In Coldest Blood

1 X 60 min Special; Premiering Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 10:00pm on MSNBC;Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Writer/Director: Patrick Rogers

In Coldest Blood is a chilling special about the murder of Cassie Stoddart, an Idaho high school student. Told in the narrative form of the groundbreaking Truman Capote classic "In Cold Blood" the film investigates the murder of Cassie Stoddard and draws up a mesmerizing psycho-gram of the two teenagers who killed her. 

In Coldest Blood features the authentic tapes of two killers as they plan and commit a cold-blooded murder. With exclusive access to the killer's families, the victims family, police investigators, prosecutors and legal counsels In Coldest Blood tells a chilling story - told in the killer's own words.

Crime Town, USA

26 x 30 min Series; Executive Producer: Carsten Oblaender

Crime Town, USA is a 26X30 series about the most shocking true stories of violent crime in small town America.  Told by the men and women of law enforcement who investigated these mind-boggling murder mysteries, this is the next big series from the producers of the true crime hits Body of Evidence, Psychic Detectices, Real Interrogations and Real NCIS.

The Real NCIS

13 x 1 hr Series; 2009; Produced for Investigation Discovery
Executive Producers: Carsten Oblaender, Patrick Rogers; Series Producer: Marilyn Beery

The U.S. Navy is home to one of the most professional investigative agencies in the world… the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, also known as NCIS. The Real NCIS is a true-crime series set against the backdrop of U.S. Navy ships and Marine bases around the world. The civilian men and women of the NCIS are the real-life detectives charged with investigating incidents which fall within the province of the United States Navy. These dedicated agents strive to protect the men and women who serve in the United States military; and to find justice for victims of crimes that occur on Navy and Marine bases.

Judgment Day

Limited Series
Executive Producer: Carsten Oblaender; Series Producer: Patrick Rogers

Judgment Day takes a raw and honest look at how the 24 hours of sentencing day in a capital crime trial effects all the major players involved in the case. Filmed in true gritty documentary style, each episode of Judgment Day provides viewers with the intense and personal stories of the men and woman brought together on the day of sentencing.

Family members will stand and face their loved one’s killer. Convicted murderers will stand and account for their actions. For family members of victims, it is the one time they can tell the court and the world how their lives have been devastated. For the convicted criminal it is a chance to explain their actions, ask for forgiveness, or remain silent about their crime.

Real Interrogations

13 x 30 min Series; 2008; Produced for Investigation Discovery
Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Series Producer: Patrick Rogers

Real Interrogations takes viewers inside interrogation rooms to witness the dramatic exchanges that clinch real-life criminal investigations. Each half-hour episode pushes the boundaries of the true crime format, telling a true, compelling story using actual interrogation footage from a real, criminal case. Each episode of Real Interrogations has at its heart a dramatic interrogation that links viewers to the forensics, crime scene evidence, and psychological profiling that combine in a perfect storm to solve the case.

Missing Persons Unit

21 x 30 min Series; 2006-2008; Produced for truTV (Court TV)
Executive Producer: Carsten Oblaender; Series Producer: Patrick Rogers

Missing Persons Unit is an exciting investigative series that examines baffling missing person cases from across the country. Each 30-minute episode chronicles a race against the clock, as the "Missing Persons Unit" reconstructs the last days before the victim went missing to learn who they are, and where they might be found. Veteran detective and host, George Deuchar, expertly guides viewers through the investigation as police run down leads, talk to witnesses, and follow the evidence, wherever it leads.

This program received a Silver Omni Award in 2007.

Body of Evidence: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman

98 x 30 min Series; 2002-2008; Produced for truTV (Court TV)
Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Series Producer: Patrick Rogers

Body of Evidence takes viewers behind the police tape and into the center of a criminal investigation. Special Agent Dayle Hinman and a team of detectives, psychologists and forensic experts successfully apply their profiling expertise to solving crimes that have no eyewitnesses and very little evidence. Every killer leaves behind subtle clues to his identity; clues that a trained profiler can easily read. Hinman and her team use these clues to create a profile that tracks down a killer—before he strikes again.

This program has recieved 2005 and 2007 CINE Golden Eagle Awards, 2006 and 2007 Silver Omni Awards, and two 2008 Bronze Telly Awards.

Psychic Detectives

52 x 30 min Series; 2003-2006; Produced for Court TV
Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Series Producer: Anne Garofalo

Each episode of Psychic Detectives follows law enforcement agents and clairvoyant investigators as they work together to solve a crime. As each program unfolds, viewers witness the fascinating techniques used by both types of "detectives" to gather relevant clues and ultimately close the case.

The program received a CINE Golden Eagle Award and a Silver Omni Award in 2004, a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 2005, a Bronze Omni Award in 2006 as well as a Silver Omni Award and a Bronze Telly Award in 2007 and 2008.

Uniform Justice

5 x 1 hr Series; 2003-2005; Produced for Court TV
Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Directors/Producers: Sonja Falldorf, Vicky Matthews

Uniform Justice opens the incredible case files of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Each episode follows an NCIS investigation from crime scene analysis to court martial proceedings, offering viewers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of military law enforcement. Filmed against the backdrop of the US Navy, on naval stations and battleships around the world, Uniform Justice illustrates the range, expertise and extreme versatility of special agents serving with the NCIS.

The program received a 2004 Silver Omni Award, and aired as part of The Investigators strand on Court TV.

The Negotiator: The Weapon of Words

1 x 1 hr Special; 2003; Produced for Court TV, Channel 5 (UK)
Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Producer: Sonja Falldorf

The Negotiator takes you into the world of former FBI Chief Negotiator Clint van Zandt. The film finds Van Zandt on the scene of a domestic hostage situation as it runs its course. The Negotiator also revisits some of van Zandt's most famous cases—from his negotiations with Branch Davidian leader David Koresh to the Louisiana and Georgia State prison riots, where his skills saved the lives of hundreds. The Negotiator examines what its like to negotiate for human lives—and what kind of man it takes to confront a hostage taker with only one weapon—his voice

Double Jeopardy

1 x 1 hr Special; 2001; Produced for Court TV

Executive Producer: Andreas Gutzeit; Producer: Vicky Matthews

Double Jeopardy is the story of a horrible miscarriage of justice. It is the tragic story of the murder of Brenda Schaeffer at the hands of her fiancé, Mel Ignatow. Police suspected Ignatow from the start and when Ignatow's ex-girlfriend, Mary Ann Shore confesses that she witnessed Ignatow torturing and murdering Brenda, investigators believe they have enough evidence to put him away for life. However, Mary Ann Shore does not make a good witness and unbelievably, the jury finds Mel Ignatow innocent of the murder. One year later, a package is found hidden in Ignatow's former home. It contains film that documents the atrocities Mel Ignatow committed on Brenda Schafer. But Ignatow has been acquitted, and under the Double Jeopardy clause cannot be retried a second time.

Robert Ressler: The Man Who Lives With Monsters

1 x 1 hr Special; 2001; Produced for Court TV, Channel 5 (UK)
Executive Producer: Carsten Oblaender; Director/Producer: Andreas Gutzeit;

Robert Ressler has come face-to-face with some of history's most terrifying killers. The original "profiler", and the first to coin the phrase "serial killer", Ressler spent 20 years tracking down murderers for the FBI. Robert Ressler: The Man Who Lives with Monsters focuses on Ressler's involvement in tracking down six notorious serial killers including John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. This television special is the profile of a profiler, and an overview of the career of the man who revolutionized the way serial killers are tracked down and caught.

The program won the "Best Documentary" Award at the 2001 DC Independent Film Festival.