''To Catch a Killer'' is a true crime episodic docudrama produced for
OWN Canada (
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...
) by
Ocean Entertainment Ocean Entertainment Limited is an independent Canadian production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Established in 1995, the company has specialized in the production of television series and documentaries.
Ocean Entertainment also owns ''Oce ...
. The series follows a squad of civilians working under the guidance of Dr.
Michael Andrew Arntfield
Michael Andrew Arntfield is a Canadian academic, author, criminologist, true crime broadcaster and podcaster, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, and a Fulbright scholar. He is also a workplace violence harassment consultant, threat ...
as they seek new evidence in unsolved murder cases. The civilians come from diverse backgrounds, bringing new technology and fresh eyes to these cases. The civilians are Registered Psychologist Antonella Magnatta, Danya Dixon, Renee Willmon, Peter Leimbigler and Douglas Montgomery.
Each of the 8 one-hour-long episodes features a single case ranging in age from 13 to 45 years. Inspired by the work of Dr. Arntfield’s cold case society the team passes their findings on to the relevant police department.
International broadcast
* — Began airing on 17 December 2014 on
CI.
Episodes
# Cold CASE: Awcock
# Cold CASE: McWilliam
# Cold CASE: Buller
# Cold CASE: English
# Cold CASE: Gurczenski
# Cold CASE: Roach
# Cold CASE: Frost
# Cold CASE: White
Notes
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See also
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Cold Case Files
''Cold Case Files'' is a reality legal show/ documentary on the cable channel A&E Network and the rebooted series on Netflix. It is hosted by Bill Kurtis and the original series produced by Tom Golden. The show documents the investigation o ...
'', USA /
A&E, 1999 (true cases)
*''
Solved'', USA /
ID, 2008 (true cases)
*''
Cold Justice
''Cold Justice'' is an investigative true crime series originally broadcast on TNT and currently on Oxygen. The series, produced by Dick Wolf, follows former Harris County, Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler and a team of investigators as they reopen ...
'', USA /
TNT
Trinitrotoluene (), more commonly known as TNT, more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. TNT is occasionally used as a reagen ...
, 2013 (true cases)
References
"To Catch a Killer features Canadian cold cases", The Star.com, published Feb. 28, 2014
External links
OWN: To Catch a Killer- official site
2014 Canadian television series debuts
Television series by Corus Entertainment
2010s Canadian crime television series