72 Hours: True Crime

- Season 1

(2004)

In 1988, a promiscuous 22-year old boy from the Sikh community has one affair too many and ends up losing his life.

In 2001 Toronto, there is a series of murders of homeless people. The latest killing is of a gentle man, well known in the area by residents who nicknamed him Santa Claus.

The number of deaths in a hospital increases dramatically, and one nurse believes there must be more to this than just natural causes.

A cunning arsonist stays one step ahead of the police and terrifies a small farming community until behavioral profiling help detectives zero in on a very unlikely suspect.

In 1998 Meadowvale, Ontario, a normally peaceful suburb, a pervert on a bicycle appears, performing sexual acts on himself & then attacking teenage girls. For reasons apparent to the residents, they nickname him after the Scottish monster.

In 1996, a mystery person begins planting bombs in public places, and leaving a strange swastika as a calling card.

A man whose identity is unknown is found stabbed to death in a secluded parking lot.

In 1971, a Toronto plane is hijacked to go to Cuba, making it the first in Canadian airspace.

In 1996 Toronto, a man is reported missing by his wife when he does not return from a business trip.

A bearded man enter women's homes and assaults then as they sleep.

A frat boy lures a girl to his house with the fake promise of a party, but once there it turns out he has ulterior motives. When the girl says no, he violently attacks her. A string of violence is then uncovered using different names.

A teenage party in the woods takes a terrifying turn when one of them attacks the others. While examining the scene, police stumble upon a previous crime.

In the Jewish community, a resident is shot by strangers asking for directions, and later dies in hospital.

In 2002, an armed man holds a massage parlor worker hostage, and as the police try to find out why, they find startling links to a series of robberies.

In 1992 Calgary, a husband reports his Ethiopian wife murdered, but finds himself the main suspect.

In 1986, one of the biggest heists in Canadian history takes place when 1.2 million in jewels is stolen from a store. When more robberies occur, the police become ever more determined to catch the mastermind behind them all.

In 1994, a single mother is found raped and murdered in her apartment. Was it one of the volatile men in her life?

A wealthy Asian girl is kidnapped in Vancouver. When the kidnappers make the fateful error of using the young girl's cell phone, police are able to track their movements and capture the assailants.

Two murders of mothers in their own home send shock-waves through a normally quiet friendly town where everybody leaves their door unlocked. 18 years pass before there is solid evidence of the mystery assailant.

In 1995 Houston, Texas, a duo of con-women lure men with the promise of sex but then drug and rob them. But who is the mysterious puppet-master behind their actions?