Death at Newtownstewart

Based on real-life cases, unveils how spiritual growth organizations manipulate people and abuse their vulnerabilities.

A collection of discussions of true crime stories and high profile cases.

Hosted by esteemed television journalist Lauren Sivan, "Deadly Power" will examine the twisted and true stories where people in positions of power and prominence took advantage of their authority to commit heinous acts of crime, all stemming from their control and unyielding power. Through emotional testimonials, never-before-seen interviews and dramatic reenactments, "Deadly Power" will reveal the sordid details of some of the most notorious cases of exploitation and highlight gripping firsthand accounts from the victims and their families who will stop at nothing to get the justice they deserve.

An exciting drama from a detective history. In 1899 a dead girl - seamstress Anezka Hruzová - was found between the village of Veznicka and the town of Polná. She was 19 and she had a cutting wound on the throat. There was no sexual violence involved and since the local doctors thought that there was not enough blood on the crime scene, everyone jumped to the conclusion that Jews must have killed her and added her blood to their pass-over matzot. There was a potential murderer at hand too - a cheeky, not very bright young Jewish rover, Leopold Hilsner...