Crimes of the Century
Never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews offer a vitural scene-of-the-crime vantage point for history's most major news events.
- Created By
Brian LevinPhillip Resnick
- First Aired on
Jun 23, 2013
- Popularity: 2.7246
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Scott Free Productions (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Aug 11, 2013
Last episode: The Unabomber
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The DC Snipers43 min
Crimes of the Century examines the 2002 case of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. The two snipers terrorize the residents of Washington, D.C. and its suburbs by randomly targeting and gunning down ordinary citizens in common public areas.
Episode 2The Murder of John Lennon43 min
Crimes of the Century revisits the shocking 1980 murder of former Beatle John Lennon who was shot repeatedly in the back by assassin Mark David Chapman as he was returning to his apartment. Chapman surrenders to the police and is eventually sent to prison for life.
Episode 3The State of Texas vs. Andrea Yates43 min
Crimes of the Century looks at the case of Texas woman Andrea Yates killed her five children by drowning them one by one in a bathtub. A media circus ensues at her trial. She is initially sent to prison for life, but is later found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Episode 4The Shooting of Ronald Reagan43 min
Crimes of the Century looks at the 1981 attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley. Hinckley shot the president because he thought that a high profile assassination would impress actress Jodi Foster. At his trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Episode 5The Oklahoma City Bombing43 min
Crimes of the Century looks at the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people. Gulf War veteran and Bronze Star recipient Timothy McVeigh is caught shortly after the bombing, but questions remain about whether others were involved.
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