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Charles Starkweather: The Murder Victim Who Lived
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Charles Starkweather: The Murder Victim Who Lived

Winter 1957-58. America is gripped by news of a killing spree taking place in the Midwestern states of Nebraska and Wyoming. The killers are 19 year old Charlie Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. After being captured, both are put on trial. Charlie is executed and Caril sent to prison. The 12th Victim, a new docu-series from Showtime, investigates Caril’s role in the murders. As director Nicola Marsh tells Matthew Sherwood, it finds that she had none. Not only was she not even Charlie’s girlfriend, but he forced her to accompany him as he killed the victims. Caril is therefore the 12th victim. Convicted unjustly in the past, and searching for justice in the present.

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Where the Truth Lies – Investigating MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
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Where the Truth Lies – Investigating MH370: The Plane That Disappeared

March 8th 2014. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappears while on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Nine years later, the plane has still not been found. MH370: The Plane That Disappeared explores the facts behind one of the greatest mysteries in modern aviation history. The filmmakers also talk to those left behind: the families of the disappeared who, nearly a decade later, continue to grieve and search for the truth.

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The Day Fatboy Slim Narrowly Avoided Disaster
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The Day Fatboy Slim Narrowly Avoided Disaster

In the summer of 2002, Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) decided to hold a free concert on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England. 50,000 people were expected to attend. By the time the iconic DJ took to the stage, however, 250,000 fans were waiting for him to begin. Using footage and photography from Cook’s own archive, and fans who were there, Right Here, Right Now tells the story of what happened on an unforgettable and never-to-be-repeated day in music and British history.

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