True Crime Documentaries
The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince
Prince Mohammed is heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, the most influential country in the Middle East. As ‘Prime Minister’, the young prince has already instigated the fastest changes to Saudi society since the country’s formation in 1932. Karaoke bars, mixed crowds in restaurants, and raves in the desert have suddenly sprung up. Yet his rise to power has involved abductions, torture and murder.
The Murder of Alice Ruggles: Social Media Murders
This chilling true crime documentary investigates a young woman who was brutally killed by her calculating ex-boyfriend. Alice Ruggle’s murderer used social media and the internet to stalk and torment her. Using interviews and previously unseen social media messages between Alice and friends, family and her killer, the film exposes how cyberstalking eventually led to murder.
The Missing Cryptoqueen
Ruja Ignatova is the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin. Dubbed the ‘Missing Cryptoqueen’, she’s on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion and then vanishing. This true crime documentary investigates her close ties to a suspected Bulgarian organized crime boss and allegations that she was brutally murdered. But is there much more to the story?
Dead Calm: Killing in the Med?
In June 2023, an overloaded trawler flips in front of a Greek coast guard patrol boat. More than 600 men, women and children die in the water. A billionaire’s super yacht takes survivors to shore. The accounts of these survivors suggest that coast guard is at fault–something the Greek authorities deny. This film reveals the dark secret hidden behind the beauty of Greece’s holiday islands.
The Body in the Bag
In 2010, intelligence officer Gareth Williams was found dead inside a locked bag in the bath of his London flat. The case became one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in recent British history. Even now, the public are still asking what happened to this codebreaker, branded a genius since childhood. This true crime documentary investigates whether he acted alone or if other forces were involved.