Murderous History

In the middle of World War II, Berlin is hit by a series of murders and violent attacks against women that threatens to shatter Hitler's image of a perfect society. One of Germany's top investigators, Wilhelm Lüdtke, is on the case but he faces many obstacles...some coming from his own government. See how a unique combination of Nazi racial ideology, censorship, and blackouts during wartime enabled a ruthless killer to run wild over eight months. Then see how Lüdtke utilized early forensic techniques to finally bring the criminal to justice.

March 30, 1896. A bargeman heading for Reading on the River Thames spots a small package floating on the water. What he discovers inside will shock Victorian Britain and trigger a landmark investigation that will change the way the nation treats its most vulnerable. Witness the case of "baby farmer" Amelia Dyer, arguably Britain's most prolific serial killer, and see how Constable James Anderson, without the aid of modern forensics, was able to blow the case wide open using old school investigative techniques and a few crafty methods.

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.