Murders That Shocked The Nation - Season 1

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Episode 1 - John Haigh - The Acid Bath Murderer

1 - Episode 1 - John Haigh - The Acid Bath Murderer

Air Date: May 1, 2011

Fred Dinenage investigates 1940s murderer John George Haigh, who notoriously dissolved his victims' bodies in acid.

Episode 2 - Frederick Young - The Teacup Poisoner

2 - Episode 2 - Frederick Young - The Teacup Poisoner

Air Date: May 8, 2011

The presenter explores the crimes of Graham Frederick Young who, after serving 15 years for poisoning his parents, laced an entire factory's tea with deadly thallium.

Episode 3 - George Smith - Brides in the Bath

3 - Episode 3 - George Smith - Brides in the Bath

Air Date: May 15, 2011

Fred Dinenage examines the crimes of Brides in the Bath murderer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, who drowned his three wives between 1912 and 1914.

Episode 4 - Donald Neilson - The Black Panther

4 - Episode 4 - Donald Neilson - The Black Panther

Air Date: May 22, 2011

Fred Dinenage explores the life of multiple murderer and armed robber Donald Neilson, who killed 17-year-old heiress Lesley Whittle in 1975.

Episode 5 - John Christie - 10 Rillington Place

5 - Episode 5 - John Christie - 10 Rillington Place

Air Date: May 29, 2011

Fred Dinenage examines the case of John Christie, who murdered six women between 1943 and 1953 and hid their bodies in his house at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London.

Episode 6 - Harold Jones - The Welsh Child Killer

6 - Episode 6 - Harold Jones - The Welsh Child Killer

Air Date: June 5, 2011

The case of Harold Jones, found guilty of murder at the age of 15 in 1921, who is also suspected to have been 1960s serial killer `Jack the Stripper'.

Episode 7 - Derek Bentley

7 - Episode 7 - Derek Bentley

Air Date: June 12, 2011

The case of Derek Bentley, who was hanged for the murder of a policeman during a burglary in Wandsworth, south London, in 1952, even though it was his 16-year-old accomplice Christopher Craig who pulled the trigger.

Episode 8 - Ruth Ellis

8 - Episode 8 - Ruth Ellis

Air Date: June 19, 2011

Presenter Fred Dinenage reflects on the story of Ruth Ellis, who was found guilty of the murder of her estranged lover. She was hanged for the offence in 1955, the last woman to suffer such a fate in the United Kingdom.

Episode 9 - The Krays

9 - Episode 9 - The Krays

Air Date: June 26, 2011

Author Fred Dinenage, who conducted a series of interviews with the Kray twins for their autobiography, recounts the time he spent with them and presents their true story.