Great Crimes and Trials

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.

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Nov 02, 1993

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The Lindbergh Kidnapping

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Lucky Luciano

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Al Capone

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Son of Sam

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John Dillinger - Public Enemy No. 1

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The Manson Family Murders

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The Jonestown Massacre

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The Green Beret Killings

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The Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard

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Neville Heath

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Ted Bundy

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Gary Gilmore

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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

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John Gacy

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The Massacre of the Tsar and the Imperial family

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The Case of Dr Crippen

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The Great Train Robbery

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The Boston Strangler

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Haigh the Acid Bath Murderer

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John Christie of Rillington Place

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The Black Panther

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Murph the Surf

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The Hammersmith Murders

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The McKay Kidnapping

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The Yorkshire Ripper

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