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- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry WoodA horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsDamien Wayne EcholsMelissa ByersNorris DeajonThe case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.
- DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsGary GitchellTodd MooreDana MooreA further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new DNA evidence.
- DirectorAmy BergStarsJason BaldwinDamien Wayne EcholsJessie MisskelleyAn examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
- StarsDan NachtrabTyler J. NeumannMateo UribeOn May 6th, 1993, police discover three eight-year-old boys murdered, mutilated and hogtied in a watery ditch in West Memphis, Arkansas. Investigators quickly seize three teen suspects they believe are Satanists. But outsiders see the case otherwise. A movement arises in hopes of liberating the West Memphis Three.
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsRebecca MooreJanet ShularTim CarterFeaturing never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
- 1987– 1h 30m8.2 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorStanley NelsonStarsStanley ClaytonHue Fortson Jr.Vernon GosneyTodays theme is Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple.
- StarsVernon GosneyLeslie Wagner-WilsonTim CarterDocuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
- StarsEdith BogueThom BogueBob BrownA documentary on the 40th anniversary of the largest murder-suicide in American history, when over 900 members of the Peoples Temple consumed a deadly cyanide-laced drink on the orders of leader Jim Jones.
- DirectorDaniel HelfgottStarsJames Earl JonesOleg NechiporenkoL. Fletcher ProutyUp to now, no one knows the truth about the JFK assassination. But now, in a fast-paced two-hours, learn what really happened, who ordered it, and how the truth was hushed up for all these years.
- DirectorMalcolm McdonaldStarsAlex IvanoviciHoward DonahueColin McLarenAustralian detective Colin McLaren investigates the JFK assassination using ballistics expert Howard Donahue's evidence of a second shooter in Dealey Plaza.
- DirectorCory TaylorStarsAlex AkalovskyGünter BischofAndrea CousinsNarrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, "JFK: A President Betrayed" uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channel peace efforts with Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro and was determined to get out of Vietnam despite intense opposition inside his own government.
- StarsWhoopi GoldbergDonald SutherlandDouglas HorneFilmmaker Oliver Stone revisits material used in the making of the film JFK along with additional material that has come to light since.
- DirectorPiers GarlandStarsBryan J. OlsonJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination is a memory etched onto the minds of most Americans. Given time, his ideology would have dictated the course of world history. Many theories as to why the president was assassinated have permeated throughout popular culture, from the account of Lyndon B Johnson's alleged mistress to the mysterious 'Umbrella' man. On November 22nd 1963, the beacon of hope for the future was snuffed out. Over the decades, unanswered questions, tampered evidence, ulterior motives, and witness testimony surrounding the assassination has perpetuated conspiracy theories and alternative explanations that challenge the official narrative. Must of the figures involved, or knew who was involved have mostly passed away, leaving avenues of investigation dead in their tracks. Over time, efforts to determine what happened have left more questions than answers. We take a look back on the moment that changed the course of world history, questioning the official record. Was the assassination a conspiracy?
- DirectorMarino AmorusoStarsG. Robert BlakeyAl CaponeJoseph ColomboLUCIANO.. GENOVESE.. COSTELLO.. GOTTI... GRAVANO.. all are infamous and legendary names in the history of organized crime. This is one of the best and most detailed films ever done about the history of the Mafia in New York. It takes the viewer from the Mafia's roots in Sicily, through the Golden Age of the gangster in the 1930s and 40s to the down fall and collapse of the Mob in the 1990s. Featured are rare footage and photos, as well as interviews with six former Mafia members who are now in the witness protection program.
- StarsJohn Gotti Jr.Bruce CutlerEdward McDonaldJohn Gotti Jr. tells the story of how he became the man he is today. When you realize that family is more important than the mafia, that's when he steps out of the shadows. The father lives and dies "by the sword." Very sad but moving.
- DirectorDimitri LogothetisStarsAnn DvorakGeorge RaftWalter HustonThe Giancana family unites to make "Momo: The Sam Giancana Story." His daughters speak publicly for the first time on Momo's involvement with the assassinations of Marilyn Monroe and JFK.
- DirectorMark FranchettiAndrew MeierStarsCristina BuscettaRoberto BuscettaLisa BuscettaOUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi. He became the Mob's most wanted man in the world - and 11 members of his family were killed. "He was the most important, protected and endangered witness in US criminal history" The film tells - for the first time- the Buscetta story with exclusive access to his family, which is breaking its silence after 30 years in hiding.
- DirectorCayman GrantJoe LavineStarsHenry HillBruce PearlKevin MackeyThe mob, including Jimmy Burke, become the focus of a point shaving controversy at Boston College.
- DirectorT.J. AmatoJosh MillsStarsMichael CipitiThe Sugar Wars chronicles the life of the Lonardos' the first crime family in Cleveland, Ohio. On his deathbed, Angelo Lonardo comes out of hiding at 90 years old to tell the story of the Cleveland Mafia. From Father to Son the Cleveland Mafia was risen and died.
- DirectorMark W. CurranStarsMark W. CurranJ. Michael NiottaThe story of organized crime in Las Vegas is an intriguing tale of murder greed and corruption. Learn how the mob built the most dazzling and decadent city in the West before being dismantled by federal prosecutors hell-bent on taking them down. Through newsreels, archival photos and first hand accounts from those who participated, American Mafia: Las Vegas takes you inside the story from the people who know it best.
- StarsJohn AliteMichael FranzeseJim KosslerFive Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
- DirectorRoss BrodarWilliam SharpStarsNino GaggiDominick MontiglioFrank PergolaA unique documentary about ex-Gambino hit man, Dominick Montiglio, he tells untold stories of his compelling life, from Doo Wop Singer, Vietnam Hero, Gambino hit man, protected witness and artist. Interviews from FBI, friends and family.
- DirectorArthur GinsbergStarsMark MustoRocco FazzolariRichard KuklinskiRichard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, a loving father...and a ruthless killer. A decade after HBO last visited him in prison, the convicted murderer, who freely admits having whacked more than 100 people in cold blood, takes viewers back inside his cold, calculating mind. In this follow-up to America Undercover's 1992 film The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer, Kuklinski provides all-new insights about his exploits as one of the Mafia's most notorious assassins...and reveals some shocking confessions for a number of previously unsolved murders.
- DirectorArthur GinsbergStarsRichard KuklinskiPark DietzFor the third time, HBO cameras go inside Trenton State Maximum Security Prison--and inside the mind of one of the most prolific killers in U.S. history--in this gripping documentary. Mafia hit man Richard Kuklinski freely admits to killing more than 100 people, but in this special, he speaks with top psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz in an effort to face the truth about his condition. Filled with more never-before-revealed confessions, it's the most chillingly candid Iceman special yet as it combines often-confrontational interview footage between Kuklinski and Dietz with photos, crime reenactments and home movies that add new layers to this evolving and fascinating story.
- DirectorJeffrey HirschfieldStarsTamlynn BrysonAlyssa DiMarcoNick DolanFor 31 years Dennis Rader aka BTK killer was able to live a double life. This documentary chronicle's comprehensive interviews with law enforcement, victim's family members, reporters and his daughter Kerri Rawson.
- StarsDennis RaderKatherine RamslandCharlie OteroFeatures conversations with serial killer Dennis Rader from a Kansas maximum security prison, to examine his crimes and psyche.
- StarsJeffrey DahmerLionel DahmerShari JordanStone Phillips presents never-before-seen footage from his "Dateline NBC" interview with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer recorded in 1994.
- StarsLionel DahmerNancy GlassShari Dahmer"Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks" offers a fresh look at the infamous serial killer's life through the eyes of the woman who became his closest confidant. With new interviews from pivotal figures in the case, the series sheds light on the grisly and complicated investigation. Looking back on her first interview with Dahmer, Nancy highlights on-and-off-camera conversations detailing Dahmer's disturbing crimes through his own words, giving insight into his dark, depraved manner and reasons for killing. The two-night event offers an in-depth look at the man and monster that was Jeffrey Dahmer with new and exclusive interviews from those closest to him, including parents Lionel and Shari Dahmer, who haven't spoken about this case or their son publicly in over 20 years, and surviving victims Billy Capshaw and Preston Davis, who have decided to finally break their silence about what happened to them. Their unique experiences with Dahmer throughout various stages of his life expose a serial killer unlike any other -- one not motivated by the impulse to kill, but rather the desire to exercise control.
- DirectorChris James ThompsonStarsAndrew SwantPamela BassJeffrey JentzenAn experimental documentary that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer, during the summer of his arrest in 1991.
- StarsPark DietzWendy PatrickusAnne E. SchwartzSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
- StarsVernell BassHenry ZebrowskiBen KisselDissect the mind of America's most shocking cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer, to understand what drives these killers to commit unspeakable crimes.
- StarsBob GroganAnthony MeoliLois LeeFollows the story of Kenneth Bianchi, a man who left bodies on display throughout the Hollywood Hillside and was called "The Hillside Strangler".
- StarsLois LeeTakes a deep dive into Kenneth Bianchi's psychological analysis tapes and features audio recordings from the months following his arrest, leading up to his conviction.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsJon RobertsAl SunshineSam BurstynThe story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsNelson AndreuJorge AyalaGriselda BlancoThe sequel follows cocaine dealer Charles Crosby beginning in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California. The story of Griselda Blanco is presented in greater depth.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsNelson AndreuEdna BuchananRandy ChristmasEnglish In 1980s Miami, cocaine traffickers brought unprecedented violence. This story shows how Miami became the drug, murder and money center of America.
- StarsAlexia NepolaPedro RoselloRalph LineroTwo childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime saga that spanned decades.
- CreatorJoe BerlingerStarsStephen MichaudBob KeppelKathleen McChesneyA look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
- StarsTristin EngelsPatrick HindsDawson Jade JonesIt centers on Ted Bundy, what drove his appetite, how he got away with it for so long, if there were signs, and how has this maniacal killer made us reconsider the evil that may be hiding in our midst.
- StarsElizabeth KendallMolly KendallSteve WinnAfter nearly 40 years of silence, Elizabeth Kendall Ted Bundy's former girlfriend and her daughter Molly share their experiences with unsettling new details about the notorious serial killer.
- StarsEric TiedeCarole Ann BooneCarol DaRonchHe kidnapped, and killed more than 30 young and beautiful women. But some thankfully survived.
- DirectorJordan HillStarsHarvey WeinsteinMarc MalkinAshley PearsonHollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein becomes a catalyst for the MeToo Movement. Contains testimonials from those who knew him well such as Hillary Clinton, Emma Thompson, Heather Kerr, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman and more!
- DirectorUrsula MacfarlaneStarsHarvey WeinsteinBenjamin BrafmanHope Exiner D'AmoreFeature documentary about the spectacular fall from grace of media mogul Harvey Weinstein. With a cast of characters including survivors, friends and colleagues, this is a portrait of power and its abuses, spanning over forty years.
- DirectorJane McMullenLeo TellingStarsWill LymanLewis D. WheelerTom AjamieAn investigative report into the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein and the efforts made to silence his accusers.
- StarsSam AmiranteGreg BedoeRafael TovarNever-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree.
- StarsTerry SullivanPhilip HershJay LevineThe chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to this day.
- DirectorStéphanie KaïmStarsDylan KleboldEric HarrisBrooks BrownThe story of the mass school shooting perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
- StarsDion GrahamEchefulam MadubuikeAshley S. EvansBetween 1979 and 1981 29 African American children went missing and were found dead in Atlanta. Till this day, no person has been tried for these murders and the killer has never been confirmed.
- StarsMonica Kaufman PearsonMary WelcomeJim ProcopioA never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital.
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsJim BrownTony MuhammadKershaun ScottWith a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions that have lead to decades of devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.
- DirectorJoachim SchroederTommy SowardsStarsK.K. CalvinJumbo ChrisDig Dug DouglasA documentary on five members of one of the world's most notorious gangs, the Bloods.
- DirectorCharlie MinnStarsCarmen CapoPatience CarterNorman Casiano-MojicaUtilizing survivor interviews, re-enactments, and police body cameras, this documentary examines the Orlando Night Club shooting, one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
- DirectorCharlie MinnStarsCarlos AmezcuaMaria AquinoMax BranscombA doc exploration of the 1984 McDonald's Massacre, where a man walked into a San Diego fast food restaurant and shot forty men, women, and children.
- DirectorCharlie MinnStarsNorma AlcalaLori AlhadeffVictoria AlvarezAcclaimed director Charlie Minn brings attention to the victims of the infamous massacre that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
- DirectorDan ReedA documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.
- StarsJonathan SmithDee Jay SilverKelly PollardThrough emotional first-hand accounts and never-before-seen archival footage, this documentary immerses viewers inside the largest mass shooting in our country's history, at what was supposed to be a festival celebrating country music.
- DirectorCharlie MinnStarsPatricia BenavidesAlicia Gallego BuenoLuis CalvilloA graphic documentary about the 2019 Cielo Vista Walmart Shooting in El Paso, Texas.
- DirectorCharlie MinnOn 2018 a student at Santa Fe High School executed 10 people and wounded 13 others. The shooting took half an hour before the killer was arrested. The movie is about the students that were directly affected and what they are doing today.
- StarsAndrew DavisJim GriffinTerry McLeodFollows the investigation of Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer accused of murdering his wife and his son Paul on the night of June 7, 2021.
- StarsMorgan DoughtyAnthony CookValerie BauerleinShocking tragedies shatter a tight-knit South Carolina community and expose the horrifying secrets of its most powerful family.
- DirectorAlexander BaronStarsAlexander BaronSylvia EdwardsSusanna ReidThe DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile died two days before his eighty-fifth birthday, and was given a funeral fit for a king, but even before he was cold in his grave, his reputation had been trashed, and shortly he was "outed" as the most prolific pedophile and occasional rapist ever in Britain. Building on the works of two bloggers and with added original research, this short documentary exposes not Savile but the man and the evil, manipulative women who framed him along with the media hysteria which led to an outrageous witch-hunt of living celebrities.
- StarsRoger OrdishMark LawsonMeirion JonesJimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsAndre BraugherPat AnticiOudie BrownA documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of his death, his funeral, and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his white killers.
- DirectorKeith BeauchampStarsMamie Till MobleyWheeler ParkerSimeon WrightNever-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.
- DirectorHugh BallantyneStarsLiev SchreiberStefan Ashton FrankMelissa FarleyA retelling of the Manson story using original, archived 16mm footage.
- DirectorTom O'DellStarsSimon WellsJeff GuinnAnthony DeCurtisThe untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music including the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descen...
- DirectorRichard DaleAlexandra LaceyAndrew SaundersStarsZoë WanamakerSharon TateCharles MansonA version of the story made for British television without any censorship or dramatic reconstructions.
- DirectorJames Buddy DayStarsLynette 'Squeaky' FrommeSandra GoodDeborah HermanFour women who belonged to the Manson family and experts weigh in on the infamous murders.
- StarsMichael PetersonDavid RudolfRon GueretteThe high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
- DirectorJean-Xavier de LestradeStarsCaitlin AtwaterBradley BannonFreda BlackExplosive developments - implicating both the forensics laboratory of the police department of North Carolina, and Duane Deaver, its chief - recently saw the convicted subject of 'The Staircase', Michael Peterson, released from jail after serving eight years of a life sentence, pending a retrial.
- StarsMichael ReiterAnnie FarmerShawna RiveraSurvivors reveal the manipulation, abuse and emotional scars suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Their stories expose a sex trafficking ring of powerful enablers leading up to his 2019 arrest.
- StarsVictoria HerveyEve PollardSarah RansomeReview Maxwell's story, her involvement and complicity in the recruitment and trafficking of young girls for sexual abuse for one of the worst sex offenders in history.
- StarsDiane DimondJeff AshtonCindy AnthonyIt meets with the family at the center of it all, the Anthonys, to hear their first-hand account of the tragic details surrounding the death of their granddaughter Caylee. We'll reveal the details surrounding the troubled investigation and explore new revelations in the case that outraged the nation.
- StarsCasey AnthonyFor the first time on camera, Casey Anthony sits down to share her side of the story since her culture-defining trial and acquittal 11 years ago.
- DirectorCharlie RussellStarsJohn McAfeeDean BarrowRocco CastoroLife and death of software pioneer John McAfee who developed the software: McAfee Antivirus.
- DirectorNanette BursteinStarsAllison AdonizioNanette BursteinMark CokerTech tycoon John McAfee made millions from his antivirus software. Now, he may be best known his bizarre and scandalous lifestyle.
- DirectorJeff ProssermanStarsBernie MadoffFrank CaseyGaytri KachrooA look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors.
- StarsDonna PastorelloJoseph ScottoAlex OlsonIt follows the rise and fall of the American financier and ponzi schemer: Madoff.
- StarsBraxton AlexanderMichael ReaganDoug StroupA three-part miniseries exploring the various theories surrounding the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey.
- StarsJim ClementeEna O'RourkeR.J. WagnerA team of investigators re-examine the 20 year-old unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey.
- DirectorRick RowleyStarsA.C. ThompsonSusan BroLucas WaldronIn the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, FRONTLINE examines how far-right groups were emboldened and encouraged by former President Trump and how individuals were radicalized and brought into the political landscape.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanYamiche AlcindorMark BankstonThe trip down the conspiracies that made Donald Trump president of the USA.
- StarsJoel MossKevin FaganDavid KaczynskiThe beginning of the Unabomber's campaign of terror from 1978 to 1985; a look into his childhood to discover what might have turned the young mathematical genius with few friends, Ted Kaczynski, into a sociopathic terrorist.
- Ted Kaczynski gave up a promising academic career to carry out mail bombings to express his belief that technology was the true evil of society. The nationwide manhunt for him spanned 17 years from 1978-1995.
- DirectorSteven DuplerStarsBryant GumbelIncorporating never before-seen archival footage, home movies and interviews with family members, journalists and law enforcement officials, PABLO ESCOBAR: KING OF COCAINE tells the story of the twisted Robin Hood who founded the Medellin cartel cocaine smuggling organization and became the first billionaire criminal in South America. This piece is part of The Learning Channel series "Legends," hosted by Bryant Gumbel.
- DirectorDavid KeaneStarsDavid JeremiahMark BowdenMorris BusbyThe career and death of notorious Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
- DirectorDavid WhitneyStarsPaul DonnellyChristian JennerNeil YoungmanThe untold story of the attempted assassination of Pablo Escobar, while at the height of his powers, by a small team of elite mercenaries.
- StarsEric UlisGeoffrey GrayJonna MendezIt follows the 50-year quest to find Cooper, the man who hijacked a Northwest Airlines passenger jet in November 1971 and escaped with $200,000.
- DirectorJohn DowerStarsJo WeberDuane WeberTim CollinsA documentary that looks at the well-known case, which is largely regarded as the greatest unsolved heist in American history.
- StarsPaul SkolnickGil CarrilloFrank SalernoThis limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
- DirectorEdward McGownStarsSusanna ReidColin SuttonFor 17 years, a serial rapist known as 'The Night Stalker' terrorised the elderly population of South London. In this film, senior officers from the case tell the extraordinary story of how a 17 day stakeout - one of the largest the Met police has ever staged - finally brought him to justice.
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsRandall AdamsDavid HarrisGus RoseA film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsMaxine McNairWalter CronkiteChris McNairA documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsMichael DouglasAnkie SpitzerJamal Al GasheyThe Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsArnold FriedmanJesse FriedmanDavid FriedmanDocumentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
- DirectorAmy BergStarsOliver O'GradyThomas DoyleAdamDocumentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
- DirectorChristopher MartinStarsAugustine CaponeMaggie DemingPaul DierdorfIn this jailhouse interview, Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, shares candid details of his crimes and his surprising family bonds.
- DirectorMarc LevinStarsLeroy 'Nicky' BarnesDavid BreitbartWalter CronkiteThe true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history, Barnes came from humble beginnings to make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams, ultimately reaching national infamy in 1977 when the New York Times put him on the front cover of their magazine with the headline "Mr. Untouchable". Soon after, it all came crumbling down, and facing a life sentence without parole, Barnes started naming names. With the first hand testimony from "the black Godfather" himself, this documentary tells an epic story of business, excess, greed and revenge.