American Crimes

Leaders of a polygamous religious sect demand perfect obedience from followers, luring them into welfare fraud and stealing more than $2 million from American taxpayers.

The story of Milwaukee crime boss Michael Lock who leaves a murder trail on his way to bilking borrowers and lenders out of $2 million.

Authorities charge a nurse with murder after an illegal silicone injection leads to death and knock-off cosmetic injections paralyze four others.

A wife finds out her insurance agent husband has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.

Aspiring Hollywood mogul Carissa Carpenter concocts a plan to construct a major movie studio in northern California.

The body of a Chicago woman is found stuffed in a suitcase at a luxury resort in Bali; the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack is a tragedy years in the making, featuring a wild-child daughter, a history of violence, and a shocking motive.

When a Manhattan heiress vanishes from her mansion, friends, staff and investigators are mystified; the investigation leads to a mysterious tenant who moved into the mansion weeks earlier and a transcontinental story of deceit, arson and murder.

Horror strikes the wealthy enclave of Aspen, Colo. when heiress Nancy Pfister is found brutally murdered in her mountain home; as police work to untangle a twisted web of suspects, a shocking confession puts a sudden end to the investigation.

Flashy former Michigan cop and corrupt real estate dealer John Bravata uses his company, nicknamed the Billionaire Boys Club, to steal $50 million from 440 middle-class investors.

Trusted adviser and a philanthropist Bob McLean runs a successful investment firm and donates millions to his favorite causes, but he carries with him a dark, devastating secret.

Leaders of a polygamous religious sect demand perfect obedience from followers, luring them into welfare fraud and stealing more than $2 million from American taxpayers.

The story of Milwaukee crime boss Michael Lock who leaves a murder trail on his way to bilking borrowers and lenders out of $2 million.

Authorities charge a nurse with murder after an illegal silicone injection leads to death and knock-off cosmetic injections paralyze four others.

A wife finds out her insurance agent husband has been stealing money from their friends by selling bogus annuities.

Aspiring Hollywood mogul Carissa Carpenter concocts a plan to construct a major movie studio in northern California.