True Crime Documentaries
Finding Mr Fox
Cape Verdean rapper Ga daLomba investigates ‘Highway 10’ a drug trafficking route named after the 10th paralle north, the circle of latitude which charts the shortest sea-faring route across the Atlantic from South America via Africa, to Europe. He also searches for an alleged drug trafficker known as ‘Fox’ who Brazilian police believe used this route to transport 1 tonne of cocaine.
Murder on the Doorstep: Who Killed Alistair Wilson?
In November 2004, a young Scottish banker was executed on his own doorstep. He was shot three times at point blank range in a seemingly motiveless crime. The killing of Alistair Wilson has baffled detectives for almost 20 years. But, as this fascinating true crime documentary reveals, could new evidence finally unearth Alistair’s killer and reveal the motive for the murder?
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?