Norway Massacre: The Killer’s Mind analyses of the mind and motives of Anders Breivik, the far-right extremist behind the 2011 Norway massacre which killed 77 people.

Standing as the country’s worst atrocity since World War II, the attack consisted of a car bombing outside of government headquarters in Oslo that resulted in the deaths of eight people, and a ninety-minute shooting spree in the island of Utoya that killed sixty-nine teenagers. This documentary paints a psychological profile of the self-confessed killer Breivik, while explaining how the tragic events of that fateful day unfolded.

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The Imposter demonstrates that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction and the sinister level of deception that some people resort to. This documentary tells the true story of how a French con artist convinced a grieving Texan family that he was their child who had gone missing a few years earlier.

The story begins with the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay, a 13 year old boy from San Antonio, Texas, in June 1994. No one knew what had happened to him. Fast-forward to four years later, and his family receives a phone call from Linares, Spain. The voice on the phone claims that their son has been found. The local embassy then arranges to reunite Nicholas with his family, and this is when the real action begins. The story takes a turn for the unusual and starts to become creepy.

Nicholas’ sister was surprised to pick up a different boy. She ended up facing an unusual teenager who was changed by both age and trauma. At the time of his disappearance, Nicholas was blonde and had blue eyes, while this new Nicholas had dark hair, brown eyes, spoke with a French accent and – unbeknownst to the family – was 23 years old. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the family had welcomed a con man. Despite suspicions regarding the remarkable change in physical appearance, the new Nicholas was accepted. The Imposter underlines how innocent and naive love can get.

The Imposter goes on like a thriller. You expect the worst to happen, but the action moves on in an intelligent and engaging manner. It is actually relaxing, yet intriguing. Director Bart Layton introduces the con man to the audience during the first part of the film. He is Frederic Bourdin, a Frenchman known to Interpol for identify theft. He had a history of posing as missing teenagers, so this case is a breeze for him. At some point, the film tends to focus on deception – the deception of a family, as well as the self-deception. The truth is out of discussion.

Bourdin’s story has been told in various films and newspapers. The press dubbed him ‘The Chameleon’ because he has assumed 500 different identities over the years. People may expect the The Imposter to focus on the deceived family, but the spotlight slowly moves to Bourdin before you even realise it.

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The Jeffrey Dahmer Files documents the story of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and those who knew him through interviews, archive footage, and re-enactments.

Dahmer committed murderous acts in the Milwaukee area during the late 1980s and early 1990s. After years on the loose, he was eventually caught, found guilty, and sentenced to almost a thousand years in prison for the atrocious killings of seventeen men and boys. Being a child molester and alcoholic, he attempted to turn his victims into some sort of semi-conscious sex object by injecting their brains with acid.

Authorities were only able to catch Dahmer after one of his victims managed to break out of his apartment, where he had kept dismembered body parts of in a refrigerator and in a large plastic container in his living room. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files delves into the mind of this serial killer through the eyes of those surrounding him at the time of his arrest.

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In April 2013, two bomb blasts caused carnage near the Boston Marathon finish line. The tragedy left three people dead, hundreds injured and a city traumatised. In under five days the main suspects – brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev – were identified, with one arrested and the other dead. This documentary provides a step-by-step account of the manhunt, examining the role of modern technology and old-fashioned detective work in solving the case.

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An investigation of the murder of Anni Dewani, a young bride on her honeymoon in South Africa. It has been alleged that her husband, Shrien Dewani, hired a hitman. South Africa has requested his extradition. The programme investigates the prosecution case against Shrien, errors made during the police investigation, and the question of whether he is innocent or guilty.

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In September 2014, students on their way to a demonstration in Iguala, Mexico were stopped by local police. The confrontation led to a clash where six students were shot dead and 43 were abducted. Investigations soon afterwards led to the shocking allegations that the police force had acted under the orders of the mayor. The death of one student was confirmed after his remains were identified, while the others are still missing and are presumed dead.

The case represents the resentment felt by ordinary Mexicans against the state of law and justice in their country, which sparked in mass demonstrations and burning of government buildings. This documentary features survivors of the Iguala police clash, the missing students’ parents, volunteer searchers and protestors.

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India’s Daughter is a BBC documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case that shocked the world. Jyoti Singh Pandey, a 23 year old physiotherapy student, was beaten and brutally raped on a bus while travelling with a male friend. She later died from her injuries sustained during the attack. Indian authorities banned the broadcasting of the film in India.

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Steven Avery spent almost two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After his exoneration, he filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit again Manitowoc County and other individuals connected to his wrongful conviction. But soon after his release he found himself behind bars again, accused and convicted of the murder of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach – a crime which he maintains he wasn’t responsible for and that he had been framed by Manitowoc County in retaliation for the lawsuit brought against them.

Avery’s case was brought to the national spotlight with the airing of ‘Making a Murderer’ – a hit Netflix documentary series investigating his trial and raising questions about his guilt, and by extension, the criminal justice system. It generated significant controversy while examining the seemingly planted evidence, coerced confessions and questionable law-enforcement practises around the case.

This Investigation Discovery documentary seeks to provide a new look at the Avery case and features interviews with some of the key figures in his trial, including prosecutor Ken Kratz and Avery’s defence lawyer Jerry Buting. Is Steven Avery guilty of murder, or is he the victim of one of the country’s worst ever miscarriages of justice?

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The disturbing story of how two wealthy and highly intelligent college students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, murdered a 14-year-old boy called Bobby Franks in 1924 in order to prove that they could commit and get away with the perfect crime.

When the seemingly-unlikely killers confessed to the crime and boasted that they had committed it simply for the thrill, the story made nationwide headlines. This documentary covers their trial alongside the efforts of prominent anti-death-penalty attorney Clarence Darrow to spare them from the gallows, which sparked a national debate on capital punishment, morality and the murderers’ mindsets.

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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web explores the online black market known as Silk Road, which was launched on the dark web in 2011. Often referred to as the ‘Amazon of illegal drugs’, it was founded by a shadowy, intelligent libertarian operating under the pseudonym ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’. Raking in tens of millions of dollars per month, it enabled its users to anonymously trade in illegal drugs and other goods using the bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Silk Road soon attracted the attention of several law enforcement agencies, including the DEA, FBI and the Secret Service, who mounted multiple investigations to uncover the mastermind behind the site. Ultimately, a young IRS tax inspector would unmask ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’ as Ross Ulbricht, a 29-year-old physics graduate from Austin who is now serving a life sentence without parole.

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Kids for Cash tells the shocking story of the kids for cash scandal which came to light in 2008. Two judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, were found guilty of sending thousands of juveniles to detention centres for minor crimes in return from kickbacks from those operating these for-profit facilities. Many children were locked-up for trivial offenses including mocking a school principal, trespassing on an unoccupied building, and shoplifting a DVD, whereas a lesser penalty would have been more appropriate.

The documentary points out that the entire scandal occurred in front of others in positions of authority who were unwilling to step-up as whistle-blowers. It features interviews with people who were affected by Ciavarella and Conahan actions, as well as with two judges themselves.

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The Jinx chronicles the life of millionaire real estate mogul Robert Durst and the three murders of which he has been a primary suspect. This documentary miniseries presents extensive interviews with people close to Durst and the murder victims, as well as with Durst himself.

Despite normally shunning media contact, Robert Durst reached out to director Andrew Jarecki exclusively after seeing All Good Things, a biopic on Durst that Jarecki had previously directed. The interviews discuss the murders of Durst’s wife Kathie, his long-time friend Susan Berman, and neighbour Morris Black, the latter of whom Durst was acquitted of murdering despite admitting to dismembering Black’s corpse.

Is Durst’s placement at the centre of three homicides over two decades a coincidence? How can a man admit to mutilating a murder victim yet not be found guilty? These are some of the questions The Jinx strives to answer.

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Oklahoma City reveals the horrors of the 1995 bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, detonated a truck packed with explosives in front of the building, killing 168 people and leaving 675 injured. This attack is considered the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.

This film explores the McVeigh’s motives for carrying out such a horrific act against his country. A former solider, he was influenced by the ideas of the far-right and viewed the American government as the enemy. Various disturbing events, in particular the Waco siege on the Branch Davidian compound by federal agents which resulted in 76 deaths, pushed McVeigh towards taking violent action against the government.

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Last Days of Solitary is a harrowing account of the long-lasting effects of solitary confinement on some of the most dangerous inmates in prison and why it is a struggle for them to re-assimilate into society successfully. It gives the most extensive look into the controversial practice by showing the lives of various inmates and their experiences with solitary confinement.

The documentary calls for a reduction in the use of solitary confinement as a practice in American justice system by questioning what the purpose of imprisonment is in the first place. Is the purpose of imprisonment to allow criminals to suffer for their wrong doing or rehabilitate them? Last Days of Solitary gives a first-person view of the system as it stands today.

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Beware the Slenderman examines a 2014 stabbing in which two 12-year-old girls brutally attacked another girl in the woods. This incident drew particular attention for the connection to the Slender Man, a fictional figure popular in online horror communities.

The perpetrators allegedly carried out the attack as tribute to Slender Man, a character often associated with stalking and terrorizing. The documentary presents a variety of online videos featuring the Slender Man to help acclimate unfamiliar viewers with the character.

Over a period of eighteen months, from shortly after the incident up to when the trial was brought to a close, the documentary presents interviews with family members and other individuals close to the event. The film tries to answer exactly why these girls would commit such a heinous act and what role the concept of the Slender Man played.

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The Case of JonBenét Ramsey reinvestigates the unsolved murder of the 6-year-old beauty queen from Boulder, Colorado. JonBenét was found dead in her home’s basement the day after Christmas in 1996, a case that set off an intense media frenzy and captivated the nation’s attention.

The documentary details the intense investigation in the days, months, and years following JonBenét’s death. By bringing together former investigators and well-known criminal investigation experts, it provides a comprehensive look at the details surrounding the murder and offers up a myriad of new information and forensic evidence. Taking a fresh look at the evidence gathered from the 20-year-old case, the film attempts to shed new light on the case.

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The Menendez Brothers: American Sons, American Murderers revisits the Beverly Hills crime that shocked the nation in 1989 and the subsequent trial that condemned two brothers to life in prison for murdering their parents.

When wealthy film executives Jose and Kitty Menendez were violently killed, no one suspected that their own children were the culprits. Soon after the murders, however, Lyle and Erik Menendez began spending their parents’ money on luxuries. The authorities caught on, and the brothers confessed to the killings. Now, nearly three decades later, Lyle reflects on what was going through his and Erik’s minds on the night of the murder.

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The murder of California resident Laci Peterson and the trial of her husband Scott was a shocking case that sparked a media frenzy and rivetted the nation. As eight-month pregnant Laci went missing, the attention of her family along with law enforcement and the public slowly turned towards her husband, whose infidelity and strange behaviour following her disappearance solidified his guilt in the eyes of most. Once Laci’s corpse was discovered at sea, Scott’s fate was sealed as he was arrested and convicted of murder. He is currently fighting to appeal his death sentence.

The Murder of Laci Peterson features archive footage and new interviews with family members, journalists, and detectives involved in the case which garnered significant media attention.

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Murder is always an uncomfortable subject, but crimes driven by hate are even more troubling. Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old black British man, was killed by a gang of white teenagers in a racially-motivated unprovoked attack in London, England in 1993. Incompetence, corruption and institutional racism in the police force allowed the youth’s murderers to walk free.

This documentary series recounts the miscarriage of justice that occurred in the handling of the Lawrence case and its coverage in the news media. It also focuses on Stephen’s mother Doreen, who has fought for justice for a quarter century. Her efforts garnered the attention of celebrities, politicians, and newspapers around the UK, and indeed the world. Highly emotional, provocative, and enlightening, the documentary includes never-before-aired footage and information about this nation-changing murder case.

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O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession provides an original interview that Judith Regan conducted with O.J. Simpson a decade after he was acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. Recorded in 2006, it is said to have featured an actual ‘confession’ made by Simpson. However, there was harsh criticism of the piece at the time and News Corporation had cancelled it from ever going on television. Now with the recent airing of this two-hour special, viewers are able to find out more about what Simpson said in those recordings.

O.J. Simpson shares a ‘hypothetical’ account of the events on the night that his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman were violently murdered. The crime occurred back in 1994 and led to one of the biggest murder trials in United States history. Simpson was eventually acquitted of the charges, but the rediscovered recordings provide new insight into what really may have happened on the night of June 12, 1994.

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