Seasons & Episodes
The Lindbergh Kidnapping
It was a crime that shattered America. A case so improbable that nobody ever dreamed it could happen. Despite a ransom b
Lucky Luciano
He started out as a violent street thug, but soon became a ruthless leader, who rose to the top of the Mafia. He always
Al Capone
On St Valentine’s Day 1929, the brutal massacre of six gangsters in a Chicago warehouse signalled the emergence of Al
Son of Sam
His name struck fear into the hearts of New Yorkers and brought terror to the streets. He unleashed all his hatred on th
The Hillside Stranglers
Within weeks, the hillsides around Los Angeles became the scene of a terrible carnage - more than ten strangled corpses.
John Dillinger - Public Enemy No. 1
In the world of gangsters, he was notorious, ruthless, a man destined to become a legend. He turned to crime out of bore
The Manson Family Murders
Charles Manson was the ultimate hippie leader with a difference. Together with his cult followers he pioneered a new rev
The Jonestown Massacre
It was a crime that defied the imagination. In November 1978, deep in the jungles of Guyana the Rev Jim Jones gathered n
The Green Beret Killings
American army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald seemed to have everything going for him, good looks, charm, a commission in the G
The Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard
He was young, handsome and successful - the ideal of American manhood. But when his wife was found battered to death, fo
Neville Heath
In June 1946 after six years of war a girl was found whipped and murdered in a cheap London hotel. The hunt was soon on
Ted Bundy
Women began to disappear in the Seattle area in the first half of 1974. Almost on a monthly basis after that other women
Gary Gilmore
He was the double murderer who insisted on being executed. The question always remained: how badly did he want to die, a
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
He was a man determined to demonstrate his German purity. In 1934 he became a member of the SS. He killed not only Jews
John Gacy
Seven bodies were found in the crawl space under his home. Eight more were quickly uncovered in other parts of the house
The Massacre of the Tsar and the Imperial family
As civil war raged across Russia in 1918, the deposed Tsar and his family were imprisoned. On 16th July they were massac
The Case of Dr Crippen
When an unassuming US doctor living in London in 1910 fell in love with his secretary, he was tied to a wife who he hate
The Great Train Robbery
In 1963 a mail train was ambushed in England. In one of the largest robberies ever, the gang got away with more than £2
The Boston Strangler
For three years Albert DeSalvo stalked the streets of Boston, leaving behind him a hideous trail of human destruction. I
Haigh the Acid Bath Murderer
In 1949 John George Haigh escorted Mrs Olivia Durand-Deacon down to his factory in Crawley, where he shot her in the hea
John Christie of Rillington Place
He had an obsession with disinfecting his flat. When he moved out, four bodies were discovered there and two more in the
The Black Panther
When the kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl was linked to the brutal murder of three British subpostmasters the police kne
Murph the Surf
In late October 1964, thieves stole 22 gems from New York City’s Museum of Natural History. Three of the stones were s
The Hammersmith Murders
Despite a massive police operation, he seemed to anticipate their every move. He loved to taunt and mock the detectives
The McKay Kidnapping
It was the first in Britain for centuries. In a cruel and callous kidnapping a woman became the innocent victim of mista
The Yorkshire Ripper
The reign of terror that followed the first murder of a Leeds prostitute in 1975, cut a trail of fear across northern En
Charles Starkweather - The Badlands Killer
Born in Nebraska, Charlie Starkweather was a dissolute teenager and self-styled rebel. He dreamt of becoming rich and of
Howard Hughes Autobiography Hoax
In December 1971 the world was amazed when it was announced that author Clifford Irving would be collaborating with mill
The Scarsdale Shooting
On 10th March 1980, Jean Harris, headmistress of an exclusive East Coast girls school, drove to the house of her lover,
The S.L.A. Kidnap of Patty Hearst
On 4th February 1974 Patricia Hearst the 19-year-old heiress to one of America’s largest media fortunes was kidnapped
Richard Speck - The Nurse Killer
In July 1966 alcoholic ex-marine Richard Speck woke up in Chicago after a night on the town and heard a radio report whi
Caryl Chessman - The Red Light Bandit
An habitual criminal from childhood, Caryl Chessman was also one of the cleverest of criminals. Condemned to death for r
Roberts, Duddy and Witney - The Braybrook Street Massacre
The murder of a policeman in Britain is still a rarity, but on 12th August 1966 the nation was shocked when three were g
The Bamber Family Murders
After a desperate phone call appealing for help police raced to a remote farmhouse in Essex, to stop a hysterical young
Hitler and the Nuremberg Trials
Hitler and his Nazi party dominated Germany for only 12 years. But during that short period they not only brought about
Stalin and the Massacre at Katyn Wood
In April 1943, Berlin announced that the bodies of 3,000 Polish officers had been found murdered by the Soviets at Katyn
The Assassination of Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was revered as the father of modern India, whose campaign of non-violent rebellion finally persuaded the
The Assassination of Martin Luther King
The last 1950s and 1960s were a time of turmoil in America as the Civil Rights movement fought against racial segregatio
The Assassination of John F Kennedy
Few events have shocked a generation more than the murder of President John F Kennedy on 22nd November 1963 in Dallas. Y
The A6 Murder
On 4th April 1962 James Hanratty was hanged for an apparently motiveless shooting of two lovers on the A6 main road near
Dennis Nilsen - The Kindly Killer
During the five years from 1978 - 83 an unassuming civil servant who lived in the Muswell Hill area of London became Bri
Charles Whitman - The Austin Sniper
Although happily married, 25-year-old Charles Whitman was a worried man. He knew that he was in the grip of a terrible c
The Boston Brinks Robbery
One of North America’s largest security companies, Brinks, has always been a target for robbers. One of the most spect
Richard Ramirez - The Night Stalker
During a two year rampage, a sadistic serial killer broke into the homes of families throughout California. He raped, mu
The Rosenbergs - Atom Spies?
On 19th June 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg walked to the electric chair in Sing Sing prison to become the first marrie
The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
To this day, the exact fate of Jimmy Hoffa, one of the most corrupt and forceful US union leaders, remains a mystery. Ho
Dan White - The City Hall Killer
Dan White gave up his job with the San Francisco fire department to go into politics. Running on a strongly anti-gay pla
Bonnie and Clyde
The film ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ made a romantic myth of these two young Texans. In reality they were illiterate, unfeeli
Wayne Williams - The Atlanta Killer
Experience has taught the Atlanta police department to expect about eight child murders a year - usually within families
The Escapes from Alcatraz
The Escapes from Alcatraz. Documenting some of the attempted escapes from the notorious US island prison in San Francisc
The KKK Killings
Founded originally in the aftermath of the American Civil War as a defender of white southerners against the revenge of
New York Mafia Wars
Originating as a resistance movement against Arab invaders in 9th Century Sicily, this secret society was brought to the
Mark Chapman and the Killing of John Lennon
One man’s obsessive adoration of the world’s greatest rock star led to a transposition of personality and the death
Gaston Dominici and the Drummond Murders
The brutal murder of Sir Jack Drummond and his family in the lonely Provencal countryside led to a sensational trial and
Henry Lee Lucas - The Highway Stalker
Donald Hume - The Setty Case
John Duffy - The Railway Killer
Graham Young - The Compulsive Poisoner
Sir Harry Oakes - The Bahamas Murder Mystery
Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce)
Defeo and Benson - Inheritance Killers
Donald Merrett - The Murderous Buccaneer
Roy Fontaine - The Deadly Butler
Buck Ruxton - The Ravine Bodies Mystery
Leonard Lake and Charles NG - The Calaveras County Serial Killings
John Bodkin Adams and Other Infamous Doctors
Heidnick and Dahmer - Killers for Company
Judge Joe Peel and the Chillingworth Murders
Sacco and Vanzetti - Anarchy and Murder
The Trunk Murders
Browne and Kennedy and Other Police Killings
The Siege of Sidney Street
Leopold and Loeb
The Zodiac Killer and Other Unsolved Serial Murders
The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Pol Pot and the Killing Fields of Cambodia
The Massacre at Malmedy
Ma Barker and Other Public Enemies
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