Love and Hate Crime

At a time when accusations of race prejudice are dominating the US political debate, and the LGBT community is facing new state legislation aimed against it, BBC Three will show Love And Hate Crime, a series which will look at the dangers facing those who are singled out as 'different' in the US. These crimes polarise opinion, inflame passions and exposes prejudice like no other.
　　This trilogy of films will explore three recent cases of hate crime in the US that involve love and passion as well as prejudice. The first will look at the murder of a transgender woman by her boyfriend, who claims the shock of finding out that his partner had been born male made him lose control and kill her. Another will explore how the case of a young man from Texas, killed for being gay by his own boyfriend's family, has polarised a community. The third film will explore how two white teenage girls from Mississippi on a night out ended up taking part in a notorious race hate killing.
　　By interviewing police, prosecutors, perpetrators and those close to the victims, these films will unravel the mystery of what really happened in each of these unfolding cases. They will explore the psychology and motivation of those involved, and the consequences for the communities they come from.
　　The accounts of the witnesses to the events will be at the heart of each story and driving the narrative, with court and police footage providing context.