Crimes That Shook the World
Crimes That Shook the World

Crimes That Shook the World

2006 2 Seasons 16 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary Crime

Some of the most notorious murderers in recent history are examined. Using dramatic reconstruction and expert testimony, this is a forensic account of the perpetrators and the detectives in the crimes that shook the world.

Some of the most notorious murderers in recent history are examined. Using dramatic reconstruction and expert testimony, this is a forensic account of the perpetrators and the detectives in the crimes that shook the world.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Wests/House of Horrors

The events that transpired at 25 Cromwell Street in the UK, where a seemingly normal father and mother (Fred and Rose We

EP 2

BTK

Profile of serial killer Dennis Rader, who preyed on families in Kansas for 30 years, and called himself BTK to draw att

EP 3

Green River Killer

The case of Green River killer Gary Leon Ridgeway who was arrested on 30 November 2001 after 19 years of police searches

EP 4

The Vienna Strangler

The case of Austrian Jack Unterweger who, after serving a 14-year spell in jail for the murder of a girl in 1974, went o

EP 5

Backpacker Murderer

The case of Ivan Millat, who killed at least seven backpackers in New South Wales, Australia, during the early 1990s. Po

EP 6

The Phoenix Strangler

The case of Phoenix Strangler Sipho Thwala, who was sentenced to 506 years in jail in March 1999 when he was convicted o

EP 1

Arthur Shawcross

Investigating American serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who killed the majority of his victims after being paroled early

EP 2

Chessboard Killer

The story of Alexander Pichushkin, who aimed to kill 64 people - one for each square on a chessboard - but was caught be

EP 3

Monster Of Florence

The unsolved case of the Monster of Florence, who preyed on young couples and committed seven murders in and around the

EP 4

Bodies in the Barrels

In-depth investigations into infamous criminal cases and uncovering the motives behind them and the procedures used to a

EP 5

Monster of Belgium

The story of Belgian Marc Dutroux, who kidnapped, tortured and killed children, and why 300,000 people took to the stree

EP 6

Lucie Blackman Murder

EP 7

Dennis Nilsen

We reconstruct the horrific crimes of Dennis Nilsen, using interviews with investigating officers and forensic scientist

EP 8

Yorkshire Ripper

In-depth investigations into infamous criminal cases and uncovering the motives behind them and the procedures used to a

EP 9

Aileen Wuornos

Profile of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, whose year-long killing spree left seven men dead, and whose story inspi

EP 10

Suffok Strangler

The hunt for the Suffolk Strangler, who murdered five prostitutes in the Ipswich area during 2006, leading to the larges

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Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith