Murders That Shocked The Nation

Season 1

9 episodes · May 1, 2011

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  • S1E1

    Episode 1 - John Haigh - The Acid Bath Murderer

    May 1, 2011

    Fred Dinenage investigates 1940s murderer John George Haigh, who notoriously dissolved his victims' bodies in acid.

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  • S1E2

    Episode 2 - Frederick Young - The Teacup Poisoner

    May 8, 2011

    The presenter explores the crimes of Graham Frederick Young who, after serving 15 years for poisoning his parents, laced an entire factory's tea with deadly thallium.

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  • S1E3

    Episode 3 - George Smith - Brides in the Bath

    May 15, 2011

    Fred Dinenage examines the crimes of Brides in the Bath murderer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, who drowned his three wives between 1912 and 1914.

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    Episode 4 - Donald Neilson - The Black Panther

    May 22, 2011

    Fred Dinenage explores the life of multiple murderer and armed robber Donald Neilson, who killed 17-year-old heiress Lesley Whittle in 1975.

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  • S1E5

    Episode 5 - John Christie - 10 Rillington Place

    May 29, 2011

    Fred Dinenage examines the case of John Christie, who murdered six women between 1943 and 1953 and hid their bodies in his house at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London.

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  • S1E6

    Episode 6 - Harold Jones - The Welsh Child Killer

    Jun 5, 2011

    The case of Harold Jones, found guilty of murder at the age of 15 in 1921, who is also suspected to have been 1960s serial killer `Jack the Stripper'.

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  • S1E7

    Episode 7 - Derek Bentley

    Jun 12, 2011

    The case of Derek Bentley, who was hanged for the murder of a policeman during a burglary in Wandsworth, south London, in 1952, even though it was his 16-year-old accomplice Christopher Craig who pulled the trigger.

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  • S1E8

    Episode 8 - Ruth Ellis

    Jun 19, 2011

    Presenter Fred Dinenage reflects on the story of Ruth Ellis, who was found guilty of the murder of her estranged lover. She was hanged for the offence in 1955, the last woman to suffer such a fate in the United Kingdom.

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  • S1E9

    Episode 9 - The Krays

    Jun 26, 2011

    Author Fred Dinenage, who conducted a series of interviews with the Kray twins for their autobiography, recounts the time he spent with them and presents their true story.

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