Buffalo Jim Barrier was one of Las Vegas’ most unforgettable characters - a larger-than-life mechanic, wrestling promoter and local celebrity who spent years locked in a bitter feud with the notorious Crazy Horse Too strip club and its owner, Rick Rizzolo.

Buffalo refused to be intimidated. He fought attempts to push him out of his business, documented what was happening next door and eventually began supplying information to federal investigators as authorities closed in on Crazy Horse Too.

Then, in April 2008, Buffalo Jim was found dead inside a Las Vegas motel room.

Cocaine was in his system. A woman had been with him shortly before his death. His trousers were around his ankles. Police found no clear evidence of violence, and his death was ultimately ruled accidental.

But Buffalo had reportedly spent the days and weeks beforehand telling friends and family that he was being threatened - and that if somebody ever killed him, they would make it look like an overdose involving drugs and a woman.

The night before Buffalo died, Rick Rizzolo completed his federal custody.

Almost twenty years later, Buffalo Jim’s family still believes the motel room tells only part of the story.

0:00 Introduction

11:24 Case Overview

14:10 Who was Buffalo Jim Barrier?

22:26 Timeline

31:31 The Rick Rizzolo Feud

42:47 Buffalo Jim's Final Day

45:53 The Night of The Murder

1:08:13 Final Thoughts and Theories

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Two brutal murders. One of the most famous men in America. A mountain of physical evidence. And a verdict that divided a country.

On 12 June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were found murdered outside Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Within hours, suspicion was closing in on her ex-husband: NFL legend, actor and American icon O.J. Simpson.

What followed became one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in modern history.

The blood. The gloves. The rare shoes. The unexplained timeline. The white Bronco chase. A history of domestic violence. A defence team that turned the LAPD itself into part of the case. And a trial unfolding in the shadow of Rodney King, the Los Angeles riots and decades of distrust between police and the African American community.

More than thirty years later, the O.J. Simpson case remains one of the most controversial, disturbing and endlessly debated murder cases of all time.

08:24 Case Overview

10:24 90s Los Angeles

17:54 Nicole Brown

20:18 The Relationship

35:21The Night of the Murder

55:15 The Trial

1:17:57 Final Thoughts

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On the evening of 28 November 2004, 30-year-old bank manager Alistair Wilson was at home with his wife and two young sons in the quiet Scottish town of Nairn.

At around 7pm, a stranger knocked on the door and asked for Alistair by name.

The man handed him a blue envelope marked with a single word: Paul.

The envelope was empty.

Alistair went back outside to speak to the visitor, and moments later, three gunshots were heard.

He died in hospital that night.

Ten days later, the murder weapon was discovered in a nearby drain: a rare, decades-old German pocket pistol. But despite the gun, an eyewitness description, thousands of enquiries and more than 20 years of investigation, no one has ever been charged.

Was Alistair murdered because of his work at the bank? Was the killing connected to his objection to decking outside the hotel opposite his home? Was the man at the door acting alone, or was this a carefully planned two-person operation?

0:00 Introduction

6:43 Case Overview

8:19 Who Was Alistair Wilson

13:39 The Havelock Hotel

19:37 The Day of the Murder

22:23 The Man at the Door

29:46 The Gun is Found

36:07 Theories

44:25 The Prime Suspect

50:25 Solving the Case

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