Crimes of the Century
Never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews offer a vitural scene-of-the-crime vantage point for history's most major news events.
Overview
Never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews offer a vitural scene-of-the-crime vantage point for history's most major news events.
Ridley Scott
Creator / EP
Episodes
1. The DC Snipers
Crimes of the Century examines the 2002 case of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. The two snipers terrorize the residents of Washington, D.C. and its suburbs by randomly targeting and gunning down ordinary citizens in common public areas.
2. The Murder of John Lennon
Crimes of the Century revisits the shocking 1980 murder of former Beatle John Lennon who was shot repeatedly in the back by assassin Mark David Chapman as he was returning to his apartment. Chapman surrenders to the police and is eventually sent to prison for life.
3. The State of Texas vs. Andrea Yates
Crimes of the Century looks at the case of Texas woman Andrea Yates killed her five children by drowning them one by one in a bathtub. A media circus ensues at her trial. She is initially sent to prison for life, but is later found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Cast & Crew
Phillip Resnick
Self - UH Case Medical Center
Brian Levin
Self. Professor of Criminal Justice, CSUSB
Erik Thompson
Self. Narrator
