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.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1London Blitz Killer
Apr 25, 2021
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.
E2Chicago's White City Devil
May 2, 2021
A serial killer thrives on the dark side of America's desire to build it bigger and better.
E3Edinburgh Body Snatchers
May 9, 2021
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.
E4Berlin's Nazi Ripper
May 16, 2021
How the terror and paranoia that marked Nazi rule let a serial killer get away with murder.
E5Britain's Killer Nanny
May 23, 2021
A ruthless con artist capitalizes on the rigid moral and social codes of Victorian England.
E6Rio's Playboy Killers
May 30, 2021
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 scandal and become Brazil's crime of the century. Witness this high-profile case as it unfolds, featuring the playboy son of a watch company tycoon, the Jogo do Bicho mafia, lots of cocaine, and a successful local detective known as the "Brazilian Barretta," who must battle Rio's powerful and corrupt forces in order to bring Claudia's killers to justice.
Storyline
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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