The People vs. O.J. Simpson: What the Jury Never Heard (2014)

Twenty years later, Dateline provides new insights into a case that both consumed and divided the country.

* Last Seen Alive (Series)

Investigation Discovery’s new series LAST SEEN ALIVE follows the emotional and action-packed journeys of 12 families-turned-detectives as they chase down leads, interview potential witnesses, and travel cross-country in the hope of reuniting with their recently missing relatives. Beginning with the moment the person was last seen alive, episodes chronicle the search efforts of a desperate family with everything to lose, aided by a skilled private investigator determined to turn chase down every lead. Though the status of these investigations could change at any minute, many concluded filming with heart-warming resolutions, some with tragic endings, while others remain open and active to this day.

Episode 1: A Mothers Love (2014)

A North Carolina teen is missing, and it’s up to the family’s private investigator to switch gears and take a radical approach. 18-year-old Nicole Martindale has run off with her dangerous outlaw boyfriend, and her mother is desperate to get her back.

Deadline-Crime (Series)

An all-new, fast-paced, weekly investigative news program. Respected anchor and investigative journalist, Tamron Hall knows first-hand the effect of violent crime, as her older sister was a murder victim in a case that is still officially unsolved. In each one-hour episode, Hall is joined by a core team of correspondents with extensive knowledge of law enforcement, to go beyond the headlines and explore not only what happened, but why it happened.

Justice for Jane Doe (2014)

* Swamp Murders (Series)

White Supremacist Killings (2014)

Bill, Nancy and her 8 year-old daughter Sarah live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. When their bodies are pulled from the dark murky waters of the Illious Bayou, police are devestated by the sight. Who would slaughter a family?

*The Oap Killer - First Kill Last Kill

Professor David Wilson reveals how Kenneth Erskine's carelessness led to his arrest and subsequent conviction.In the summer of 1986, the elderly population of south London were terrified by reports that a killer was targeting them in their homes. In just 17 weeks, Kenneth Erskine, the Stockwell Strangler, embarked on a spree of sexual assault and murder that shocked Britain. In this film, eminent criminologist Professor David Wilson explores the difference between Erskine's first and last kills in an effort to understand what triggered these crimes and how he was caught.

Catching the Stockwell Strangler

Professor Wilson, a former prison governor and expert on serial killers, begins by examining Erskine's childhood. At school, he was known for violent and irrational acts, including stabbing a teacher in the hand, pushing another pupil under a bus and killing the school guinea pig.

He left school in 1979 and, when he started using drugs, his mother ejected him from the family home. He lived in squats and on the streets around the Stockwell and Brixton areas of south London, beginning a career in petty crime to fund his drug habit. That year, he was arrested five times for burglary, finally ending up in Feltham Young offenders Institution.

James Doel, his cellmate at Feltham, speaks for the first time of the disturbing images of death and mutilation of the elderly that Erskine painted while he was inside.

* Harold Shipman (2014)

On the tenth anniversary of his death, this two-part documentary claims to be the definitive account of Doctor Harold Shipman's notorious crimes. It certainly offers a thorough examination of how a respected pillar of the community was eventually exposed as Britain's most prolific serial killer.

One of the most astonishing aspects of the case is how Shipman got away with it for so long. Despite being outed as a drug addict in the '70s, he only ever received a fine and a warning for his conduct. Most agree that he should've been struck off. And yet he continued to practice and prey upon his patients for years thereafter.

Filled with contributions from former colleagues and relatives of his victims, the programme also contains several dramatic reconstructions. So often the risible bane of true-crime documentaries, on this occasion they're relatively restrained.

Part 1: Driven to Kill
The first instalment of this two-part programme looks at what drove Shipman to kill over a period of almost 30 years, examining his early school days as a model pupil up to his time as a junior doctor in Pontefract Hospital. Featuring interviews with Margaret Sivorn, who worked with him in Pontefract, and consultant forensic psychiatrist Richard Badcock, who was the only psychiatrist to assess Shipman.


Part 2: Catching Dr Death
The concluding edition of this two-part docu-drama looks at how Shipman covered his tracks and examines the unravelling of decades of lies that subsequently led to his conviction. In March 1998, staff at the local crematorium became suspicious of the deaths signed off by Shipman and alerted the coroner, but a police investigation was stopped after just three weeks. It was the subsequent death of Kathleen Grundy that triggered his downfall, and her daughter and son-in-law Angela and Phil Woodruff describe their reactions when they discovered that Shipman was bizarrely the sole benefactor of Kathleen's estate.

* Killing Spree (2014)

Killing Spree: Series 1 When a killing spree occurs, the inevitable reaction is one of shock and disbelief at the unexpected and unimaginably violent chain of events. This compelling new series features such murders in forensic detail, drawing upon the testimony of those involved and those who knew the perpetrator to tell the story behind each chain of rapidly executed killings.

Suffolk Strangler
In the winter of 2006, an infamous killing spree took place at different locations near Ipswich. After five female sex workers were murdered in quick succession, the press soon labelled the unknown killer as the Suffolk Strangler. The man responsible was 48-year-old forklift driver Steve Wright, who had a reputation for being quiet, reserved and straight-laced. Only later did it emerge that he had a history of gambling, had made a number of suicide attempts and frequently visited prostitutes. Moving into the heart of Ipswich's red-light district had given Wright the perfect opportunity to lead a double life. While his partner Pamela was working night shifts, he slipped into old familiar habits, kerb-crawling and picking up prostitutes.

Terror in Paradise
On 22nd July 2011, news of a double mass killing in Norway shocked the world. It was the brainchild of just one man – Anders Behring Breivik, who had spent years meticulously planning for his violent killing spree. Breivik had been diagnosed with psychological problems at a young age. His parents had divorced when he was just a year old and the strain of his troubled family life began to show as early as the age of four. Although he was a rebellious teen, he was well regarded at school and later settled into a steady job. However, as he reached adulthood, Breivik began to retreat from all social life and immerse himself in the world of online gaming and extreme politics. He became so obsessed with the notion that Islam was a threat to Norway that he planned to strike out at those whom he held responsible.

Raoul Moat, Northumbria Rampage
Growing up in Newcastle's West End, Raoul Moat never knew his father and had a troubled relationship with his mother. As an adult he yearned to create his own perfect family to rid himself of his painful childhood memories. But with this desire came a string of failed relationships and a personality on the edge of breaking point. The first victims of his callous spree were his ex-partner and her new boyfriend. On the surface it was a fatal attack by a jilted lover but deep down lay a paranoid resentment that would lead the gunman to actively target the Northumbrian police force. As the hunted became hunter, Moat ruthlessly shot a traffic officer at point blank range, blinding him for life. The police search escalated to unprecedented levels and the net appeared to be closing in on the gunman when his abandoned vehicle was found in the town of Rothbury. Despite an exclusion zone being placed around the immediate area, Moat evaded capture in the Northumbrian wilderness for more than three days. He was eventually cornered on a riverbank, and his rampage culminated in a six-hour stand-off. Moat had murdered one and left two critically injured, and there seemed to be only one way the spree was going to end...

The Miami Murders
Documentary about Andrew Cunanan, who killed at least five people across three American states in the summer of 1997, including fashion designer Gianni Versace. This film draws on the testimony of friends, bystanders and expert witnesses in an attempt to understand what drove him to kill.

Horror at the Mall
Documentary about the 2011 assassination attempt that was made on US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. In just 17 seconds, this killing spree claimed six lives and left 13 other people seriously injured. This programme investigates the background and motivation of the killer, 22-year-old local resident, Jared Lee Loughner.

Columbine Massacre
The last episode in the series explores how two teenagers, who were just weeks away from graduating, embarked on a killing spree of such shocking magnitude that it was to make the name of an American high school synonymous with tragedy. 20th April 1999 began like any other day for the pupils of Columbine High School. However, it was to end as a day that would be tragically etched in American history after two of the school's students embarked on a murderous rampage that shook the local community to its core, pushed the emergency services to the limit and became headline news all over the world.

* The Jersey Slayer: Family Massacre (2014)

The Jersey Slayer: Family Massacre Documentary about Damian Rzeszowski, who killed six people in a frenzied attack at a barbecue at his family home in Jersey in 2011. Witnesses, the investigating officers and friends of the victims give their views on the 31-year-old Polish builder and what happened that day. The film also delves into his background and psyche.

* The Trial of Oscar Pistorius (2014)

Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. This historic South African trial is in its Easter break until 5 May. Discovery channel documentary “The Trial of Oscar Pistorius” summarises the trial so far and includes exclusive interviews with Reeva’s parents.

* Into The Abyss (2011)

Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people - and the state - kill.

* Brady and Hindley: Possession (2013)

Documentary about the Moors Murders, including Myra Hindley's version of events, recorded from a prison cell, and the photographs that Ian Brady used to mark the killings.