Crimes That Made History

Crimes That Made History

2017 | English, German, French

Crimes and bloody tales that made the headlines usually reveal a lot about the hidden fantasies of their time. From Jack the Ripper to the Andes crash, the ten episodes of this collection shed a black light on a page of history that left a mark on their time.

Crimes That Made History

E1: Roswell: Back to the UFO (1947)
  

E1: Roswell: Back to the…

On July 8, 1947, the U.S. Air Force announced the…
E2: The Death of Princess Di (1997)
  

E2: The Death of Princess…

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana passed away alongside her…
E3: Violette Nozière: The Patricidal Poisoner (1933)
  

E3: Violette Nozière: The Patricidal…

In 1933, 18-year-old Violette Noziere poisoned her father in Paris.…
E4: Albert Soleilland: A Case for the Death Penalty 1907
  

E4: Albert Soleilland: A Case…

France was on the verge of abolishing the death sentence…
E5: Jack the Ripper (1888)
  

E5: Jack the Ripper (1888)

In 1888, a series of gruesome murders shocked London: The…
E6: Fritz Haarmann: der Schläcter von Hanover
  

E6: Fritz Haarmann: der Schläcter…

In 1924, untold numbers of bones were found by authorities…
E7: The Jonestown Massacre: An American Apocalypse (1978)
  

E7: The Jonestown Massacre: An…

In 1978, Reverend Jim Jones held an apocalyptic mass in…
E8: The St. Valentine's Massacre: Gang Rule in America (1929)
  

E8: The St. Valentine's Massacre:…

In 1929, seven members of Bugs Moran's gang were assassinated…
E9: Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism (1972)
  

E9: Flight 571: Acceptable Face…

On October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan plane crashed into the…
E10: Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion
  

E10: Abe Sada: A Japanese…

In 1936, Abe Sada killed her lover by "erotic asphyxia,"…

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