{"id":19886,"date":"2023-07-19T10:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:56:09","slug":"transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Transistor Films &amp; Krempelwood Co-Producing True-Crime Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transistor Films and Krempelwood are co-producing the two-part true-crime documentary<em> Body in the Suitcase: The Murder of Deborah Chong<\/em> for A+E Networks EMEA\u2019s Crime+Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The program explores the circumstances of Deborah Chong\u2019s murder. When Chong rescinded her offer to lend her friend Jemma Mitchell money, Mitchell, a trained osteopath who had boasted about her human dissection skill, entered Chong\u2019s house on June 11, 2021, with a big blue suitcase and was seen leaving four hours later. Chong\u2019s headless body was discovered on June 28.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28, 2022, Mitchell was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment in the first televised sentencing of a woman in the U.K. To this day, Mitchell proclaims her innocence.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmakers interview Mitchell\u2019s mother, who, despite the wealth of evidence, continues to plead her daughter\u2019s case. They will also speak with investigators and forensic experts to help unravel the complex motives and circumstances behind a friendship that ended in a brutal murder.<\/p>\n<p><em>Body in the Suitcase: The Murder of Deborah Chong<\/em> is slated to premiere on Crime + Investigation in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Korn, VP of programming at A+E Networks EMEA, said: \u201cThis 2&#215;60 special will shock and mystify by turns as we delve into the unbelievable events surrounding Deborah Chong\u2019s last moments. Examining as much firsthand testimony and evidence as possible, the documentary aims to explore the relationship of Deborah and Jemma and ultimately what led to this most brutal of murders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Danny Tipping, managing director at Transistor Films, added: \u201cThis documentary promises to deliver a comprehensive exploration of the events that led up to Deborah Chong\u2019s murder. It\u2019s an extraordinary and complex story with so many layers. The key to telling it is the exhaustive research and incredible access the team secured, as we unravel how this most shocking murder took place. We\u2019re very grateful to all our contributors and thank Crime+Investigation for helping us bring this remarkable account to their audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transistor Films and Krempelwood are co-producing the two-part true-crime documentary Body in the Suitcase: The Murder of Deborah Chong for A+E Networks EMEA\u2019s Crime+Investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":19887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4405,3198,6611,2807,7855,4744,7856],"class_list":["post-19886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ae-networks-emea","tag-crimeinvestigation","tag-dan-korn","tag-danny-tipping","tag-deborah-chong","tag-krempelwood","tag-transistor-films","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Transistor Films &amp; Krempelwood Co-Producing True-Crime Special - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Transistor Films &amp; Krempelwood Co-Producing True-Crime Special - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Transistor Films and Krempelwood are co-producing the two-part true-crime documentary Body in the Suitcase: The Murder of Deborah Chong for A+E Networks EMEA\u2019s Crime+Investigation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-19T14:56:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/07\/CrimeInvestigation-BodyintheSuitcaseTheMurderofDeborahChong-0723.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"338\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/\",\"name\":\"Transistor Films &amp; Krempelwood Co-Producing True-Crime Special - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-19T14:56:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-19T14:56:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/transistor-films-krempelwood-co-producing-true-crime-special\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Transistor Films &amp; Krempelwood Co-Producing True-Crime Special\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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