{"id":23789,"date":"2025-09-17T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hat-trick-international-expands-true-crime-slate\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:30:52","slug":"hat-trick-international-expands-true-crime-slate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hat-trick-international-expands-true-crime-slate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hat Trick International Expands True-Crime Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hat Trick International (HTI) is bringing three new true-crime productions to MIPCOM and has clinched a series of deals on the Channel 5 doc <em>Rose West: Born Evil?<\/em>, about half of the notorious serial killer couple.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the HTI slate in time for Cannes are two productions from Nine Network in Australia, <em>The Toolbox Murders <\/em>and <em>The Byron Bay Murders<\/em>, produced by Perpetual Entertainment in association with Marmalade Sky; and <em>The Catfish Next Door<\/em>, produced by STV Studios Factual for BBC iPlayer, BBC Scotland and BBC Three.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Toolbox Murders<\/em>, about the murder of Cory Breton and Iuliana Triscaru, has sold to Channel 4. <em>The Byron Bay Murders<\/em> looks at what happened to 67 women who vanished along Australia\u2019s east coast. <em>The Catfish Next Door<\/em> explores female cyberstalkers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kalel Productions\u2019 <em>Rose West: Born Evil?<\/em> has landed on A+E Germany and BritBox Australia, joining previous deals with Foxtel Australia, TV4 Finland, Planete+ France, AVRO\/TROS Netherlands and TV4 Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, said: \u201cIn the case of <em>The Toolbox Murders<\/em>, <em>The Byron Bay Murders<\/em> and <em>The Catfish Next Door<\/em>, we\u2019re proud to be an accessory to crime\u2014all three titles tell sensational stories that chill and thrill, offer an insight into the justice system and invite viewers to solve real-life whodunnits. 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