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Over a period of about twenty years Fred and Rose West abducted, tortured, raped and murdered an unknown number of girls, many of whom lay buried in the garden until the police dug them up. What motivated West to commit such terrible crimes? Was he born evil or did his upbringing make him this way? Did he do it for sexual kicks? Or, as some allege, did he supply the sacrificial victims to a black magic coven?

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 2005

The world’s most prolific killer, Shipman is estimated to have killed 275 people, but the actual figure will never be known. The 57-year-old GP was given 15 life sentences to run concurrently for the murders, and four years for forging a will, but hung himself in his cell after he was sentenced. He always denied his crimes. When the police began investigating Dr Harold Shipman in September 1998 they struggled to understand him. How could a GP who was trusted and respected by more than 3,000 patients also be a killer who struck time after time with no obvious motive? The coroner speculated that ‘the only valid possible explanation for it is that he simply enjoyed viewing the process of dying and enjoyed the feeling of control over life and death, literally over life and death …’

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 2005

Jeffrey Dahmer was a homosexual sexual deviant who raped, murdered and ate parts of 17 victims. Like other killers such as John Wayne Gacy, he managed to elude capture while continuing to carry out his crimes. Like every other sociopath serial killer in history he believed himself to be completely justified in his actions. Why does a Jeffrey Dahmer happen? How does a man become a serial killer, necrophiliac, cannibal and psychopath? Many of the theories would have you believe that the answers can always be found in childhood abuse, bad parenting, head trauma, foetal alcoholism and drug addiction. Perhaps in some cases these are contributing factors, but not for Jeffrey Dahmer…

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 2005

For many years, Myra Hindley was depicted by the tabloid press as "the most hated woman in Britain". The crimes committed by Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, shocked the nation and became the benchmark by which other acts of evil came to be measured. Until she met Brady, Hindley had been, by all accounts, a perfectly normal girl, with strong religious feelings. She loved children and animals, and was much in demand as a babysitter. When they became lovers, Hindley was prepared to do anything Brady asked… Can people be persuaded to kill for love? Were they crimes of passion? Brady claimed that Hindley was a manipulative liar who was as committed to murder as he had been…

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Two black Americans, John Allen Muhammad, 42, a veteran of the Gulf War in 1991, and his stepson John Lee Malvo, 17, were convicted in 2004 of being the ‘Washington sniper’, who had been terrorizing America over a period of three weeks. Police found a gun in the suspects car - the criminals had supposedly shot it 13 times. Ten innocent people were killed, and three were wounded. Police also found a scope and a tripod. The criminals probably shot the victims without even leaving the car, as it has an opening in the trunk that allows people to lie hidden and shoot the victims. Experts unanimously agreed that it was John Allen Muhammad who was the force of the criminal tandem. What were the motives of these men, and was one ‘guiltier’ than the other? Psychologists suppose that John Allen Muhammad is non compos mentis, but find it difficult to explain why the stepson acted in the same way…

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The Back Pack Killer. Australia's worst solo serial killer, Ivan Milat, is now serving life for the murders of seven hitchhiking backpackers between 1989 and 1992. Many questions remain unanswered and there is uncertainty about the full extent of Ivan Milat’s crimes. Did he murder for entertainment? Some say his motivation lay in his family background and upbringing. Ivan Milat grew up as one of 14 siblings, a close-knit family who didn’t mix with others. They were surrounded by guns amidst an ethos of lawlessness and unbreakable family loyalty. Did he kill alone? One of his siblings, Boris, broke the bonds of rigid family loyalty to speak out against the convicted killer. He said it was likely there were more of his victims that haven’t yet been found…

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Made famous for Charlize Theron’s portrayal of her in the film Monster, Aileen Wuornos was executed in 2002 for the murder of seven men. A down-on-her luck lesbian prostitute, she lured her clients to remote wooded areas, and more often than not, shot them at point blank range. Tried and convicted in a Florida court, Aileen received 6 death sentences and spent a total of 12 years on death row…

Première diffusion : 6 mars 2011

Known as the Vampire of Sacramento, Richard Trenton Chase was a deranged monster who slaughtered men, women and children in a bloody rampage that shook the Californian State Capital…

Première diffusion : 13 mars 2011

In 1958 the real ‘Natural Born Killers’, Charles Starkweather and his teenage girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate, embarked on an 8-day killing spree that left 10 people dead and many more fearing for their lives. The duo was captured in January 1958 and Starkweather was executed on the electric chair little over a year later…

Première diffusion : 20 mars 2011

He was one of the infamous serial killers in modern American history. Better known as the Boston Strangler, De Salvo’s reign of terror claimed at least 13 victims. A violent sexual deviant, he confessed to all the murders – yet some doubt his authenticity.

Première diffusion : 27 mars 2011

Ted Bundy orchestrated a campaign of terror that stretched across the United States. Between 1974 and 1978 he lured a series of pretty, dark haired women to gruesome deaths. Described as handsome and charming, Ted didn’t fit the bill of a conventional murderer. Until the end, Bundy remained arrogant and defiant, choosing to conduct his own defence in the trial. Bundy was sent to the electric chair in 1989, whilst hundreds of people cheered his death outside the prison…

Première diffusion : 20 février 2011

He was known as the ‘Killer Clown’, and buried his young male victims under the crawl space of his suburban home. John Wayne Gacy was a monster in human form – a pillar of the community who viciously snuffed out the lives of more than thirty men. He’d prowl the streets at night, luring hitchhikers and runaways back to his home where he’d torture and kill them. Gacy was found guilty in 1980 and sentenced to death…

Première diffusion : 27 février 2011

Hearse driving redneck Donald Pee Wee Gaskins may only have stood 5'4" tall, but he would earn himself the nickname of the meanest man in America and become South Carolina's biggest mass murderer when police discovered his boasts of having his own private graveyard were real. Cops would eventually discover the bodies of 13 men women and children, but in prison Gaskins would claim to have killed more than a hundred - raping, torturing and then sinking their bodies in the swamps. And Gaskins would add to his tally in prison, pulling off the extraordinary murder of a death row inmate - blowing him up by remote control. But what created this feared psychopath and sexual sadist? Was it nature or nurture? The men that knew and pursued him, leading experts, and the loving daughter he confessed to examine whether Pee Wee Gaskins was born to kill?

Première diffusion : 31 janvier 2012

In 1982, when the bodies of 3 women were discovered beneath the surface of Seattle's Green River, no-one realised that it was the beginning of an extraordinary killing spree that would baffle police for 19 years. The 'Green River Killer' would become the most prolific serial killer in US history, claiming the lives of more than four dozen victims, but it would take until 2001 before DNA testing solved the mystery of his identity. To his friends and family, Gary Ridgway was a mild mannered truck painter and a loving husband, but for 19 years he had prowled Seattle's red light areas, picking up young women, strangling them during intercourse, dumping their bodies in the woods, and sometimes returning to have sex with the corpses. Featuring video of his startling confessions - the cops that pursued him, the attorneys who prosecuted and defended him, leading experts, school-friends, and the wife who spent 16 loving years with her dream man, attempt to unravel what had created this monster. Had he been warped by his unusual relationship with mother? Or was the Green River Killer a product of nature - born to kill?

Première diffusion : 16 février 2012

When body parts began washing up on the beaches of a peaceful Californian seaside town, police realised someone was hunting, abducting, murdering and dismembering female co-eds. What they didn't realise was; the killer was in their midst - drinking with them at their favourite local bar. Cops considered the 6'9' inch Edmund Kemper a gentle giant, little did they know that as a teenager he'd murdered his grandparents, he'd fooled psychiatrists into releasing him from secure hospital after just 5 years, and while he was socialising with police officers he was living out his bizarre sexual fantasies with the corpses of young co-eds. Edmund Kemper would kill and dismember 6 young college girls before turning on his mother and her best friend. Was his mind was twisted by his upbringing in a broken home and volatile relationship with a domineering mother? Or was the Co-ed Butcher born to kill?

Première diffusion : 13 février 2012

By the age of ten, heavy metal fan Richard Ramirez was sleeping in cemeteries. He would go on to spread terror throughout Los Angeles, preying on ordinary citizens as they slept in their homes. The Satan loving, drug fuelled burglar would rape, murder, and mutilate, taking pleasure in making his victims pray to Satan before him. Men, women, children and the elderly all fell victim as the police raced to catch the killer who defied all known theories about serial murder. So, was the Richard Ramirez born to kill? Warped by drugs? Or, was the Night Stalker schooled in murder during his poor childhood in the tough Texan border town of El Paso?

Première diffusion : 20 février 2012

When the discovery of human flesh blocking the drains of an address in London led to the arrest of 37 year old civil servant Dennis Nilsen, police were staggered when he calmly told them he had killed at least 15 young men. At the time, Nilsen would go down in history as Britain's most prolific serial killer, and as police interviewed the matter-of-fact Scot, they uncovered the extraordinary story of a man obsessed with death since childhood. The lonely job centre executive would strangle his victims and keep their corpses for company, sitting them in chairs, talking to them and watching television together, before butchering burning or boiling the body-parts. Was Dennis Nilsen obsession with death fused during his childhood? Or, was his instinct to kill hard-wired from birth?

Première diffusion : 27 février 2012

The Son of Sam would become the most notorious killer in New York's history. Shooting women or couples parked in lover's lanes, the mystery killer spread terror through the streets of the metropolis, leading young women to cut and dye their hair for fear of becoming the killer's next victim. Writing to the police and press, the Son of Sam would claim to relish his 'work' and that he was programmed to kill. A massive manhunt would lead police to David Berkowitz - a lonely young man, adopted at birth, who claimed he was commanded to do the devil's work by a neighbour's barking dog. So was the Son of Sam driven by demons? Wreaking a bitter revenge fuelled by mental illness? Or was he programmed from birth to be a serial murderer?

Première diffusion : 5 mars 2012

A psychological profile of British nurse Beverley Allitt, nicknamed the Angel of Death, who murdered four children and injured nine others at Grantham Hospital in Lincolnshire in 1991.

Première diffusion : 9 août 2012

The psychology of Charles Manson, an American cult leader whose followers murdered seven people in their California homes over two nights in August 1969. Detectives, lawyers and psychiatrists analyse what prompted the crimes, and examine how Manson was able to persuade his acolytes to take the lives of innocent people

Première diffusion : 2 octobre 2012

The psychology of Herbert William Mullin who murdered 13 people in southern California in the early 1970s but claimed his victims were sacrificed to save the lives of others. The programme explores how investigators brought an end to his crimes and experts discuss what might have driven him to kill. There is also an interview with Mullin himself. Last in the series., Serial Killing Saviour: Born to Kill. To Kill? Series profiling infamous serial killers. Was the heinous serial killer Herbert William Mullin driven by nature or nurture? Featuring a unique interview with the murderer himself.

Première diffusion : 16 octobre 2012

Wichita, Kansas is in the Midwest, right in the Bible belt of America. This normally peaceful place was rocked to the core in 1974 when the city discovered they had a killer in their midst. A family of four were brutally slain in their home, and this was to prove the start of a vicious killing spree that terrorised the community for 30 years. Dennis Rader was a church deacon, Scout leader and a local family man. He was also a monster who murdered 10 people in cold blood. Through his own extraordinary testimony we uncover in intimate and chilling detail how this pillar of the community led a double life as a heinous sexual sadist and serial killer. Rader's childhood seemed completely normal, so what was it that drove him to such depths of depravity? Was Dennis Rader born to kill?

Première diffusion : 23 octobre 2012

Profile of the 1970s armed robber and kidnapper.

Première diffusion : 13 août 2013

In California in 1970, a doctor and his young family were executed and dumped in the swimming pool of their hilltop home. The killer believed that he was on a mission from God.

Première diffusion : 27 août 2013

Featuring the killing of walkers in Yosemite National Park

Première diffusion : 3 septembre 2013

Patrick Mackay is a British serial killer who confessed to murdering eleven people in the mid 1970s and considered by police to be a suspect in at least a dozen other killings over the previous two years.

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 2013

Featuring a crime spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979.

Première diffusion : 10 septembre 2013

Profile of American serial killer H Clark.

Première diffusion : 17 septembre 2013

En apparence, Donald Neilson était un père de famille et un constructeur indépendant du nord de l'Angleterre tout ce qu'il y a de plus banal. Mais cet ancien militaire était en fait un criminel froid et calculateur, qui a utilisé son passé dans l’armée pour effectuer, dans les années 70, des centaines de braquages violents et des vols à main armée. Lors de ces méfaits, il n’hésitait pas à tirer sur des employés des bureaux de poste. Vêtu et cagoulé de noir, celui qui a été surnommé « la panthère noire » est même allé jusqu’à enlever la riche héritière d’une société de transports dans le but d’obtenir une rançon.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2014

Dans les années 70, Londres est le théâtre de plusieurs meurtres étranges, dont l’assassinat d’un prêtre catholique tué à la hache et retrouvé baignant dans son propre sang. L’arrestation de son meurtrier, Patrick MacKay, révèle d’autres atrocités commises par le jeune homme. Le suspect se met à avouer plusieurs crimes qui surprennent les policiers en charge de ces enquêtes. L’individu aurait vécu une enfance compliquée et aurait montré des signes d’instabilité dès son plus jeune âge.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2014

En 1970, le docteur Otha, sa femme, leurs deux garçons et leur secrétaire sont retrouvés assassinés dans la piscine de la demeure familiale, en Californie. La mort de ces cinq personnes est revendiquée par un groupe alors inconnu des services de police, le Peuple de l’univers libre. Ces derniers menacent de s’en prendre à tous ceux qui nuiront à l’environnement. Une angoisse règne alors en Californie et dans le reste des États-Unis.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2014

En 1999, un tueur s'en prend à plusieurs touristes qui visitent le parc national de Yosemite, en Californie. En février, Carole Sund, sa fille Juli et son amie, Silvina Pelosso, disparaissenr. Les trois femmes seront retrouvées mortes. En juillet, Joie Armstrong est tuée à son tour à Yosemite.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2014

En 1979, les frères Briley sont arrêtés après avoir effrayé la ville de Richmond avec une série de crimes d'une grande brutalité. Enfermés dans le couloir de la mort, James et Linwood continuent de faire régler la terreur.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2014

En 1986, à Silver Spring, dans le Maryland, Michelle Dorr, une fillette, disparaît mystérieusement. Les enquêteurs soupçonnent le père de l'enfant puis un voisin, Hadden Clark.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2014

Dans les années 1970, le jeune Américano-Danois Thor Nis Christiansen a kidnappé, violé puis tué trois étudiantes de l'université d'Isla Vista, dans le comté de Santa Barbara, en Californie. Ces jeunes femmes présentaient une ressemblance physique.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 2014

En 2005, deux individus se baladent dans Phoenix, la capitale de l'Arizona. Ils tirent sur tout ce qui bouge. Les habitants n'osent plus sortir de chez eux. Pour Dale et son frère Jeff, c'est un jeu qu'ils définissent comme de la « violence récréative » !

Première diffusion : 19 mars 2014

En 1987, un violeur sème la terreur à Scarborough, dans l'Ontario. Quatre ans plus tard, une adolescente est retrouvée démembrée dans le lac Gibson, près de Saint Catharines. La police interroge un certain Paul Bernardo.

Première diffusion : 5 juillet 2014

Entre 1984 et 1999, deux amis d’enfance prenant de la méthamphétamine ont assassiné des dizaines de personnes dans et autour du comté de San Joaquin, en Californie. Surnommés « monstres-tueurs sous speed », Wesley Shermantine et Loren Herzog abandonnaient les cadavres dans la campagne et dans de vieux puits.

Première diffusion : 26 février 2014

Following the story of the serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe, who between 1975 and 1981 murdered 13 females and became known as The Yorkshire Ripper. But how did he get away with the crimes for so many years and was it nature or nurture that turned this chilled out hard-working man into a serial killer.

Première diffusion : 31 juillet 2014

During the summer of 1980, Douglas Clark and Carol Bundy carried out a series of shocking murders in Los Angeles, leaving a trail of blood in their wake

Première diffusion : 24 mars 2014

British criminal Robert Napper, who was convicted of two murders, one manslaughter, two rapes and two attempted rapes. Napper is a paranoid schizophrenic who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and. also believed to be the 'Green Chain Rapist' who carried out at least 70 attacks across south-east London over a four-year period ending in 1994.

Première diffusion : 3 juin 2015

Profiling rapists and serial killers John Duffy and David Mulcahy, who together attacked numerous women at railway stations in the south of England through the mid-1980s, killing three.

Première diffusion : 10 juin 2015

Chilling documentary series examining brutal serial killers. Despicable duo Gerald and Charlene Gallego joined forces to rape and murder several teenagers.

Première diffusion : 17 juin 2015

Spine-chilling documentary series examining brutal serial killers. This edition reviews the case of Levi Bellfield who murdered three women, including Milly Dowler.

Première diffusion : 24 juin 2015

Grisly documentary series examining brutal serial killers. Tony Costa murdered four women in 1969, before penning a chilling, unpublished novel detailing his crimes.

Première diffusion : 1 juillet 2015

Shocking documentary series examining brutal killers. Ruthless Richard Cottingham murdered at least six people and dismembered his victims' bodies.

Première diffusion : 8 juillet 2015

Chilling documentary series examining serial killers. This edition explores the case of ex-marine Cleophus Prince Jr., who raped and murdered six women in 1990.

Première diffusion : 15 juillet 2015

Grisly documentary series examining serial killers. This edition examines the chilling case of Sean Gillis who stalked, raped and brutally murdered eight women.

Première diffusion : 22 juillet 2015

The horrific case of Timothy Wilson-Spencer, who strangled five people in the 1980s. The case was historic as it was the first case solved with DNA evidence.

Première diffusion : 29 juillet 2015

Grisly documentary series examining notorious serial killers. This edition explores the chilling case of killer cousins David Gore and Fred Waterfield.

Première diffusion : 5 août 2015

Spine-chilling documentary series examining serial killers. After being convicted of attempted murder and kidnapping, David Carpenter went on to kill five women.

Première diffusion : 12 août 2015

Grisly documentary series examining serial killers. This edition examines the chilling case of Bobby Joe Long who raped 50 people and murdered nine.

Première diffusion : 19 août 2015

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