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  The Power of Love: Exploring the Twists and Turns of Romance 14.10.2026 54min

  Documentary exploring how the power of love transforms people's lives for both good and bad. Age old themes - first love, love at first sight, true love, love is blind - are explored through several different and remarkable stories, told by the protagonists themselves. The stories are brought to life through unusual filmic imagery and until the last possible moment, the viewer has no idea which story has a happy or a sad ending. Each different story unfolds bit by bit, showing the many different twists and turns the course of true, or indeed, false, love can take. You are left to muse about how people can be so certain of their love and wonder at the remarkable choices people make in the name of love.Uploaded 12-05-17Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from Wellpark Productions. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by Wellpark Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Evicted: The Hidden Homeless (BAFTA WINNING DOCUMENTARY) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 1t 5min

  In a country where people can own two or three homes, these are the stories of those who don’t have one.Uploaded 13-03-17All three girls and their families have endured the emotional trauma of being thrown out of their homes. With nowhere to go they are absorbed into the hidden world of bed and breakfasts, hotels, safe houses and temporary accommodation. With all of their belongings locked away in storage the girls are literally left with the clothes they stand in.Living in overcrowded and cramped conditions often miles away from school and friends, the fate of homeless families falls to anonymous council departments who judge and decide if they deserve to be helped and housed. If they are found “Intentionally Homeless” then the Council can remove them from its homelessness statistics, and no longer has a responsibility to house them beyond 28 days in a B and B. Shelter and other charities have seen that the numbers found “intentionally homeless” have increased considerably since central government instructed Councils to “reduce homelessness”.Meanwhile the impact on families and children are devastating. The children in particular face isolation, social exclusion and bullying; they may also miss months of schooling.Home is something we don’t fully appreciate until it is taken away, its not until this happens that you understand just how important it really is, and how bleak and terrifying life can be with No Home.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from True Vision. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by True Vision.Evicted: The Hidden Homeless (BAFTA-WINNING DOCUMENTARY) - Real Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Day I Snapped (Mental Health Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 56min

  Stress is the classic ailment of the 21st century and accepted as part of our working lives. In fact, stress is generally perceived as a barometer of success. Dynamic professionals seem keen to publicise the fact that their lives are blighted by this modern anguish.Uploaded 03-05-17In contrast to socially acceptable moaning about minor stresses and strains, The Day I Snapped investigates what happens when the stress of working life causes a major meltdown. Linda, Elinor, Simon, Justin and Linn were pushed to the point where they were ready to ‘snap’. This is a very human account of what happens when anxiety gets too much to cope with. The story of a GP, a teacher, a social worker, a farmer and a businessman whose stress levels rendered them unable to function. How did the situation reach breaking point in the first place? How did they deal with it? How have their lives changed since?Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG). Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by RDF ProductionsThe Day I Snapped (Mental Health Documentary) - Real Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Gender Transition: Becoming Julia (LGBTQ+ Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 56min

  In this intimate and personal portrait, we follow Paul, a single, straight bus driver of 37, as he undergoes a gender transition to begin living as a woman called Julia. At first glance, Paul comes across as a regular, affable and blokey man with a passion for racing cars and farming, but inside it is a different story. Despite living and looking like a man, Paul has always felt like a woman.Uploaded 11-11-17Filmed over a two year period, this revealing and intimate documentary explores the deconstruction and reconstruction of a person with unflinching humour and surprise, turning upside down all the stereotypes about what makes a man and what makes a woman. With endearing honesty and a strong determination not to fall into pre-ordained expectations, Julia gives us an engaging account of the everyday difficulties involved in going through a sex change.Ultimately this film is not about being the perfect woman or man, but about living honestly and in your own unique way.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed fromTVF International. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  I Fell For A Romance Scammer On My Dream Vacation 14.10.2026 51min

  This gripping documentary series exposes the dark side of holiday romances, revealing the stories of women deceived by unscrupulous men who scam them out of thousands. Through emotional firsthand accounts, each episode showcases four women who fell for promises of eternal love, only to be left heartbroken and financially devastated. Produced by Nine Lives Media.Uploaded 14-02-26From: Holiday Love Rats Series 02 Episode 01Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Could You Forgive The Killer Of Your Children? 14.10.2026 1t

  Leonard is serving a life sentence in a Florida prison for the murders of Patricia and Chris. Agnes — the victims’ mother and grandmother — decided to contact Leonard in the hope it would help her heal from this tragedy and give it meaning. As the law didn’t allow her to meet Leonard, she wrote to him instead. Their exchange led them to join in a mutual fight to promote restorative justice — an alternative stance on justice based on prevention and victim/offender dialog. Their struggle echoes those of others families, bringing us to examine what restorative justice means and the hopes it sparks.Uploaded 16-12-25Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Scientists Are So Close to Curing Alzheimer's. Here's Why 14.10.2026 56min

  Alzheimer's is the fastest growing disease in the world's ageing population. Thirty million people around the world suffer from the condition. For the last 10 years, billions of dollars have been spent on trying to develop antibodies to vaccinate, or even cure, patients. But all of them have failed - until now. The search for a cure for Alzheimer's has finally taken a revolutionary step forward. This film looks at the promising work on all fronts, from the scientists working on catching the disease at its earliest stages to the researchers working to understand the causes.Uploaded 11-07-26From: Horizon Curing Alzheimer'sInstagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  A World Without Water (Global Warming Documentary) 14.10.2026 1t 20min

  This film investigates the future of the world's water, and paints a disturbing picture of a world running out of the most basic of life's essentials.Uploaded 26-04-178 year old Vanessa and her parents have to walk almost a mile down the cliffs of El Alto in Bolivia to collect water from an unreliable well every day. Yet, they live just a few hundred metres from their city's main water treatment plant and can see millions of gallons just beyond the barbed wire fence. They are victims of waters increasing commodification.The struggle for this precious resource and the battle for its ownership is explored through compelling stories of families living in Bolivia, Detroit, Dar Es Salaam and Rajestan. As the background to these stories we explore the conflicts over the future of water and see how even those living in the relatively water-rich UK hold the survival of the planet in our hands.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from True Vision. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by True Vision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Meet The Most Extraordinary People on the Planet 14.10.2026 1t 38min

  These people live on the fringes of society, with unique gifts or challenges that set them apart. This documentary tells the stories of five extraordinary people, including a teenage art prodigy who claims her gift comes from God and whose work now earns millions, and an unemployed accountant who has trained himself to become a world record-breaking memory champion. We also meet Britain's shortest man, a stand-up comedian with dwarfism, and the world's shortest man. From a musician and a scientist whose skills defy their age to people struggling to navigate an average-sized world, these are the stories of individuals who challenge our understanding of what it means to be different. The film explores the challenges and triumphs of their lives, and the ways in which they have found their place in a world that wasn't built for them.Uploaded 05-08-2500:00:00 Super Human: Genius00:45:12 Super Human: World's Smallest PeopleInstagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Sir Trevor McDonald: Inside America's Most Notorious Prison | Real Stories Full-Length Documentary 14.10.2026 51min

  Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald | Real StoriesUploaded 28-08-17This two-part series sees veteran presenter Sir Trevor McDonald come face to face with some of the world’s most dangerous criminals as he gets exclusive access to one of America’s oldest and most notorious prisons. Housing 1900 inmates, 12 of whom are on death row, Trevor spends two weeks in the dark and forbidding world of Indiana State Maximum Security Prison. He hears from men who know what it is like to live under the shadow of the death penalty and even the date and time they will die. Watch Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/0__XpC6c-bQWant to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsReal Stories Tapes: True Crime is a brand new podcast hosted by Emmy-nominated TV host and true-crime obsessive Stephanie Bauer (Searching For...). It takes some of the most popular true-crime documentaries on your Real Stories channel and transforms them into riveting audio, meaning you can enjoy them wherever you listen to your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/real-stories-tapes-true-crime Content licensed from ITV Global. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by ITV StudiosInside Death Row with Trevor McDonald | Real Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Troublesome Children: How British Teachers Cope | The Nurture Room | Real Stories 14.10.2026 1t 36min

  Filmed over a period of one year, The Nurture Room accesses three schools (three of only five schools in the whole of the UK that agreed to participate in the film), and follows a handful of children as they go on their journey back to full participation in the classroom via the ‘nurture room’. This film provides an insight into the lives of troubled children within schools.Uploaded 11-03-17The Nurture Room covers a new approach to helping children with Additional Support Needs in the form of social, emtional and/or behavioural needs which are acting as barriers to the children's learning.The Nurture Room is a place within the school where children can be given freedom to express themselves. The aim is to effectively address the children's needs and prevent exclusion from the classroom and any distress caused by them not having the coping skills, through no fault of their own. Primarily, these rooms hope to ensure that as few children as possible are excluded from school due to bad behaviour. By taking a proactive approach, these rooms within schools ‘nurture’ children to give them the best possible chance of coping within a mainstream classroom setting alongside their peers.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from True Vision. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by True Vision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Princess Diana: The Night She Died (Royalty Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 56min

  After the death of Diana Princess of Wales, conspiracy theories filled the headlines. As so many of the conspiracy theories are absurd, many simple questions about the fatal night of August 31st have never been asked. By the end not only Princess Diana but also Dodi Al Fayed and the driver Henri Paul were dead.Uploaded 23-06-18First, police blamed the paparazzi for causing the accident. They had been "buzzing round the car like flies." Then 48 hours later they blamed the driver of the Mercedes, Henri Paul. He was said to be three times over the drink limit. This compelling program seeks to answer the many questions overlooked by the enquiry and to uncover what really happened the night Diana died.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from TVF International. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  My Kid Can't Stop Eating (Childhood Obesity Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 54min

  My Kid Can't Stop Eating (Childhood Obesity Full Documentary) Uploaded 16-08-16Everyone needs food to live, but there is a group of people who, without intervention, could literally eat themselves to death.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from ITV Global. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Meningitis: Search For A Cure (Medical Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 56min

  Following the scientists who are working against time to develop a way to combat this deadliest of diseasesUploaded 24-04-17The meningococcal bacteria causes two diseases: meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia. It is every parent’s nightmare. One minute your child is full of life and energy, the next they are fighting for survival. Every year, this disease kills thousands of children round the world and is a major world health problem, capable of killing 25,000 people in a single epidemic. But at this point, there is no one vaccine that protects against all strains of the disease. Meningitis – The Search For A Cure follows the scientists who are working against time to develop a way to combat this deadliest of diseases. At the moment, research is focusing on survivors who have developed immunity to different strains. Scientists believe that these survivors may hold the key to a universal vaccine being developed within the next five to 10 years.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG). Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by Windfall Films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Brought Up By Booze (George Best Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 1t 5min

  Calum Best is the son of one of the greatest footballers of all time, George Best. He is also the son of an alcoholic.Uploaded 24-02-17In this intimate and challenging BBC Children in Need special, Calum confronts the harsh realities of growing up with an alcoholic parent. Meeting some of the 1.3 million children who are growing up with a parent that abuses alcohol, and sharing with them intimate tales of his own upbringing, Calum begins to accept that his life continues to be affected even now by his father’s drinking.Brought Up By Booze takes Calum across the UK to meet young people who share stories of chaos and neglect, but also inspirational stories of determination not to end up like their parents.What does George’s addiction mean for Calum’s future and will he ever understand the illness that killed his father? In this raw and often distressing journey of a son still reaching for his dad, we see first hand the devastating effect that drink can have on alcoholics’ children.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from True Vision Productions. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by True Vision Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Is Elon Musk The Real Reason Behind Tesla's Success? 14.10.2026 28min

  This documentary delves into the remarkable journey of Tesla, the company that transformed the automotive industry and redefined the future of transportation. Founded in 2003 by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla started with a radical vision-to prove that electric vehicles could outperform traditional gas-powered cars and lead the way toward a sustainable energy future. Tesla's early days were marked by innovation and bold ambition, but it wasn't until Elon Musk joined the company in 2004 as its largest investor and chairman that Tesla's trajectory shifted dramatically. Under Musk's leadership, Tesla evolved from a niche player to a global powerhouse, with its electric vehicles revolutionizing the way we think about cars. From the sleek, high-performance Roadster to the mass-market success of the Model 3, Tesla has not only challenged industry norms but also inspired a movement toward cleaner, more sustainable energy. Along the way, Tesla's impact has extended beyond cars to the development of energy storage, solar technology, and autonomous driving, making it a key player in shaping the future of global energy and transportation. Yet, the company's journey has not been without challenges. Tesla has faced production struggles, financial instability, and constant scrutiny. Through it all, the relentless drive to innovate has kept Tesla at the forefront of technological progress, positioning it as a symbol of what's possible when ambition meets ingenuity. This documentary explores Tesla's rise, its ongoing impact, and how it continues to push the boundaries of what the future of transportation can be.Uploaded 05-02-26Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why Did Two Dancers Perform in the World's Coldest Place? 14.10.2026 1t 22min

  Dancing on Icebergs charts the two-year-long making of the short film Antarctica: The First Dance created by Kiwi choreographer Corey Baker with Royal New Zealand Ballet star Madeleine Graham. The creative duo spent twelve days on the ice as temperatures reached as low as -16 degrees. They spoke with the resident climate change scientists on the icy continent before dancing to draw attention to the rapid ice melt, sliding down mountainsides and even being suspended in a glacier.Uploaded 22-08-26Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  HMP Belmarsh: Life Of An Officer | Real Stories Prison Documentary 14.10.2026 1t 5min

  Belmarsh: Inside Britain's Toughest Prison (Prison Documentary) | Real StoriesUploaded 22-04-17‘Screws’ follows a group of newly recruited prison officers through training at the country’s most controversial jail: HMP Belmarsh in South East London. Known as Britain’s ‘Guantanamo Bay’ or ‘Hellmarsh’, the Prison Service’s flagship institution is notoriously secretive. This is the first time Belmarsh’s governors have allowed cameras to follow their officers in training and at work.With the highest prison population in Western Europe, Britain’s prisons are reaching bursting point. Nearly a third of all prisoners are from ethnic minorities, but less than 5% of officers are. The Prison Service is desperate to adjust the balance. Having lowered the entry requirements, now they are taking all comers and getting all sorts.Prior to joining, new recruits are not even interviewed. The only requirement for a job behind bars is a clean criminal record. Today’s recruits are fast tracked into uniform, and hurled headlong through an intense training regime.The class of 2004 is meant to represent a new generation of screws. A Moroccan bus driver (Mustapha Bouker), a 47 year old Hindu civil servant (Jaya Karir), a young Jamaican single mother (Sharifa Wade) and a 21 year old bachelor embarking on his first job (Jamie Barker) are among the group of 8 starting out. For most of them, prison is a completely alien territory. They soon learn it’s an intimidating world of menace and discipline, rules and political correctness.Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from True Vision. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by True VisionBelmarsh: Inside Britain's Toughest Prison (Prison Documentary) - Real Stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Destination Burma (World War II Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 1t 5min

  Want to watch more History Documentaries? Go to our dedicated history documentary channel called Timeline - https://goo.gl/WHJFhhUploaded 13-06-16Griff Rhys Jones goes on a personal journey to explore his father's secretive military past bringing him from Wales to Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa and into the deep jungles of Burma. Here, he discovers incredible and previously unheard stories from the Second World War, and discovers how this war truly affected lives on a global scale, injuring and claiming the lives of West African soldiers in Burma fighting the Japanese. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed by Digital Rights Group (DRG). Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Inside Indiana's Most Dangerous Women's Prison (Sir Trevor McDonald Documentary) | Real Stories 14.10.2026 53min

  Prison For Life: Women's Maximum Security Prison (Sir Trevor McDonald Documentary)Uploaded 26-07-18Sir Trevor McDonald meets more inmates inside two of Indiana's most dangerous women's prisons. Among them are Dawn Hopkins, who was sentenced to life for murdering her three-month-old son, and Sarah `Cindy' White, who was incarcerated as a teenager and will spend the rest of her life behind bars. The veteran broadcaster also hears the remarkable story of Linda Darby who, after escaping from jail in 1972, spent the next 35 years on the run - before the law finally caught up with her. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesC...Instagram - @realstoriesdocsReal Stories Tapes: True Crime is a brand new podcast hosted by Emmy-nominated TV host and true-crime obsessive Stephanie Bauer (Searching For...). It takes some of the most popular true-crime documentaries on your Real Stories channel and transforms them into riveting audio, meaning you can enjoy them wherever you listen to your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/real-stories-tapes-true-crime Content licensed from ITV Global. Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] by ITV Studios" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices