The brutal murder of Sir Jack Drummond and his family in the lonely Provencal countryside led to a sensational trial and the eventual sentencing of a peasant farmer to the guillotine.
The brutal murder of Sir Jack Drummond and his family in the lonely Provencal countryside led to a sensational trial and the eventual sentencing of a peasant farmer to the guillotine.
Henry Lee Lucas was an American convicted serial killer whose crimes spanned from 1960 to 1983. He was convicted of murdering eleven people and condemned to death, although his sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998.
Henry Lee Lucas was an American convicted serial killer whose crimes spanned from 1960 to 1983. He was convicted of murdering eleven people and condemned to death, although his sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998.
A prominent member of Oswald Moseley's Blackshirts before the Second World War, Joyce was the infamous traitor whose voice chilled London during the Blitz with the words "Germany Calling."
A prominent member of Oswald Moseley's Blackshirts before the Second World War, Joyce was the infamous traitor whose voice chilled London during the Blitz with the words "Germany Calling."
A unique case where a modern day gun-runner and drug-smuggler carried out a twenty-year crime spree murdering his wife, his mother-in-law, and even his own mother.
A unique case where a modern day gun-runner and drug-smuggler carried out a twenty-year crime spree murdering his wife, his mother-in-law, and even his own mother.
The discovery of body parts in a lonely Scottish river began a fascinating trail of detection. This led to a doctor who dismembered his wife and his children's nursemaid.
The discovery of body parts in a lonely Scottish river began a fascinating trail of detection. This led to a doctor who dismembered his wife and his children's nursemaid.
3x13 Leonard Lake and Charles Ng: The Calaveras County Serial Killings Episode overview
Air date
Mar 26, 1996
The story of a deadly serial-killing partnership. The true number of their victims has never been revealed.
The story of a deadly serial-killing partnership. The true number of their victims has never been revealed.
3x14 John Bodkin Adams and Other Infamous Doctors Episode overview
Air date
Apr 02, 1996
A kindly Eastbourne doctor was arrested for poisoning wealthy old women for money. Although acquitted after an amazing trial, was he actually a mass murderer?
A kindly Eastbourne doctor was arrested for poisoning wealthy old women for money. Although acquitted after an amazing trial, was he actually a mass murderer?
A Philadelphia murderer who ensnared his female victims one by one and locked them into a dark cellar. Also, the Milwaukee Monster who brutally killed young men for his manic desires.
A Philadelphia murderer who ensnared his female victims one by one and locked them into a dark cellar. Also, the Milwaukee Monster who brutally killed young men for his manic desires.
3x16 Judge Joe Peel and the Chillingworth Murders Episode overview
Air date
Apr 16, 1996
Footprints in the sand, blood on some steps, and an empty Florida beach house after the disappearance of a local Judge were the only clues the police had to go on in this celebrated case.
Footprints in the sand, blood on some steps, and an empty Florida beach house after the disappearance of a local Judge were the only clues the police had to go on in this celebrated case.
They avoided conscription in the First World War by fleeing to Mexico, and their political stance was that of anarchy. But did their politics make them into murderers?
They avoided conscription in the First World War by fleeing to Mexico, and their political stance was that of anarchy. But did their politics make them into murderers?
Trunks left in railway left baggage departments eventually revealed their grisly secrets. Only when the police re-examined vital evidence did the murderers get caught. A breakthrough for early forensic science.
Trunks left in railway left baggage departments eventually revealed their grisly secrets. Only when the police re-examined vital evidence did the murderers get caught. A breakthrough for early forensic science.
3x19 Browne and Kennedy and Other Police Killings Episode overview
Air date
May 07, 1996
Two criminals were trapped by a village "bobby" and decided to shoot him dead. The detection of the pair led to both going to the gallows.
Two criminals were trapped by a village "bobby" and decided to shoot him dead. The detection of the pair led to both going to the gallows.
A robbery and the killing of three policemen by anti-Russian anarchists brought Home Secretary Winston Churchill and the Scots Guards onto the streets of London in the search for "Peter the Painter."
A robbery and the killing of three policemen by anti-Russian anarchists brought Home Secretary Winston Churchill and the Scots Guards onto the streets of London in the search for "Peter the Painter."
The story of two Chicago rich kids who killed for kicks and wrongly thought that they could get away with it.
The story of two Chicago rich kids who killed for kicks and wrongly thought that they could get away with it.
3x22 The Zodiac Killers and Other Unsolved Serial Murders Episode overview
Air date
May 28, 1996
The San Francisco and New York Zodiac killers ended their reigns of terror without being caught, as did the man who became probably America's worst uncaught serial murderer - Seattle's "Green River Killer."
The San Francisco and New York Zodiac killers ended their reigns of terror without being caught, as did the man who became probably America's worst uncaught serial murderer - Seattle's "Green River Killer."
By the time he ran for President in 1968, JFK's brother had made many powerful enemies. When he was gunned down, apparently by a lone killer, many questions remained unanswered.
By the time he ran for President in 1968, JFK's brother had made many powerful enemies. When he was gunned down, apparently by a lone killer, many questions remained unanswered.
3x24 Pol Pot and the Killing Fields of Cambodia Episode overview
Air date
Jun 11, 1996
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sâr, was a Cambodian revolutionary and politician who governed Cambodia as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979. During his reign, his .. show full overview
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sâr, was a Cambodian revolutionary and politician who governed Cambodia as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979. During his reign, his administration oversaw mass atrocities; in the Killing Fields, more than 1.3 million people were executed and buried in mass graves. Regarded as a totalitarian dictator guilty of crimes against humanity, he has been widely denounced internationally for his role in the Cambodian genocide.
3x25 The Malmedy Massacre and Other Nazi War Crimes Episode overview
