Crime Stories

- Season 1

(2004)

In 1989, the entire town of Miramichi is held hostage by a monster. This troubled man with a heinous past embarks on a 7-month crime spree, including brutal beatings, rape, arson and serial murder. His victims are women, both young and old. The rampage culminates in the killing of a local priest. Finally, Canada's most intensive manhunt frees the people from Allan Legere, the Monster of Miramichi.

In 1995, terror descends upon the Bible belt community of Abbotsford, BC. An attack on two teenage girls leaves one dead and starts a 7-month siege of torment. The killer hides, phoning and taunting both police and community with details of his horrific crimes. Behind the voice is Terry Driver, a devote husband and father with a terrifying double life. His crimes change the community forever.

A young Vancouver woman is tied to a tree and sexually assaulted for 9 straight days just yards away from the busiest highway in Canada. A wealthy Ontario realtor and his wife are found murdered in the trunk of their car. Behind it all, a reclusive loner named David Snow. Snow's passion for antiques is so intense that it sends him down a violent path from which there is no turning back.

The horrible triple murder and the long delay between crime and trial made this case notorious.

On 15 December 1961, the former Nazi official was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and war crimes.

The life and crimes of the Chicago mafia boss, who inspired the Scarface character.

The Boston Strangler is the name given to the murderer of 13 women in the Boston, Massachusetts, area during the early 1960s.

He was a businessman who was active in his community. He often dressed as a clown to amuse children at local hospitals. But there was a different side of this sociable man, that of a serial killer.

Dr. Sam Sheppard was accused of murdering his wife while their 7-year old son slept in the next room. Until his death, Sheppard maintained his innocence.

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The episode chronicles the life of Teamsters' Union President Jimmy Hoffa. His rise to power and his tumultuous relationship with the U.S. Justice Department and Attorney General Bobby Kennedy.

The life and times of the Gambino crime family boss John "Teflon Don" Gotti. His rise to power, and the cold-blooded tactics he used to get it are featured in the documentary.

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The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931.

26-year-old Jonathan Schmitz shot and killed acquaintance Scott Amedure on March 9, 1995 after the latter revealed his romantic interest in him on an episode of the daytime talk series "The Jenny Jones Show."

In the summer of 1968, the Democratic National Convention was disrupted by anti-war protesters who gathered in Chicago.

On August 9, 1969 the world was shocked to learn, actress Sharon Tate and four others were brutally murdered in a Hollywood Hills home. The next night, a couple named Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were found slain in a nearby neighborhood.