Corrupt Crimes

A marriage plagued by resentment and affairs hits it's tipping point and ends in a gruesome murder. Plus, a surgically precise and digitally orchestrated heist known as "Unlimited Operation" drains banks of nearly $45 Million globally – all within a few hours.

A small town judge goes down a dark path of revenge and murder, leaving an entire town in fear. Plus, with the help of his internationally honored father, the world had high hopes for Jesse Jackson Jr. until his legacy crashed and burned amid scandal.

A Sri Lankan billionaire is arrested for insider trading as part of the largest ever-SEC case against a hedge fund. Plus, "The Wolf of Wall Street" makes millions running a boiler room as part of penny stock scam that defrauds over 1,500 clients.

Pan Am Flight 103, from London to New York blows up over Lockerbie, Scotland in a horrific attack. Plus, Lutfur Rahman is the first directly elected independent mayor of Tower Hamlets, in London. However, multiple scandals plague his time in office.

A shy teen makes headlines for 5 weeks of non-stop hiccups. Four years later, she makes headlines again, for murder. Plus, a behind the scenes look at the downfall of "Fixer" to Hollywood's elite, Anthony Pellicano.

A murder at 13,000 feet. A classic who dunnit love triangle between a schoolteacher, a married mother of two and a hot skydiving instructor. Plus, Wolfgang Beltracchi's paintings are world famous– but one problem – turns out they are fakes!

When Russian federal agents poison exiled spy, Alexander Litvinenko, everyone wonders if the Kremlin is behind the attack. Plus, John Rigas grows a small town company into the 5th largest cable provider in the U.S., but his looting of the public company becomes one of the biggest frauds of all time.

When a young-American college student spends a semester studying abroad, she finds herself facing a lifetime behind bars when her roommate is murdered. An 8-year legal saga colored in sexual allegations, false DNA evidence and forced confessions, makes the trial against Amanda Knox an international media circus.

A 7 day cruise on the Costa Concordia ends in disaster when a reckless captain orders his ship off-course, causing it to hit a boulder and sink. Chaos ensues and many lives are lost. Plus, a Japanese cult leader masterminds several terror attacks for his followers to carry out until he is stopped.

Former "Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redmond kills his wife during a family vacation. Plus, a small southern California city nearly goes bankrupt as the victim of a citywide corruption scandal.

A German impostor and killer on the run– Christian Gerhartreiter - masquerades across the US under a guise - as an heir to the fabled Rockefeller fortune. He thinks getting away with murder is his final con, but he's wrong.

Kwame Kilpatrick & Mrs. RobinsonThe youngest Mayor of Detroit and biggest hope for the dying city, ends up single handedly destroying it. Plus, when a dark secret is revealed about the outspoken wife of Northern Ireland's First Minister the public is stunned and a political dynasty is ended.

A rogue broker whose unauthorized speculative trading causes the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank. Plus, Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is accused of doping and stripped of everything, including his once unconditional admiration.

Hours after robbing a bank in Waco, Nebraska, the 19 year-old culprit brags about it on YouTube along with her shocking reasons for doing it. Plus, a promising biopharmaceutical company goes from biotech sweetheart to stock market predator.

One morning a troubled Royal Canadian Mountie Officer hits the tipping point and snaps killing one of his own. Plus, the son of a Las Vegas judge robs 1.5 million from the Bellagio Casino, dressed in full biker gear. The Biker Bandit's downfall? Pure stupidity.

A website posts explicit photos of people, without their permission, and demands payment to remove them. This extortion is called "Revenge Porn". Plus, "El Chapo" runs one of the world's largest drug trafficking organizations in the world, until he is captured.

Vicente Fuentes rules his cartel with a bloody grip, responsible for mass murders and billions in drug trafficking. Plus, one of the most popular and longest serving U.S. mayors is accused of running a corrupt criminal enterprise.

The Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart division is home to dozens of corrupt officers. The officers are committing heinous crimes, possibly even murder. One officer is at the center of it all and his arrest has a domino effect and the LAPD is forever changed.

A scam artist goes from aviation entrepreneur to managing and ripping off boy bands like Backstreet Boys and ‘NSYNC. Plus, Pablo Escobar is the drug kingpin of the world. He is the most successful criminal the underworld has ever seen.

A group of celebrity-obsessed teens break into the homes of Hollywood Stars, steal millions and are proud of it. Plus, Ephren Taylor is a ‘financial savior' urging the faithful to "give back" to God through his various investments. But when churchgoers find that Taylor is nothing but a fraud, it's too late

Reckless film director Randall Miller sets up a risky shot on a live railroad track resulting in disaster. Plus, George Trofimoff is the highest-ranking U.S. military officer ever convicted of spying.

A battered woman beats her husband to death with a claw hammer while he sleeps. Plus, one of China's most powerful leaders is sentenced to life in prison for bribery, abuse of power, and leaking state secrets.

Ennis Cosby, the only son of Bill and Camille Cosby, is senselessly gunned down on the streets of LA while changing a tire. Plus, during the Reagan administration, the US is accused of selling weapons in exchange for hostages in one of the largest political scandals in White House history.

Vic Morrow is starring in the feature film "Twilight Zone: The Movie" when a stunt goes horribly wrong, causing three tragic deaths. Plus, they call her "The Queen of Mean." Will billionaire hotelier and real estate tycoon, Leona Helmsley, get the last laugh?

Two radical Muslims brutally murder a British solider in the middle of a busy London street, all caught on tape. Plus, seven men go to a terrorist training camp to prepare for holy war. They're later dubbed an al-Qaeda sleeper cell known as the "Lackawanna Six."

James Holmes is found guilty of murdering 12 people and injuring 70 more in a shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater on July 20, 2012 that rocked the nation.

Florida polo enthusiast and billionaire John Goodman blows through a stop sign and slams into another car, killing a college student. And a celebrity publicist backs her SUV into a crowd outside a nightclub, then flees the scene.

High school staffer Pamela Smart become a household name when she starts a love affair with a student, who she convinces to kill her husband. This tale of illicit sex and murder for insurance money become a real-life American soap opera.

Los Angeles police respond to a bank heist and find they are outgunned by the robbers. Citizens and police run for cover in a brazen deadly shootout.

A son beats his mother to death in a savage attack. A family dark secrets come to light as police investigate a murder case against Jeffrey Pyne. Also, star running back Maurice Clarett finds his hardest hit comes off the field when he turns from football to crime.

Obsessed stalker John Hinkley, Jr. will do anything to gain fame and the attention of a young Hollywood star, even if it means killing the President of the United States. And an ambitious lab worker derails the criminal justice system in one state, resulting in freedom for convicted criminals.

Two elderly Los Angeles widows target homeless men in their deadly plots to cash in on murder. And charismatic art investor Kenneth Ira Starr bilks Hollywood celebrities out of millions of dollars.

A young Idaho man confesses to a vicious murder. But did police steer Christopher Tapp to make a false confession and send the wrong man to prison? And white supremacist Buford Furrow goes on a killing spree in Los Angeles.

A deranged man goes on a killing spree near Moscow. Alexander Pichushkin seeks to become Russia's most prolific serial killer. Plus, New York art dealer Larry Salander swindles his big-name clients.

Yale University doctoral student Annie Le vanishes while working in her lab. Days later, her body is found stuffed inside a basement wall. Also, Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes ends up in the cross-hairs of the IRS.

Something doesn't add up when years of broken marriages result in the deaths of five husbands. Police catch a killer wife. Also, a man obsessed with his faith goes on a deadly rampage.

Critics call legendary music producer, Phil Spector, a genius, but the music can't save him from being convicted of murder. Plus, a "Virginia Jihad Network" of young U.S. Muslim men play paintball to train for holy war. The group's spiritual leader, Ali al-Timimi, is an Al Qaeda recruiter.

He is the most dangerous triple-agent in US history. He duped the United States for more than a decade, serving in the US Military, FBI, and CIA, while simultaneously helping orchestrate the al Qaeda campaign of terror that led to 9/11. Plus, a decorated four-star Army General resigns amidst scandal.

A middle-aged Denver couple hires a homeless housekeeper. He shows his thanks by bludgeoning the couple to death. Plus, in a jealous rage, an American Astronaut, goes on a 900-mile road trip to seek retribution from her ex-lover's new lady, a US Air Force Captain.

A man is found dead. Ten years later his fiancée is convicted for the murder, but the verdict is overturned. Why? Plus, football brought him fame; conspiring to murder the woman carrying his unborn child brought him infamy. The downfall of Rae Carruth.

Joran Van Der Sloot, the primary suspect in the unsolved murder of American woman Natalee Holloway is convicted of murdering a Peruvian woman. Plus, an angry soccer player fatally assaults a referee over a penalty call.

FBI agent Robert Hanssen's treachery has been called the worst breach of U.S. intelligence in the history of the FBI. Plus, WorldCom executives fix the company's accounting numbers for their own personal game, causing the collapse of the telecommunications giant.

Jack Abramoff is one of the most successful US Lobbyists in history. However, his tactics aren't quite legal. Plus, the chairman of Daewoo is charged with masterminding accounting fraud worth 41 trillion dollars.

Two terrorists out for blood go on a deadly rampage in Paris over editorial cartoons in the magazine Charlie Hebdo that target their satire at the prophet Muhammad.

"Milkshake murderer"Nancy Kissel incapacitates her husband with a strawberry milkshake full of sedatives before bludgeoning him to death. Also, the U.S. goes after the leader of a Mexican drug cartel.

In October 1997, an armored car driver for Loomis Fargo & Company, leads a team in a brazen heist stealing $17.3 million from the Loomis vault. Plus, Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street superstar, destroys hundreds of lives in the biggest financial swindle in US History.

Is it a hate crime or an act of terrorism when an Egyptian immigrant opens fire at the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport? Also, three bank-robbing, gun-firing siblings elude police across 15 states.

Self-proclaimed Messiah David Koresh takes on federal agents in a bloody gun battle that kills ATF personnel and Koresh's followers. The death toll skyrockets when a 51-day standoff that ends in a fiery tragedy.

Religious cult leader Jim Jones leads hundreds of followers in a mass suicide in the jungles of South America, after the assassination of a U.S. congressmen.

Star tight end Aaron Hernandez goes from the football record books to life in prison when his off the field exploits end in murder. Also, the curtain falls on a former Las Vegas Stripper accused of the vicious birthday murder of her husband.

Doctor and best-selling author Dr. Herman Tarnower is killed by his lover, the head mistress at a prestigious private school. Also, a series of vicious killings terrorize a southern community.

Teenaged twin sisters claim an intruder breaks into their home and kills their mother. But police uncover a crime that is far more sinister. Also, tragedy in the skies over Long Island when TWA Flight 800 explodes in flames.

Motown legend Marvin Gaye is shot and killed in a family tragedy that involves abuse, heated arguments and drugs. Also, when a prominent doctor's wife slips and falls in the shower, investigators see that it's not a fatal accident.

Jennifer Hudson soars to fame on the hit TV show American Idol. But life for the singer's family turns tragic. Also, authorities race to catch the person who tries to set off a bomb in Times Square.

Wherever Doctor Michael Swango goes, sickness and death follow. Investigators try to stop a murderer who has a license to kill. Also, when a well-liked dental hygienist files for divorce, the wife and mother vanishes.

A vicious killer is on the loose in Yorkshire, England. He preys on the most vulnerable people using household tools to commit murder. And when a husband is killed, is it a tragic accident or the murderous plot of his wife?

Eric Rudolph sets off a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, then launches deadly bombings at a southern abortion clinic and a gay bar. Police search the wilderness for years trying to find their killer. And, the life of a TV funnyman ends tragically.

A prominent couple with a thriving dental practice ends up in a murderous love triangle when the family car turns into a deadly weapon. Also, a 911 call and a toy gun end in a tragic shooting at an Ohio Wal Mart.

When a car bomb kills an Arizona businessman outside a country club, investigators wonder if it's a mob hit, or an ex-wife out for cash. Also, a model's sexual con game turns into a deadly dinner.

An adulterous affair between two Sunday school teachers leads to a husband's murder. Also, a famous Bollywood stars claims he's innocent in the death of a homeless man.

When an affair heats up between a married man and a married woman, a husband and a wife are killed. But the murderous truth isn't discovered for nearly twenty years. And, a woman falls for a tennis pro whose life is built on lies and deceit that have deadly consequences.

Police launch a massive manhunt when a bridge-to-be disappears. Is it a crime or the wedding jitters? Also, a Mexican drug lord claims his cartel is a necessary evil that protects people from even bloodier rivals.

When patients start dying unexpectedly at California hospitals, investigators wonder if it's natural causes or the work of an Angel of Death. And a bride-to-be uses a string of lies to escape her impending marriage.

American citizen Anwar Al-Awlaki is killed by a US drone strike after the once peaceful holy man joins the top ranks of Al Qaeda. Also, a vengeful accountant hopes to silence his wife.

Up and coming actress Alexandra Ducsay is murdered in her own home. For years this cold case goes unsolved until a key piece of evidence resurfaces years later. Plus, the downfall of a prominent leader of the pro-independence movement that sought to establish statehood for Taiwan.

In October 1997, an armored car driver for Loomis Fargo & Company, leads a team in a brazen heist stealing $17.3 million from the Loomis vault. Plus, Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street superstar, destroys hundreds of lives in the biggest financial swindle in US History.

Dale Cregan, one-eyed drug dealer and cold-blooded murderer whose calling card is a grenade. Plus, the combined efforts of the top New York mob families' result in the disappearance of more than 5 million dollars worth of cash and jewels from the Lufthansa airlines vault at JFK airport.

The "Beast of Ukraine" murders over 52 people because, he says, voices in his head make him kill. Plus, the most lucrative instance of insider trading occurs when a hotshot broker gets ‘tips' on a promising experimental Alzheimer drug.

A good-looking wanderer picks up women in country western bars, and after charming them, he kills them. Police launch a coast-to-coast manhunt for the Casanova killer. Also, as a military doctor explains how intruders terrorized and killed his wife and children, something doesn't add up.

A homegrown terrorism group plans a jihad through a series of bombings against the US in Southern California. Federal officials call it the most operational advanced plot since 9/11. Plus, a congressman uses his political power to scheme investors out of millions and receives an unforgiving sentence.

Known as "The Long Island Lolita", teenager, Amy Fisher, shoots her 35-year-old lover's wife in the head, in hopes of killing her, but she survives to tell the story. Plus, a reality television star with a bigger than life personality finds herself living behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud.

Crystal Gail Mangum made headlines for falsely accuses the Duke University men's lacrosse team of rape. A few years later, she's charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend. Plus, a trusted employee embezzles $34 million dollars to binge on an extravagant lifestyle and feed a shopping addiction.

Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose is banned from baseball for allegedly betting on games while he was a player and manager. Plus, the man who rose from near poverty to become the Governor of Illinois, finds himself living behind bars when the FBI nabs him on corruption charges

Popular Television news anchor and rising star, Anne Pressly, is brutally murdered in her Little Rock Arkansas home. Plus, Kevin Trudeau, a radio and TV personality and successful author is accused of fraud and larceny.

Andrew Cunanan is on the FBI's most wanted list after a killing spree that ends with the death of fashion icon, Gianni Versace. Plus, Tyco's top brass pilfers hundreds of millions from the company through illegal bonuses, stock inflation, and loan forgiveness to themselves.

A renowned cancer doctor intentionally misdiagnoses thousands of patients with cancer as part of a major insurance scam. Plus, leaders of Parmalat, a global power in the dairy industry, conspire in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in Italy's history.

The Preppy Murder made international headlines and exposed the lexcessive living of NY's upper crust kids. Plus, Melissa King is the benefits manager for the "Sandhogs" Union. Over the course of 7 years, she steals over $40 million dollars from their benefits fun and leaves the retirees broke.

A high-ranking government official authorizes the arrests and subsequent deportations of over 1,400 Jews to Nazi concentration camps where most of them perish. Plus, Enron, the seventh largest company in America, collapses due to creative accounting practices and greed that leave the company broke.

A young actress lands her big break in Hollywood, but her dreams are cut short when an obsessed fan fatally shoots her. Plus, when New York's elite needs an escort they go to her. Meet "The Mayflower Madam."

Jane Bashara is found strangled to death in her car, her husband of 26 years, Bob, has many secrets and lives a double life. When the truth comes out, it is shocking. Plus, self-proclaimed genius Martin Frankel, becomes a multi-millionaire attributing his success to....astrology charts...and breaking the law.

He is called the most violent Prisoner in Britain. While incarcerated, he's attacked over 20 prison guards and countless prisoners, and taken 11 hostages. Plus, it's the largest online manhunt in history. "Silk Road" is an underground website where you can buy everything from illegal drugs to hitmen.

In the underworld of Australia, drug trafficking explodes in an all-out war as retribution murders between nearly half a dozen crime syndicates. Plus, Jerome Kerviel perpetuates the biggest rogue trading scandal in history, nearly destroying Societe Generale.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd lives the life of a bad boy rock star. But Rudd's temper leads to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. Plus, as President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos used his reign to launder billions of dollars of stolen public funds.

Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six, is tragically killed when an NYPD officer puts Garner into what is described as an illegal chokehold. Plus, the FBI hunt down Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous and talented computer hackers of all time.

Five-time Olympic track-and-field star, Marion Jones, tirelessly denies doping to achieve success. In the end, she pays the ultimate price. Plus, two Pennsylvania judges abuse their power to unjustly throw thousands of kids into juvenile detention centers in exchange for millions in kickbacks.

TV icon Robert Blake is accused of murdering his second wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley. A tense trial ends when he's found not guilty, but questions still remain. Plus, Italian politician and businessman, Silvio Berlusconi, has a long track record of abusing his power, but will he ever be convicted of a criminal offense?

Rudolph Moshammer, one of Germany's most successful fashion designers, is found murdered at the hands of a male prostitute. Plus, Christian rock star, Tim Lambesis, spirals out of control and gets caught up in a murder for hire plot.

Brother and sister Jerad and Amanda Miller take their extremist views on a violent and deadly rampage. Also, a husband is pushed over the edge when his teacher wife begins dating one of her former students.

A young Michigan wife and mom believes murder is easier than divorce in a chilling murder-for-hire. And US investigators accuse a suspected terrorist of plotting to detonate a ‘dirty bomb'.

She admits to abusing drugs and stripping for money, but young Nevada woman Kirsten Lobato says she is no killer. And in another case, a real-life soap opera turns into a twisted and lethal tale.

When Mark Barton's wife is murdered, the mild-mannered chemist uses the insurance money to dive into the risky world of day trading. Also, the sky's the limit for a hot designer who turns his young models into victims of sexual abuse.

A California arsonist ignites a fire that burns wildly out of control, and within hours, five firefighters are dead. And a Texas mom will do anything to win her daughter a spot on the high school cheer squad.

A teenaged girl calls 911, claiming a masked intruder has just murdered her step-father. But police investigators believe someone is telling lies. Also, when a young American bride drowns while scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, investigators wonder if it's a tragic accident or a honeymoon homicide.

A scorned ex-wife schemes to save a family fortune and her position of power by hiring a hit man to kill her ex-husband, Mauarizio Gucci. Also, when parents stand in the way of young love, a teenager hatches a shocking plan.

The Boeremag, a right-wing organization in South Africa, attempts to overthrow the democratic majority rule by force. Also, classmates think a 15-year-old boy is just blowing off steam when he threatens to kill his parents.

An Army psychiatrist goes on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in the worst mass shooting ever at a domestic US military base. Also, a young wife disappears after learning she's pregnant. Is it the case of a missing person or a murder?

Man Haron Monis, takes a Sydney cafe and its patron's hostage for over two days in December 2014. Plus, ‘Kid Cannabis' is a 19-year old pizza delivery boy by day and a multi-millionaire drug kingpin by night.

A secret affair ends in tragedy for pro football legend Steve McNair. What led to the murder-suicide of a football hero and his mistress? Also, Chicago cop Jon Burge pushes cruel and unusual punishment to the extreme.

A British male model turned playboy has a very rough night of sex, drugs and violence, which ends in murder. Plus, a mother-daughter trip to paradise turns deadly with a body stuffed in a suitcase in Bali.

Stella Nickell is the first person tried and convicted of causing death by product tampering . The motive – her husband's insurance policy. Plus, the Puppetmaster is a brilliant con man. The handsome Brit seduces and callously exploits his victims during a 10-year period and scams thousands from them in the process.

When the wife of a minister uncovers his secret double life, he kills her. Plus, he's dubbed "Mr. Big", Baltimore's biggest drug dealer who ships literally tons of cocaine cross-country by cleverly hiding it in vehicles that are then loaded onto car carriers.

A wife claims her husband has run off with another woman. But years later, the missing husband is found dead, dismembered and stuffed in a box. Also, a minister swindles the faithful out of millions of dollars in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American History.

Minutes after pop star Michael Jackson dies, his personal physician launches a cover-up. As detectives investigate Jackson's death, they focus on Dr. Conrad Murray. Plus, the greedy stock trader who nearly took down Wall Street.

As investigators look into the murder of a British businessman in China, all signs point to a prominent family in the Chinese Communist Party. Also, the Hollywood Madam who provides beautiful escorts for her A-list clients.