Crimes of the Century

1 season available

An eight-episode documentary series delves further into major news events that had far-reaching interest and repercussions.
DC Sniper
S1 E1

The 2002 Washington D.C. sniper attack.

John Lennon Assassination
S1 E2

In 1980, the world was shocked by the murder of former Beatle John Lennon. Was Mark Chapman a cold-blooded killer or a seriously deranged young man? The lives of both men are reviewed to set the scene through interviews and footage.

Andrea Yates
S1 E3

Andrea Yates drowns her five children in the bathtub to save them from Satan.

Reagan Assassination Attempt
S1 E4

Doctors rush to save Ronald Reagan's life; confusion reigns at the White House and an investigation begins to find out if there is a wider plot.

Oklahoma City Bombing
S1 E5

Examining what led a decorated war hero to turn against his own government and blow up a federal building in Oklahoma City.

Amanda Knox
S1 E6

Amanda Knox is arrested and tried for murder in Italy.

Waco
S1 E7

A routine ATF investigation becomes an inferno at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, killing 80 people.

Unabomber
S1 E8

The hunt for Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski.