Dolores: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case

Season: 1

Twenty years after being wrongly convicted for murder, Dolores Vázquez shares her candid account of the infamous Rocío Wanninkhof case – one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Spain’s recent history.

Documentary, Crime

1Tue, Oct 26, 2021

Rocío

1999, Mijas, Spain. When 19-year-old Rocío Wanninkhof is found brutally murdered, the civil guard narrows in on a prime suspect close to the victim’s mother Alicia: Dolores Vázquez.

2Tue, Oct 26, 2021

Dolores

Despite a lack of physical evidence, Dolores is arrested for Rocío’s murder. With public opinion increasingly turned against her after the media publicizes her bygone romance with Alicia, Dolores’ mental health begins to deteriorate.

3Tue, Oct 26, 2021

Alicia

As the media frenzy surrounding Dolores’ trial intensifies, the prosecution presents a case built on conjecture to an already biased jury.

4Fri, Oct 29, 2021

Sonia

Dolores is found guilty and sent back to prison – but six months later, her case is overturned. As she awaits a retrial, another young woman disappears on the Costa del Sol.

5Fri, Oct 29, 2021

Tony

As similarities are drawn between Sonia and Rocío’s cases, Tony King – an Englishman with a record of violence against woman – is arrested and linked to both murders.

6Fri, Oct 29, 2021

Loli

More than 20 years after Rocío’s murder, Dolores and Alicia struggle to put their trauma behind them.