Miniseries

A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.

1. 1. The Lindbergh Kidnapping

   1976-05-27 · 50m

   Was Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?

2. 2. Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?

   1976-06-03 · 50m

   Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?

3. 3. The French Bluebeard

   1976-06-10 · 50m

   The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.

4. 4. Murder on the 10.27

   1976-06-17 · 50m

   John Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?

5. 5. Lizzie Borden

   1976-06-24 · 50m

   Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?

6. 6. Who Burned the Reichstag?

   1976-07-01 · 50m

   How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.