Real Crime Videos
A 2-year-old toddler was found dead in a plastic container in Galveston Bay, Texas. Authorities, unable to identify the child, enlisted FBI help. A relative in another state recognized the victim's clothing and sketch, leading to the identification of Riley Anne Sawyers as the missing girl.
Sadistic Friends: Charles Ng & Leonard Lake examines the crimes of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake, whose criminal partnership led to a series of kidnappings, murders, and other violent offences in California during the 1980s. The documentary explores the investigation that exposed their crimes, the evidence recovered from their remote...
In March 2011, British pilot David Simpson was arrested for mass murder in the Central African Republic. Working for a safari company, he faced escalating tensions with local miners over illegal gold mining. After confrontations, 13 men were found dead at a mine. Simpson and his boss were jailed for five months but released without trial, denying involvement.
In 1993, three savage murders shocked Port Hueneme, California. Eight years later, criminal profiler Larry McCann from Virginia was assigned to assist local authorities in solving the case.
During a training weekend for new CRS recruits, rescue teams in Belfast investigate the disappearance of a man, while a major search unfolds for an army veteran missing in Northern Ireland. The documentary series explores the efforts of SARTech and affected families in locating missing persons.
Three Scientology members died under suspicious circumstances, prompting scrutiny of incomplete police investigations. Families allege unresolved issues, while authorities lack conclusive evidence, raising questions about the organization's handling of its members' welfare.
Masked bandits executed a daytime bank robbery in Seattle, Washington. The FBI pursued a four-year manhunt for the elusive "Hollywood" robber, relying on limited evidence and strategic investigative efforts to identify and apprehend the offender.
A woman fabricated her death to evade justice after her husband and daughter exhibited symptoms of heavy metal poisoning, prompting an investigation into her alleged role in their illness.
An Ethiopian woman was found strangled, with her husband appearing distraught but raising suspicions. An American robber targeted banks and jewelry stores across Canada, eventually being arrested by police during an unrelated investigation.
In Plympton, Devon, Eric Hingston was fatally stabbed during a burglary in 2003. His wife, Audrey, provided a detailed description of the suspects, leading to a £160,000 investigation with 481 hours of inquiries. Despite alibis for the two men identified, police discovered stolen jewelry hidden in bin bags and other signs of a staged crime scene, ultimately leading to Audrey’s arrest.
In 1992, a series of violent carjackings in the Washington DC area prompted FBI agents to investigate and identify a pattern in the criminal activity.
Two serial killers were apprehended through critical errors: Anthony Sowell was identified after a woman reported escaping his window, while Michael Danaher’s forgotten mobile phone alerted police to his location following a murder. Both cases highlight investigative breakthroughs tied to inadvertent clues.