When to Watch
Fridays at 9 p.m.
9:30 p.m. in Newfoundland & Labrador (Repeat airtimes)
Season: 2010-2011
Linden MacIntyre takes a closer look at the case of Ludmila Ilina and the Osgoode Hall team tackling her case in an engrossing examination of how evidence can be used to both convict and acquit.
In a particularly personal broadcast, the fifth estate's Bob McKeown traces the career of, and his friendship with, the always fascinating, charismatic, and confounding Stephen Reid.
White collar criminals waltz away from hard time. Hana Gartner reports.
Discovering the truth about those who have been lost. Hana Gartner, Linden MacIntyre and Gillian Findlay report.
A dictator's final fight against his own demise.
The G20 from a different angle. Unforgettable footage, captured by ordinary people. The sights and sounds of powerful personal stories.
Hate the crime, love the con. What motivates a woman to stand by her man -- even when her man stands behind bars?
It's a moment few Canadians will ever forget: the death of a 21-year-old Georgian luger during a Winter Olympics training run. It was ruled driver error. Now, we have shocking new revelations some don't want you to hear.
Online Robin Hood or international criminal: Who is the real Julian Assange?
Who's killing the Rizzutos? The war against Canada's first crime family.
Reporter Bob McKeown's investigation into Nadia Kajouji's tragic death led the fifth estate on an international hunt for an Internet predator. McKeown now returns to Nadia's story as an alleged "Cyberpath" is about to face justice in a precedent-setting case.
The personal toll of tragedy: Canadian stories of Haiti's earthquake.
Were they murdered? Abducted? Or are they living new lives. Tracking the trails of three Canadians who disappeared without a trace.
Will one young man's courageous decision to come out affect a sport that is so secretive about sexuality?
More than a decade after the murder of Fatima Kama, a suspect is finally arrested. But is the case really closed?
Hana Gartner takes a closer look at the death of Ashley Smith, and reveals exclusive video footage Corrections Canada didn't want Canadians to see.
Who really killed Abdinasir Dirie? One Somali family's story of tragedy and broken hopes.
With news that a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for convicted sex offender and former junior hockey coach Graham James, the fifth estate presents an updated broadcast of The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury, containing new details and footage. Originally broadcast in October 2009, Theo Fleury's candid and emotional conversation with host Bob McKeown marked the first time the star hockey player and current star of Battle of the Blades went on the record to talk about the dark secrets that haunted him during his glory years in the NHL and the staggering fall from grace that cost him millions of dollars, his family and almost, his life.
In a special edition of the fifth estate, Bob McKeown decodes the shocking confession of Colonel Russell Williams. From his initial interview to the full declaration of guilt, the fifth estate deciphers one of the most compelling confessions in Canadian history.
The secret plan to detain thousands of Canadians.
Why did Mark Harshbarger end up dead on a family hunting trip to Newfoundland?
Linden MacIntyre's personal essay on how the cycle of sexual abuse that plagued small communities in Nova Scotia years ago continues to haunt them today - in new and unexpected ways.
The shocking case of Colonel Russell Williams. This unbelievable story has captured the country's attention, leaving people to wonder: What really happened? Who is the man behind the headlines?