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Murderous History

2021 1 Seasons ⭐ 7.0

Crime Documentary

At the scene of every crime is a story of a time, the place, and its people. This six-part series steps back in time to examine the most gruesome and compelling murder mysteries of the past 200 years, viewed through the lens of the eras and cities in which they took place. Through cinematic reenactments, we follow the determined investigators and complex perpetrators while revealing how each case made its own mark on history.

1. London Blitz Killer

2021-04-25

A body in a bombed-out chapel reveals the true story of life during wartime, when not everyone kept calm and carried on. Some used the cover of the blitz and the blackout to carry…

2. Chicago's White City Devil

2021-05-02

A serial killer thrives on the dark side of America's desire to build it bigger and better.

3. Edinburgh Body Snatchers

2021-05-09

In a divided city at the centre of the scientific Enlightenment, the elite turn a blind eye to poverty, injustice, and murder in the name of progress. During this time people were…

4. Berlin's Nazi Ripper

2021-05-16

How the terror and paranoia that marked Nazi rule let a serial killer get away with murder.

5. Britain's Killer Nanny

2021-05-23

A ruthless con artist capitalizes on the rigid moral and social codes of Victorian England.

6. Rio's Playboy Killers

2021-05-30

July 23rd, 1977. Claudia Rodrigues, the well-off sister of a popular actress, attends a party in a trendy neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. What happens next will spark a national s…