EXECUTED examines the world of extreme crime and spotlights cases that have resulted in the murderer receiving the death penalty. In addition to grabbing the world’s attention through headlines, these cold-blooded killers have all had their cases turned into successful Hollywood films. Each episode features shocking stories of heinous acts, a guilty verdict in the courtroom, and the condemned paying the ultimate price for their crimes.
Distribution Category: Crime
KILLER LEGENDS
Follow filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they investigate the real crimes that spawned from famous urban legends such as The Candyman, The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs, and Cropsey.
CROPSEY
While many believed the tale of Cropsey, an escaped mental patient who snatched children, was just an urban legend, the mysterious disappearance of five children made it clear there was a real monster roaming the streets. Now, two filmmakers delve into the mystery to uncover the truth.
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT: THE HANNAH OVERTON STORY
When a four-year-old from Texas died mysteriously of salt poisoning, his foster mother, Hannah Overton, was charged with capital murder and sent to prison for life. But was this churchgoing young woman a vicious child killer? Or had the tragedy claimed its second victim?
SUPERSLEUTHS
The stories of four of the world’s greatest detectives pursuing the globe’s most infamous criminals, from the Chicago cop who caught notorious serial killer JOHN WAYNE GACY, to the FBI agent who captured JOHN WALKER, the master spy who sold secrets to Russia.
RANGERS – COPS IN THE WOODS
Witness the incredible challenges of crime fighters in the vast untamed wilderness. Hear stories from the courageous men and women who engage in life and death rescues and struggle with awesome disasters and bizarre crimes in the most beautiful settings on earth.
ON THE CASE
Explore intriguing murder mysteries through in-depth interviews with those closest to the case and examine the forensic evidence that helped unravel the mystery. First person accounts from witnesses and suspects reveal the raw emotions left behind from personal tragedies and the motives of the perpetrators.
OCCULT CRIMES
Look inside the devilish minds of some of the most unpredictable and dangerous killers in history. Taking their orders from Satan, these real-life demons are determined to gain immortality by committing heinous murders.
MANHUNT
The dramatic pursuit of the world’s most dangerous and notorious criminals. Their heinous crimes launched an army of international investigations: serial killer Richard Ramirez, Versace murderer Andrew Cunanan, and the American heiress Patty Hearst.
KILLER KIDS
True stories of shocking and brutal murders by the most unlikely of suspects…children. Join investigators as they reveal the clues that lead to solving these heinous crimes and learn what could possibly push kids to kill.
HIGHWAY PIRATES
HIGHWAY PIRATES reveals the massive criminal empire of dangerous desperados who terrorize more than 40,000 trucks a year, and law enforcement’s struggle as they attempt to snuff out this banditry.