Crimes That Shook the World

Season 22006

Some of the most notorious murderers in recent history are examined. Using dramatic reconstruction and expert testimony, this is a forensic account of the perpetrators and the detectives in the crimes that shook the world.

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6 Episodes

E01 The Wests

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 bodies in and around their home, but Fred escaped trial by committing suicide in prison. His wife was convicted of 10 killings and sentenced to life imprisonment

September 26, 2006

E02 BTK

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. Rader's narcissistic nature proved to be his downfall when, after years of mocking the police officers attempting to find him, a careless mistake exposed his identity

October 6, 2006

E03 Green River Killer

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 history, having slayed at least 48 women. A warrant was granted to search his property in 1987 but no evidence was found at the time, it was only after a breakthrough in DNA technology in 1999 that the case was reopened

E04 The Vienna Strangler

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 system's effectiveness. However, since his release, it transpired he had killed up to 11 more people across Europe and America and he hanged himself in his cell after being given a life sentence without parole

October 21, 2006

E05 Backpacker Murderer

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 murders and it was suggested two offenders could be on the loose. However, evidence eventually began to mount against Millat, who had been charged with the rape of two women in 1971, and it was ascertained he was the only culprit

E06 The Phoenix Strangler

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 search was initially hampered as the bodies had been burned, but with the help of psychological profiler Micki Pistorius and DNA samples which matched those from a past attempted rape, Twala was eventually brought to justice.

Crimes That Shook the World

E01 The Wests

E02 BTK

E03 Green River Killer

E04 The Vienna Strangler

E05 Backpacker Murderer

E06 The Phoenix Strangler

In the Face of Crime

It Had to Be You

The Troubles: A Secret History

The Betrayal Knows My Name

Upin & Ipin

大陸尋奇

Bitter Harvest

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Limitless

The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest

Secret Garden

Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?

Six Roots - Black Myth: Wukong Ending Animations

The Girl's Speech

The Nightmare Years

Kanıt

Meteor Shower

E01 The Wests

E02 BTK

E03 Green River Killer

E04 The Vienna Strangler

E05 Backpacker Murderer

E06 The Phoenix Strangler