True Crime Xtra

Simon Toyne travels to Manchester to examine the gang-violence and turf wars which have shaped the criminal landscape of one of the UK's bloodiest cities.

A construction worker from California sues his ex-wife and her new husband for using corporal punishment and allegedly bruising his 4-year-old son.

A homemaker from San Diego claims she was assaulted by a woman who was offended that she was breast-feeding her baby in the lobby of a restaurant.

A teenager from New Jersey sues her older ex-boyfriend, the former coach of her high school swim team, for money she allegedly loaned to him.

A Los Angeles student rents a room from an older woman and accuses her of assault.

After a fight breaks out in a South Carolina club, a patron sues the owner for damages when she allegedly trips on her way out.

A romantic snowmobile getaway ends in disaster when a couple from Idaho calls a helicopter to rescue them. They wage war over the airlift bill.

A homemaker from Portage, Indiana claims her troubled teenager moved in and created havoc in her happy home.

A couple from Fort Myers, Florida claims a repo man slashed their tyres, lost their dogs and verbally assaulted them.

A sandwich shop manager sues for damages after being punched in the mouth by a disgruntled employee.

A Southern California teenager claims she was severely beaten by her two ex-best friends while her ex-lover watched.

Family drama escalates when divorced parents make the mistake of working together. Battles over missing merchandise, paycheques and child support ensue.

A man from Fort Worth, Texas claims his ex-friend punched his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, causing her to go into labour.

After an 8-year-old vandalizes 'wet' cement, a city contractor admits he didn't put up enough warning for the public because it encourages vandalism.

Teenagers confess that they A young man accuses his ex-stepfather's fiancée of being the instigator in a lawsuit against him for the balance owed on a student loan.

A mechanic accepts $2,000 from a woman he has just befriended and says he has no intention of paying her back.

A frightening wreck in the rain involving a 9-year-old child leaves a car totalled, teenagers fighting, and a lawsuit over liability.

A young mother loses it and is caught on tape beating her neighbour's door after an ugly round of name-calling.

On July 7th 2005, Gill Hicks lay trapped in a smoke-filled train carriage. She was the last living person to be rescued after the attack, and is now a motivational speaker for peace.

Mo Lea was attacked with a hammer by Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe. The attack almost ruined her life, leaving her with horrific injuries, but now she lectures art at University.

Charles Cullen was a critical care nurse who worked in many hospitals. When several patients die mysteriously during his shifts, authorities begin to investigate.

An Illinois mother and her two children are found murdered in their beds. Detectives are at a loss until they discover death threats have been sent to the family.

This is the story of an 11-year-old boy, who almost died after eating a badly cooked burger teeming with E-Coli, and the Medical Detectives who saved his life.

A Texas teenager and her boyfriend are celebrating Valentine's Day when they are brutally attacked. She is later found dead and her boyfriend appears to have escaped.

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Kevin Cooper has maintained for three decades he did not kill three members of a California family and a guest staying at their house in 1983.

A brutal murder and police have DNA evidence. Could a discarded cigarette lead investigators to a possible killer and close a case two decades later.

The FBI believes skulls drawn in blood are the number of victims murdered by a prolific serial killer. Inside the FBI search to identify them.

A 13-year-old girl vanishes in 1981. Detectives believe she was murdered. Years later a woman appears and claims to be the missing girl. Is she an imposter.

The wife of a New York City businessman is suspected of murdering him with help from her brother. Why would she want him dead and why did it take more than two decades to find out.

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he's arrested for a bloody murder, then convicted, he insists he's innocent.

A multi-car accident, involving 99 vehicles and 12 fatalities happened in deep fog. Investigators must determine if the fog was a natural phenomenon, or something more sinister.

An California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can't determine why. When she dies they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life.

While Earl Morris was on vacation, he learned his wife had disappeared. The search involved investigators, scientists and the Coast Guard, uncovering family secrets along the way.

A 24-year old criminology student is found murdered, handcuffed, gagged and wrapped in a blanket alongside a desolate road in East New York.

The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be something much more serious: thallium poisoning. Investigators must determine if the exposure was accidental.

Clare Mackintosh takes Simon to a quiet community in Northern Ireland to explore a double murder with close parallels to her Sunday Times bestselling novel, Let Me Lie.

A 'Texas Hold 'em' player allegedly falls to the ground after her chair is pulled out from under her. Although claiming extensive injuries, she continues to play.

A carpenter from Southern California is accused of terrorising his ex-girlfriend's daughter and her cat.

A San Antonio woman sues her own teenage daughter for the cost of prom pictures.

After getting out of rehab, a Sacramento mom moves in with her father. They wage war over DUI fines and child visitation.

A car salesman from Waxhaw, North Carolina claims a customer is responsible for getting him fired and sues for defamation of character.

A construction worker from Bakersfield, California sues his son's ex-girlfriend for back rent after she lived in his home while his son was in jail.

A California teenager is accused of conning an Ebay buyer out of $3,000 for selling jerseys that turned out to be counterfeit.

A Southern California woman claims her jealous ex-lover flew into a rage and trashed her truck after seeing her talking to other men.

A ten-year-old girl from Fayetteville, Arkansas is accused of slamming her shopping cart into a woman's ankle and is sued for thousands in damages.

An author from New Orleans claims an online 'advice' astrologer revealed personal details of her troubled love life in order to drum up new business.

A retired Florida man claims a young woman and her vandal friends threw cans of paint through the front window of his home.

Bickering teenagers from Tehachapi, California fight over an alleged mobile phone theft.

A woman claims she was punched in the mouth, her tooth was chipped and a window was broken during an assault by her neighbour's teen boyfriend.

Unwed parents from Colorado fight over child custody, rent and living expenses. A troubled teenager's parents and guardian battle over her living expenses.

A Sacramento housewife denies calling child protective services on her own sister. Bitter ex-lovers haggle over the cost of a trip to Niagara Falls.

Grabbing the steering wheel while in a drunken stupor is the allegation laid against a woman by her ex-lover after his car is totalled.

In an effort to scare off his neighbour's pit bull, a man admits he fired his pistol and accidentally shot a neighbour's garage door.

A dog trainer sues a breeder for the return of a pit bull, mental anguish and dog trainer fees.

In an attempt to quit smoking, a California woman visits a hypnotherapist, whom she later sues for allegedly traumatising her by 'seeing' the spirit of her dead son.

Accusations of extortion and harassment are exchanged between divorced parents from Alaska after a controversial visitation takes place.

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he's arrested for a bloody murder, then convicted, he insists he's innocent.

A multi-car accident, involving 99 vehicles and 12 fatalities happened in deep fog. Investigators must determine if the fog was a natural phenomenon, or something more sinister.

An California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can't determine why. When she dies they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life.

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A 13-year-old girl vanishes in 1981. Detectives believe she was murdered. Years later a woman appears and claims to be the missing girl. Is she an imposter.

The wife of a New York City businessman is suspected of murdering him with help from her brother. Why would she want him dead and why did it take more than two decades to find out.

A massive explosion claims the life of a California farmhand. At first, authorities think this is an accidental death, but an analysis of debris from the blast shows it's a bomb.

This episode investigates the shooting of 15-year-old Trey Cooley, who died from a mysterious gunshot wound to the head while he sat in the lobby of his father's gun club.

This episode profiles Legionnaires' Disease, something we still know very little about: how it affected 180 people after a Philadelphia Convention and killed 29 of them.

Someone is apparently targeting high-level members of law enforcement in Texas county. Numerous suspects emerge but detectives are in a race against time.

Investigators study a family in South Dakota whose son, a vegetarian, is the only family member who hasn't become sick. The US Dept. of Agriculture steps in.

Shocking new information in the disappearance of tiger activist Carole Baskin's former husband Don Lewis.

Did an out-of-control home makeover lead to murder.

When a woman is found shot to death in her own home, investigators initially suspect her long-time husband and a violent neighbour with a penchant for threats.

An unpopular farmer finds the head of one of his sheep impaled on his fence. Later, a bomb is planted in his car, injuring his wife.

A young single mother is abducted from a gas station and later found stabbed to death near an oil field. Detectives use shoe impressions to weed out numerous suspects.

When a handful of infants are admitted to a hospital with bleeding on their lungs, investigators must determine the reason behind it.

When a Marine dies, doctors initially believe a heart attack is to blame. When arsenic is found in some of his organs, prosecutors charge his wife with murder.

When a charred body is found in a dumpster, detectives must sort through a number od suspects to find the killer.

Grabbing the steering wheel while in a drunken stupor is the allegation laid against a woman by her ex-lover after his car is totalled.

In an effort to scare off his neighbour's pit bull, a man admits he fired his pistol and accidentally shot a neighbour's garage door.

A dog trainer sues a breeder for the return of a pit bull, mental anguish and dog trainer fees.

In an attempt to quit smoking, a California woman visits a hypnotherapist, whom she later sues for allegedly traumatising her by 'seeing' the spirit of her dead son.

Accusations of extortion and harassment are exchanged between divorced parents from Alaska after a controversial visitation takes place.

A teenager from Davenport, Iowa sues her grandmother for reneging on her promise to buy her a class ring.

A broken engagement between ballroom dance instructors ends in a showdown over an engagement ring and a camcorder.

A beekeeper from Los Angeles is accused of stealing and wrecking his lover's car. Accusations fly when beer spills on a laptop at a college party in Massachusetts.