal relationship and the devastating impact of 'Mother'. Presented by Donal MacIntyre, crime journalist and Professor of Criminology in conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Yardley, Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University, MacIntyre and Yardley will piece together the biographical, psychological and criminal evidence to build a careful but frightening picture of the killers. 'Murderers and their Mothers' will reveal startling new evidence and opinion about the relationships of each killer and their mother from around the world. This is a rarefied field of criminology and psychology and each unique programme will bring new theories and insights to the table.

Docu-drama bringing to life the nerve-jangling audio confessions of some of the world's most notorious murders and serial killers.

It seems impossible. Young people, with the briefest experience of life, prepared to kill and in some cases, kill their own parents. But it has happened in many countries and in many ways. Are these teens inherently evil, or are they victims of a system that failed them? Featuring key witness testimony, new interviews, archive footage and reconstructions, this series explores such questions through eleven extraordinary cases.

1 in 5 murders in the UK are committed by an ex-prisoner. This chilling series reveals how these criminals, once released from prison, went on to kill innocent people