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True Crime Documentaries

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BBC Select delves into the world of true crime with a range of eye-opening documentaries. Learn more about crimes that made the headlines including the Wests and Jimmy Saville, shocking misdemeanors from recent times in Britain and America, as well as unlawful acts from the past including the crimes of Jack the Ripper.

Murder in the Badlands

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In a mystery that has spanned decades, four young women were brutally murdered over the course of 40 years, leaving behind only family and unanswered questions.

BBC’s new four-part true crime documentary series will forensically rebuild the timeline of the murders of the four women and the investigations that followed.

Each episode, highlighting a different woman, will feature insights from surviving family members, police officers, journalists, and criminologists.

A Very British Murder

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Murder: why are we so fascinated by this grisly subject? Renowned historian Lucy Worsley delves into some of the most notorious killings from the past and looks at the way they were reflected in the art and entertainment of the time in this BBC Select true crime documentary. From Jack the Ripper to Agatha Christie, what does this murderous obsession tell us about the British psyche?

Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

The so-called ‘Jack the Stripper’ murders took place in Swinging Sixties London. Six women lost their lives to a sadistic killer who was never caught.