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Exhibit A

Plot: This true-crime series shows how innocent people have been convicted using dubious forensic techniques and tools, such as touch DNA and cadaver dogs.

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

Plot: A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that brings them into a dark underworld.

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Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Plot: Ted Bundy was one of America's most notorious serial killers. He was convicted in the deaths of more than 30 women before being caught in 1978. Thirty years after Bundy's 1989 execution, this docuseries brings viewers into the mind of the criminal known as the "Jack Ripper of the United States." Oscar...

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The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

Plot: A groundbreaking six-part documentary directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and produced and shot by Marc Smerling (the Oscar nominees behind `Capturing the Friedmans'). The story delves into the strange history of real estate heir Robert Durst, long suspected in the still-unsolved 1982 disappearance...

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The Confession Killer

Plot: In the 1980s, Henry Lee Lucas confessed to hundreds of murders, which allowed grieving families to get closure for the unsolved cases. There was no direct evidence linking Lucas to the crime scenes, but he convinced authorities of his involvement by being able to sketch victims' portraits and cite brutal...

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Trial by Media

Plot: Trials are examined with a focus on how the media may have impacted the verdicts.

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The Innocent Man

Plot: Two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Okla., in the 1980s gained national attention and even led to renowned author John Grisham writing a nonfiction book about the crimes. Now Grisham serves as an executive producer for this six-part docuseries -- which shares its name with his 2006 book --...

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

Plot: Through interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.

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The Innocence Files

Plot: The untold personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have uncovered and worked to overturn.

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Serial Killer with Piers Morgan

Plot: "Serial Killer with Piers Morgan" delves into the minds of depraved serial killers for the first time. These are individuals who haunted communities for decades, and viewers are given access to maximum security prisons to discover what drove these people to kill. Morgan meets with victims' families...

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Time: The Kalief Browder Story

Plot: The criminal justice system tragically failed 16-year-old Kalief Browder, who spent three years in Rikers Island jail awaiting trial -- two of those years in solitary confinement -- after being arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. The case was never prosecuted, the charges were ultimately dropped...

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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

Plot: Stories from survivors fuel an examination of how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses.

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How to Fix a Drug Scandal

Plot: Two drug lab chemists' crimes cripple a state's judicial system and blur the lines of justice for lawyers, officials and thousands of prison inmates.

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14

Who Killed Little Gregory?

Plot: When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.

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Wild Wild Country

Plot: When a controversial guru builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, it causes a massive conflict with local ranchers. This docuseries chronicles the conflict, which leads to the first bioterror attack in the United States and a massive case of illegal wiretapping. It is a pivotal, but largely forgotten...

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Who Killed Malcolm X?

Plot: In February 1965, Malcolm X is murdered; three men are arrested, but only one admits to being part of the plot; decades later, one activist pledges to find the real killers, and vows to learn the truth about what officials knew regarding the crime.

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First and Last

Plot: The first day of jail is probably the hardest for inmates, knowing that it's just the first day of their sentence. On the other hand, with the last day of imprisonment comes a sense of freedom, knowing that they are about to released from the facility. Both days are emotionally charged, but for entirely...

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Watchmen

Plot: When masked vigilantes are treated as criminals by government agencies, some band together to start a mutiny while others aim to stop it before it yields chaos.

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Narcoworld: Dope Stories

Plot: Examining all sides of the brutal business of drugs in locales around the world, from the U.S. and Brazil to the U.K. and France.

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Unsolved Mysteries

Plot: This series uses re-enactments and interviews to retell the circumstances of, well, mysteries that are unsolved. Covering crimes, tales of lost love, unexplained history and paranormal events, viewers are encouraged to provide information that might solve the mystery.

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Tiger King

Plot: An exploration of big cat breeding and its bizarre underworld, populated by eccentric characters.

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Hunters

Plot: Nazi hunters discover hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials in 1977 New York City, conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S.; the Hunters set out to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.

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The Devil Next Door

Plot: A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.

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The Pharmacist

Plot: After losing his son in a drug-related shooting, small-town pharmacist Dan Schneider embarks on a crusade to bring a reckoning against the powerful figures behind the nation's devastating opioid epidemic.

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The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

Plot: A boy's murder and the trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system's protection of vulnerable children.

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When They See Us

Plot: In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter...

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I Am a Killer

Plot: Featuring never before seen footage with unprecedented access to prisons across America, this crime documentary series gives an in-depth insight into the stories of prisoners who are awaiting their fate on death row. Each episode profiles a different prisoner convicted of capital murder and sentenced...

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Mindhunter

Plot: Catching a criminal often requires the authorities to get inside the villain's mind to figure out how he thinks. That's the job of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench. They attempt to understand and catch serial killers by studying their damaged psyches. Along the way, the agents pioneer the development...

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The Keepers

Plot: Netflix's latest docuseries tackles the unsolved murder of Cathy Cesnik, a beloved nun and Catholic high school teacher in Baltimore. After disappearing on Nov. 7, 1969, Cesnik's body was found nearly two months later -- but to this day, the killer remains unnamed. In the '90s, the case returned to...

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Making A Murderer

Plot: Exonerated after spending nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit, Steven Avery filed suit against Manitowoc County, Wis., and several individuals involved with his arrest. Shortly after, however, Avery found himself behind bars again, this time accused of the murder of 25-year-old...

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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

Plot: Five Mafia families controlled New York in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents work to take them down.

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Unbelievable

Plot: When a teen reports being raped, then recants her story, two female detectives follow evidence that could reveal the truth; based on a true story.

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The Confession Tapes

Plot: When is a confession not a confession? When it's involuntary, coerced or downright false. Those are the claims made by the subjects featured in this true-crime series. Each episode goes inside a case in which a murder suspect made a confession but later backtracked. Episodes include interviews with...

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Real Detective

Plot: Inspired by HBO's acclaimed drama "True Detective," Investigation Discovery brings to life actual homicide cases through the words of the law enforcement officers who are still haunted by them. "Real Detective" blends documentary and scripted elements -- and narratives driven exclusively by the detectives...

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The Jury Speaks

Plot: The most famous and controversial cases of all time are detailed and re-examined for viewers. Some cases include The People v. Michael Jackson, The People v. OJ Simpson, The People v. George Zimmerman and The People v. Robert Durst. The original juries reconvene years after the trials have happened...

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Lorena

Plot: Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of jokes as her story became a fixture on cable news. Twenty-five years after the case of Lorena and John Bobbitt, executive producer Jordan Peele reinvestigates the story that made headlines around...

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Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer

Plot: Reframing infamous serial killer Ted Bundy's crimes from a female perspective, uncovering the disturbing and profound way his psychological hatred of women collided with the feminist movement and culture wars of the 1970s.

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Killer Ratings

Plot: Brazilian TV personality and politician Wallace Souza faces accusations of masterminding violent crimes that he reported on and rallied against.

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Manhunt

Plot: This miniseries tells the story of the FBI's hunt for the Unabomber in the 1990s. Agent Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerld, a fresh-faced criminal profiler with the agency, faces an uphill battle in tracking the infamous criminal but also has to fight against the bureaucracy of the Unabom Task Force (UTF), of which...

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The Movies That Made Us

Plot: From the producers of "The Toys That Made Us" comes this docuseries that takes you behind the scenes to show you how some classic films were made. Each episode focuses on a specific movie, telling the tale of how it was made from beginning to end. Each episode starts out discussing the origins of the...

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Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up

Plot: The comic documents turbulence in his marriage and career while building his brand, uplifting his team and doing damage control.

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Series like The Alcàsser Murders

The Alcàsser Murders

The Alcàsser Murders similar series:

1

Exhibit A

2

Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

3

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

4

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

5

The Confession Killer

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Trial by Media

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The Innocent Man

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

9

The Innocence Files

10

Serial Killer with Piers Morgan

11

Time: The Kalief Browder Story

12

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

13

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

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Who Killed Little Gregory?

15

Wild Wild Country

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Who Killed Malcolm X?

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First and Last

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Watchmen

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Narcoworld: Dope Stories

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Unsolved Mysteries

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Tiger King

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Hunters

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The Devil Next Door

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The Pharmacist

25

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

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When They See Us

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I Am a Killer

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Mindhunter

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The Keepers

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Making A Murderer

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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

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Unbelievable

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The Confession Tapes

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Real Detective

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The Jury Speaks

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Lorena

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Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer

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Killer Ratings

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