True Crimes

1992 - 1992

The Village Murders

Episode 1

In the 1980s, Colin Pitchfork raped and murdered two girls in Leicestershire. This is the story of the case that changed the course of criminal history when, for the first time, genetic DNA fingerprinting was used to identify the killer.

The Lady and the Baroness

Episode 2

This is the fascinating case of a high society family fraud.

Rachel McLean

Episode 3

This is the story of how brilliant detective work trapped the killer of 19-year-old Oxford University student Rachel McLean.

The Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Job

5th September 1992

Episode 6

A dramatized recreation of an audacious armed robbery. This is the story of how detectives tracked down handsome Italian playboy Valerio Viccei, the mastermind behind one of the biggest bank robberies in history.

Murder by the Sea

11th September 1992

Episode 7

In the early 1980s, Susan Barber partied for nearly a year, thinking she had gotten away with the murder of her husband, Michael, after she poisoned him with weedkiller.

A Twist in the Tale

12th September 1992

Episode 8

A Surrey businessman was kidnapped and then tethered to a tree in the Devon countryside for five days.

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Crime Documentary

Each episode presents a new true crime case, modern or historical. Michael Winner hosts, providing exposition through voiceovers due to low production values. He often delivers a patronizing moral conclusion.

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