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True Crime documentary

Interesting look at a murder investigation recently carried out by the Hampshire constabulary. The film focuses on how the investigating team approached the problem of identifying a victim and catching a murderer.
Some googling provide further information. Strangely, thisishampshire identifies a Detective Sergeant Richard Rowledge as the man leading the investigation. In the documentary, the Senior [...]

Pelican Bay

Interesting Radio 4 documentary on the Mexican Mafia, seen through the eyes of stoolie, Rene Enriquez. A middle-class kid who explains articulately how he became a hitman.

Interesting photo essay from www.sfbappa.org.
Also report on Pelican Bay from NPR.

Parody of Adam Curtis - funny

Power of Nightmares and Century of the Self were spoiled by exactly this kind of sweeping generalising and simple minded visual storytelling.