Dark Suns

Ruby Ridge

February 2017 •English

Shortly before dawn on August 21, 1992, six heavily armed U.S. marshals made their way up to the isolated mountaintop home of Randy and Vicki Weaver and their children on Ruby Ridge in Northern Idaho. Charged with selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns to an undercover agent, Weaver had failed to appear in court and law enforcement was tasked with bringing him in. For months, the Weavers had been holed up on their property with a cache of firearms, including automatic weapons. When the federal agents surveilling the property crossed paths with members of the family, a firefight broke out. The standoff that mesmerized the nation would leave Weaver injured, his wife and son dead, and some convinced that the federal government was out of control. Drawing upon eyewitness accounts, including interviews with Weaver’s daughter, Sara, and federal agents involved in the confrontation, Ruby Ridge is a riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.

The Lost Sons

March 2021 •English

1960s Chicago, a baby is kidnapped from a hospital. Fifteen months later, a toddler is abandoned. Could he be the same baby? In a tale of breathtaking twists and turns, two mysteries begin to unravel and dark family secrets are revealed.

The Police Tapes

January 1977 •English

Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond spent three months in 1976 riding along with patrol officers in the 44th Precinct of the South Bronx, which had the highest crime rate in New York City at that time.

The Mysterious Murder of Ann Heron

May 2022 •English

The case of Ann Heron, a British woman who was murdered on 3 August 1990 at her home in Darlington, County Durham, by an unidentified killer.

Mexican Police on Parade

February 1943 •English

This Traveltalk series short showcases the Mexico City police department's various units as they participate in a yearly festival. Included are a marching band, a parade of patrol cars, the motorcycle unit, equestrian unit, and the department's pistol team.

Viacrucis Migrante

January 2017 •Spanish

A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

August 2023 •Portuguese

When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice — and is put under the national spotlight.

Me Mataron 3 Veces

August 2023 •Spanish

After their mother's femicide, three siblings are separated and forced to live in different places. Years later they gather to raise their voices and fight to be made visible in a country where orphans for femicide are ignored by the state and invisible to society. It's up to them to tell their story.

experimento de tiempo y Trufas

March 2022 •English

Four unrelated moments following a young cat wandering the living room of her house.

Killing Michael Jackson

October 2019 •English

Interviews with the detectives involved in investigating the global star, Michael Jackson’s, death. They reveal fascinating insights into the events surrounding the day he died.

Lucy Letby: Did She Really Do it?

August 2024 •English

Unpacking and questioning the evidence used to convict neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.

Ti ho visto negli occhi - Il rapimento Bulgari Calissoni

November 2020 •Italian

For the first time, the story of a kidnapping that made history. Giorgio Calissoni, kidnapped with his mother Anna Bulgari, is part of that tragic story and relives the days of imprisonment, up to the brutal cut of the ear, faithfully retracing one of the most heinous kidnappings of the kidnapping season. This documentary is dedicated to Anna Bulgari, in which she reveals unpublished details in a providential way before her disappearance. Giorgio, through this docu-crime, talks one last time with his mother Anna, living again, moment by moment, that painful memory.

Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story

July 2020 •English

After killing one person and wounding two others in a two-day shooting spree in July 2010, 37-year-old Raoul Moat went on the run. This is the story of the investigation—and how Moat escaped police officers’ clutches for a week.

Unraveled: Toxic Testimony

April 2022 •English

Billy and Alexis expose serious problems with forensic experts' testimony in the U.S. court system, citing multiple cases in which people were charged with murders they didn't commit, based largely on an expert's opinion.

Emily Cat-alonian

Invalid date •Spanish

Emiliana, a black kitten from Barcelona, has led a remarkable life. Having weathered a divorce, multiple relocations, and a move to a new country, she now dreams of returning to her beloved Spain. Her journey reflects resilience and a longing for home amidst the many changes she has faced.

Exotic Mexico

June 1942 •English

This Traveltalk short visits southern Mexico.

Merida and Campeche

November 1945 •English

This Traveltalk series short visits two of the most important cities on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks

October 2017 •English

The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old partner Shauna Hoare in Bristol in February 2015. This programme documents the huge police manhunt that unfolded in the wake of her disappearance, and the police investigation which eventually brought her murderous stepbrother to justice.

Murder: No Apparent Motive

April 1984 •English

This documentary about serial killers and FBI Behavioral Sciences profilers features interviews with Ed Kemper and Ted Bundy as well as crime victims and law enforcement officials. The film includes some dramatic recreations.

Strong Island

January 2017 •English

Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.