Miniseries (1976)
A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.
Episodes: 6
Star Cast: Stratford Johns , Frank Windsor ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Air Date: 1976-05-27
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?
Ep.2 Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?
Air Date: 1976-06-03
Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?
Ep.3 The French Bluebeard
Air Date: 1976-06-10
The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.
Ep.4 Murder on the 10.27
Air Date: 1976-06-17
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?
Ep.5 Lizzie Borden
Air Date: 1976-06-24
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?
Ep.6 Who Burned the Reichstag?
Air Date: 1976-07-01
How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.