In True Crime, we investigate some of the most iconic crimes in recent history, from O. J. Simpson's 'Trial of the Century', to the monstrous actions of Edmund Kemper and Charles Manson. Featuring a host of genuine evidence, including official police documentation and unbelievable images, True Crime gives you an insight into the minds of some of history's most notorious killers. Featuring: The Death House - Take a look inside Sing Sing prison’s Death House and the electric chair dubbed ‘Old Sparky’. From the archives - Delve into the past and investigate some of history's most infamous criminals, from Ned Kelly to Charles Manson. Criminal profiles - Discover the truth behind the criminal cases that shocked the world. Iconic images - View incredible photos charting some of the most notorious crimes of the last century.
Welcome to TRUE CRIME
Foreword • It is a common belief that crime is running rampant in modern society. It isn’t. In fact, on almost every measurable scale, the rates of most types of crime have been falling remarkably quickly over the past several decades
Inside the Death House • Between 1890 and 1963 New York’s Sing Sing prison served more death sentences than anywhere else in the United States thanks to its purpose-built factory of execution: the Death House
Calling the electrician
This is how bad men die • The effect of the electric chair… in stomach-churning detail
Edmund Kemper • Too big, too smart, too strong: they had no chance against serial killer Edmund Kemper
Murder on his mind • Is Kemper’s willingness talk about his murders a sign of remorse, or something completely different? Real Crime speaks to an expert who has talked directly with the serial killer
BLACK DAHLIA
Pedro Lopez • The Monster of the Andes preyed on prepubescent girls in the towns of Ecuador and Colombia and, in the space of a decade, became perhaps the most prolific serial killer on record
Colin Thatcher • A charming and initially well-respected Canadian Minister revealed his true colours when his political career declined and he was charged with the murder of his wife
Ned Kelly • The outlaw whose stand against injustice and corruption made him an Australian folk hero
Life in the time of Ned Kelly
Deported from England
Aileen Wuornos • Convicted of six counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to the death penalty in 2002, Aileen Wuornos was one of the USA’s most notorious female serial killers
Fred & Rose West • Fred and Rose West tortured, murdered and buried many victims in their house on Cromwell Street. Only a chance overheard comment led police to begin investigating
O. J. Simpson • The “trial of the century” began on 24 July 1995 and lasted for 133 days, with record media coverage. That’s what happens when the suspect is an American footballer and movie star
John Dillinger • While millions of Americans struggled to make ends meet under the crippling effects of the Great Depression, bank robber, outlaw and fugitive John Dillinger thrived
Life in the time of Public Enemy No. 1
Hoover’s war on crim
Ted Kaczynski • A brilliant academic, appointed Assistant Professor of Mathematics, suffered a total emotional breakdown and embarked on a nationwide campaign of domestic terrorism
Marc Dutroux • Incompetent police work and a potential paedophile ring of the rich and powerful were exposed in the investigation of Marc Dutroux, his wife and associates
JACK RUBY & LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Al Capone • Arriving in Chicago as a minor league mobster, Al Capone helped build an empire of prostitution, bootlegging and murder that made him a notorious household name
Capone in New York
How America swam with booze
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