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Was Al Capone the quintessential self-made American man, a ruthless killer, or both? From his early days rising through the ranks of New York's gangs, to his slow demise in the aftermath of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, this film chronicles the complicated life of one of America's favorite mob bosses. Capone was not only a bootlegger, killer, and gangster, but also a popular public figure who opened one of the nation's first soup kitchens, and...

Broderick Crawford hosts this look at the personal lives and underworld dealings of some of America's most notorious gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. Dealers in Death examines the violent life of legendary crime lord Al Capone; the best-known bank robber of the 20th century, John Dillenger; the man convicted of killing the Lindberg baby, Bruno Hauptmann; Pretty Boy Floyd; Bonnie and Clyde; and others.

From the producer of SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN and MAN ON WIRE, follow two documentary filmmakers on their manhunt to find Mexico’s most notorious and wanted drug lord, Shorty: a latter-day Robin Hood to some, and Public Enemy No. 1 to others.

Visionary warrior, ambitious youth, angry son, ruthless conqueror - such words have been used to describe Alexander the Great. But who exactly was this proclaimed man? Learn more about this historical figure in this fascinating documentary.

In 1952 Ruby McCollum, a black woman, killed her white doctor in Live Oak, Fla after years of sexual abuse. The remarkable secrets and terrible truths revealed during her trial and incarceration haunted jurors and prosecutors for decades.

When he was NY's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer...

There are few characters from history as distinctive as Napoleon Bonaparte, and whether you admire him as a military genius or deride him as a tyrant - he is fascinating. Take a journey in search of the man behind the myth in this documentary.