Great Crimes and Trials
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Documentary
Great Crimes and Trials is an early 1990s BBC documentary television series. The program consists of archival material combined with never before seen interviews to reconstruct a renowned crime, examining the felon's motives, details of the crime, the investigations and the trial. Each episode is narrated by actor Robert Powell. In the United Kingdom the program is shown on weekdays on the Crime & Investigation Network. The first series was released on DVD by Columbia Tristar in 2005, and the third series was released on DVD by Network DVD in 2011. The first and second series were released on video by Columbia Tristar in 1997.
Episodes
S01 · E01
The Lindbergh KidnappingNovember 2, 1993
S01 · E02
Lucky LucianoNovember 9, 1993
S01 · E03
Al CaponeNovember 16, 1993
S01 · E04
Son of SamNovember 23, 1993
S01 · E05
The Hillside StranglersNovember 30, 1993
S01 · E06
John Dillinger - Public Enemy No. 1December 7, 1993
S01 · E07
The Manson Family MurdersDecember 14, 1993
S01 · E08
The Jonestown MassacreDecember 21, 1993
S01 · E09
The Green Beret KillingsDecember 28, 1993
S01 · E10
The Case of Dr. Sam SheppardJanuary 4, 1994
S01 · E11
Neville HeathJanuary 11, 1994
S01 · E12
Ted BundyJanuary 18, 1994
S01 · E13
Gary GilmoreJanuary 25, 1994
S01 · E14
The Trial of Adolf EichmannFebruary 1, 1994
S01 · E15
John GacyFebruary 8, 1994
S01 · E16
The Massacre of the Tsar and the Imperial familyFebruary 15, 1994
S01 · E17
The Case of Dr CrippenFebruary 22, 1994
S01 · E18
The Great Train RobberyMarch 1, 1994
S01 · E19
The Boston StranglerMarch 8, 1994
S01 · E20
Haigh the Acid Bath MurdererMarch 15, 1994