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A deep dive into notorious serial killers, from Sacramento's Dorothea Puente to the Unabomber, exploring their methods, motives, and impact through interviews, footage, and expert analysis.

Would you consider having a dangerous animal as a pet, to some people a cat or dog is not enough, to them pet ownership matches the lives they may lead, a challenge, excitement, and the ever present danger. This leads to a relationship that could end in death. Welcome to the world of Predator Pets. Thousands of people around the world keep pets that most of us would consider extreme. In the UK alone it is estimated that there are thousands of dangerous pets and more than 100 local councils that allow people to own exotic pets. In the US, some states have no restrictions at all on pet ownership, in almost every major centre it doesn't take long to find a pet that just doesn't seem to belong. The list of options is long, alligators, bears, wolves, snakes, chimpanzees, deer, bison and many more. But to the pet owners, their relationship with their animals goes way beyond owning a dog or cat, to them, the danger factor is a positive rather than a problem. But have we crossed the line by keeping wild and undomesticated animals as pets, is it a case of the wilderbeest asking the crocodile if it likes to swim? The series investigates extreme pet ownership through interviews with owners, vets, zoo keepers, town officials, police and neighbours.

Nigel Quick travels across the outback in search of Australia's most unique collections.

Abduction and kidnap are risky crimes, with often complex motivations. Political intrigue, bitter family disputes, hunger for money, sexual gratification or just old-fashioned revenge have been at the root of some of the most infamous kidnapping cases - with ransoms being paid, murders committed, or victims just disappearing for ever. In almost every case, the consequences are devastating and far-reaching. This gripping 12-part true crime series delves deeply into major abduction cases, both famous and relatively unknown, and examines the historical, political and social context of each event, and how it changed the way we view the world. Renowned policing and forensics expert Robin Napper (a former UK Detective Chief Inspector, and former Head of Operations of Britain's National Crime Faculty) investigates the dark side of human nature, reopening cases that have captured the public's and media attention throughout history. Robin has undertaken extensive study and training and is a world leading authority on crime investigation, scientific based policing, terrorism and prison security, and brings a unique insight into some of the world's most intriguing kidnap cases. Covering recent cases, such as the horrifying abduction of eleven girls by 51-year-old Lee Donald Kaplan, who believed he was a prophet of God, to the historically fascinating 1933 Brooke Hart case, where the kidnappers were bought to brutal justice by the townspeople, to the notorious Ivan Milat abduction of backpacking tourists, Kidnap Case Files proves that, as ever, the truth is stranger than fiction.

From cowboys to Hollywood legends this episode has it all, and that's just the owners. We meet Bonnie and her bears, RC the cowboy and his pet Wildthing, the world's only tame bison, and venture into Tippi Hedron's big cat sanctuary Shambala. It's a dangerous world out there, especially for these exotic animal lovers.