Crimes That Shook the World

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  • Discovery Channel (UK)
  • Crime Documentary

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The Wests
Episode overview
Series profiling major 20th century crimes, beginning with the case of notorious Gloucester couple Fred and Rose West. The pair were arrested after police found several dismembered .. show full overview
Profile of serial killer Dennis Rader, who preyed on families in Kansas for 30 years, and called himself BTK to draw attention to his preferred murder method - bind, torture and kill. .. show full overview
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Green River Killer
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The case of Green River killer Gary Leon Ridgeway who was arrested on 30 November 2001 after 19 years of police searches. The offender is recognised as the most prolific murderer in US .. show full overview
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The Vienna Strangler
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The case of Austrian Jack Unterweger who, after serving a 14-year spell in jail for the murder of a girl in 1974, went on to become a celebrated media figure and an example of the reform .. show full overview
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Backpacker Murderer
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The case of Ivan Millat, who killed at least seven backpackers in New South Wales, Australia, during the early 1990s. Police were initially confounded by the marked differences in the .. show full overview
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The Phoenix Strangler
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The case of Phoenix Strangler Sipho Thwala, who was sentenced to 506 years in jail in March 1999 when he was convicted of the murder of 16 women in Durban, South Africa. The police .. show full overview
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Beverley Allitt
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How a nurse on a special children's unit became one of Britain's most notorious killers. Doctors at Grantham Hospital's special children's unit were baffled when in early 1991 they were .. show full overview

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