Murder on CCTV

In 2014, a Chinese student was found murdered in a college town in Iowa, United States. Surveillance footage indicated the killing was a planned execution, prompting an international investigation. The case drew law‑enforcement agencies from several countries, who began probing the death together.

The Other Man is a television programme presented as a single episode. It falls within the genre of an episode‑type broadcast and is identified simply as “The Other Man.” No further production details are supplied, but the title alone signals that the story will centre on a particular individual whose role is pivotal to the unfolding events. The narrative is set in 2014 when a Chinese student is discovered dead in a college town in Iowa. Police locate the body and, after reviewing surveillance recordings, conclude that the killing was not a random act but a deliberately staged execution. The footage appears to show a coordinated assault, prompting authorities to treat the incident as a pre‑meditated murder rather than an opportunistic crime. The discovery of the victim’s nationality triggers a wider probe that extends beyond local law enforcement. Because the student was from China, the case quickly becomes an international investigation, drawing in agencies from multiple jurisdictions. Throughout the episode, investigators rely heavily on the surveillance material to piece together the sequence of events, seeking to identify those responsible for what is portrayed as a calculated killing.