Submitted By: prabirghose
| 3 months ago
Murder for ratings? Crime show host is prime suspect 10:03AM Wednesday Aug 12, 2009 BRAZIL - In one murder after another, the Canal Livre TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim. Too uncanny,...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 3 months ago
The host of a Brazilian TV crime show is suspected of taking part in the ultimate of ratings zeal: He's accused of ordering at least five killings to boost his show's popularity. Wallace Souza , who also is a state representative and former police...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 3 months ago
Souza, who was charged on July 30 but cannot be arrested because he is also an elected state deputy who enjoys parliamentary immunity, said officials were trying to force him out of politics "even though I got the highest score in the region in 2008...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 3 months ago
THE host of a Brazilian crime show has been accused of organising five murders in a bid to boost ratings. Local politician Wallace Souza , the presenter of 'Canal Livre', is being investigated on suspicion of going to great lengths to improve the...
News Source: CNN
| 3 months ago
Brazilian authorities say drug dealers and other hoodlums were dying to get on Wallace Souza's TV program...Souza, a state legislator and former host of a police TV show called "Canal Livre," also was a drug trafficker, officials say.
News Source: Androscoggin News
| 3 months ago
THE host of Brazil's version of BBC show Crimewatch has been accused of ordering contract killings to boost his ratings. Police became suspicious of Wallace Souza, 50, after his camera crews often arrived at murder scenes before officers. Exclusive...