True Stories Season 2012, Episode 1: Gypsy Blood

America's Serial Killer

Over the last two years police have discovered 11 bodies on an isolated road on Long Island. Four of them were sex workers who'd advertised online. This film examines the story.

60 min

My Social Network Stalker

Documentary following the story of Ruth Jeffery, who was subjected to more than three years of online abuse by her boyfriend Shane Webber. After being driven to the brink of suicide by a stalker who had posted naked images of her on adult websites, and distributed them to family and friends, Ruth was forced to deal with the shocking discovery that the perpetrator was the man who claimed to love her. Webber was sentenced to four months in prison in October 2011, and will be subject to a restraining order until 2016.

60 min

Six Million Dollar Conman

60 min

America's Animal Hoarder - Horror at the Zoo

Documentary telling the story of Terry Thompson, who released his collection of exotic animals onto the streets of Zanesville, Ohio, before killing himself in October 2011. The authorities were forced to shoot 48 of the dangerous creatures, including tigers, lions and bears, to bring the situation under control. Only six animals survived, and were taken to a local zoo. This film explores the events in Thompson's past that led up to the incident, and includes interviews with the police officers involved.

60 min

Captive: The Sex Slave Girl

The astounding story of Tanya Kach made international headlines when she revealed she had been kept in captivity for 10 years by school security guard Thomas Hose, just a stone's throw from her home in Pennsylvania. This programme gains an insight into how a 14-year-old girl disappeared in 1996, only to resurface a decade later still living within the same community, and Tanya, now 31, talks about her ordeal. With contributions by friends and family, plus the police officers who worked on the missing persons investigation.

60 min