Corrupt Crimes

3 seasons available

A fascinating, fast-paced and forensic look into some of the real-life murder cases that have made the headlines around the world.
Murderer on the Run
S4 E44

A 23-year-old woman's loyalty to her friend comes at the price of her life, in a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Stranger at the Station
S4 E85

When a popular young student goes missing, her boyfriend tells police he last saw her with a mysterious stranger.

Murder in Glacier National Park
S4 E100

A missing newlywed's body is found at the bottom of a Montana waterfall just eight days after his wedding.

The Witnesses and the Letter
S4 E105

A couple's vacation plans are thwarted when they find out their flight is canceled; they return home to find their house taken over by intruders.

The Last Supper
S4 E106

A couple's bickering ends when a hitman shoots the couple's pickup truck right in broad daylight outside a restaurant, killing one of them.

Passenger Plane Down
S2 E2

Young co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally crashes a German airliner into the remote French Alps, killing all 150 passengers aboard.

Protected by Affluence
S2 E3

Texas teen Ethan Couch kills four people while drinking and driving and is sentenced only to probation.

Murder on the Lacrosse Team
S2 E4

College athlete George Huguely goes on a drinking binge which leads to a deadly encounter with his ex-girlfriend.

Bomb in Madrid
S2 E5

A Spanish court convicts 21 people for the Madrid subway train bombings, but acquits a lead suspect and six others.

Bomb in a Bali Nightclub
S2 E8

Three bomb blasts tear through a tourist district on the peaceful island of Bali, killing 202 people and seriously injuring 209 more.

Revolutionaries and the Rich Girl
S2 E12

Domestic terrorists the Symbionese Liberation Army take hostage Patty Hearst, the daughter of a well-known media mogul.

Power Plant Shooter
S2 E24

Thirty-year factory employee Timothy Hendron snaps and goes on a shooting rampage, hunting down his boss and co-workers.

Suffolk Strangler
S2 E26

More than 200 detectives are dispatched to find and arrest the man murdering prostitutes in Suffolk, England.

Cosa Nostra Killer
S2 E32

Mafia hit man Maurizio Avola, betrayed because he knows too much, turns informer in a secret ex-Mafioso compound.

Deadly Affairs
S2 E34

As detectives dig into the lives of a couple who were found stabbed, they discover a twisted relationship of secrets, jealousy, adultery and murder.

Psycho Shooter
S2 E35

A shooter who has a history of bizarre behavior kills six and wounds 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), at a shopping center.

Fast Food Massacre
S2 E39

A pair of criminals hits a fast-food restaurant in Queens, N.Y., just before closing time, slaughtering five employees and leaving another two for dead.

Texas Tower Sniper
S2 E41

Charles Whitman randomly guns down students and pedestrians from atop the University of Texas clock tower in 1966.

The Fiendish Friend
S2 E47

A man arrested at his bachelor party says he murdered his friends because his marriage expenses were getting out of control.

Bus Stop Killer
S2 E49

Eighteen years after a teen's murder, there is a DNA match, and police have their killer.

House of Horrors
S2 E50

A child's comment leads police to find the remains of nine young women at Fred and Rosemary West's Gloucester, England, home.

Lying in Wait
S2 E51

A relative's traffic violation helps police to find the murderer of a teen girl, 25 years before.

A Murder in Michigan
S1 E1

A marriage plagued by affairs and resentment ends in a gruesome murder; a digitally orchestrated heist drains banks of nearly $45 million globally within a few hours.

A Fashionista's Murder
S1 E36

Fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer is murdered by a male prostitute; musician Tim Lambesis gets caught up in a murder-for-hire plot.

A Murder in Italy
S1 E40

American college student Amanda Knox, studying abroad, finds herself facing a lifetime behind bars after her roommate is murdered.

A Designer Murder
S1 E45

Andrew Cunanan's killing spree ends in the death of fashion icon Gianni Versace; Tyco's top brass pilfers hundreds of millions of dollars through the company.

A Death on Staten Island
S1 E47

A police officer kills a father of six with an illegal chokehold; the FBI hunts for computer hacker Kevin Mitnick.

The War Criminal
S1 E48

A high-ranking government official authorizes deportation of more than 1,400 Jews to Nazi concentration camps; Enron collapses due to creative accounting practices and greed.

The Death Doctor
S1 E49

A doctor intentionally misdiagnoses thousands of patients with cancer as part of an insurance scam; one of the biggest financial fraud cases in Italy's history.

License to Kill
S1 E85

Wherever Dr. Michael Swango goes, illness and death follow; a wife and mother vanishes after filing for divorce.

Olympic Bomber
S1 E87

Eric Rudolph sets off bombs at the Atlanta Olympics, an abortion clinic and a gay bar; the life of a TV funnyman ends tragically.

Targeting an American Terrorist
S1 E94

Anwar Al-Awlaki is killed by a U.S. drone strike after joining the top ranks of Al-Qaeda; a vengeful accountant tries to silence his wife.

Murder in the House of Gucci
S1 E102

Maurizio Gucci's scorned ex-wife hires a hit man to save a family fortune; when parents stand in the way of young love, a teen hatches a shocking plan.

Deadly Rampage at Fort Hood
S1 E104

An Army psychiatrist goes on a shooting rampage in Texas; a young wife disappears after learning she is pregnant.