Murderous History

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.

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Crime
Documentary
Created By

First Aired on

Apr 25, 2021

1 seaons till May 30, 2021

Popularity: 3.9024
3 votes
Networks
(GB)
(FR)
Production

Warehouse 51

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Rio's Playboy Killers

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1London Blitz Killer44 min

    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 out murderous deeds.

  • Episode 2Chicago's White City Devil44 min

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

  • Episode 3Edinburgh Body Snatchers44 min

    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 murdered and their bodies sold to science.

  • Episode 4Berlin's Nazi Ripper44 min

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

  • Episode 5Britain's Killer Nanny44 min

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

Crew & Team

Ben Fortune

Director

Ben Mole

Director

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