Great Crimes and Trials of the 20th Century: Series 1



History Documentary hosted by Robert Powell, published by A&E in 1992 - English narration







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An insight into the criminal mind, this is a major series of the most extraordinary stories behind the greatest crimes and trials of the century. Serial killers, gangsters, assassins and war criminals - Great Crimes and Trials sheds light on 26 crimes that shocked the world, bringing back memories of some of the most notorious cases of the twentieth century.

True stories carefully researched and reconstructed with actual archive footage are all covered here in exacting detail, alongside other shocking stories of murder and mayhem. Cases which have become almost legendary in the annals of crime and detection, each episode combines archive with new interviews to reconstruct one story, coming face-to-face with the felon, analysing the individual and his motive, explaining how the crime was committed and showing breakthroughs in investigations alongside details of the trial.

Narrated by Robert Powell, this gripping and absorbing series charts the crimes of 26 of the most infamous villains ever including Dillinger, Manson, The Yorkshire Ripper, Jack the Stripper and Dr Crippen. With its researchers gaining unprecedented world-wide access to picture libraries, syndicated sources and over 250,000 hours of archive footage, these are the definitive accounts of these appalling murders containing much material that has never been seen before.



Produced by Nugus/Martin Productions in association with Arts and Entertainment Network



10)  The Trials of Dr Sam Sheppard

He was young, handsome and successful - the ideal of American manhood. But when his wife was found battered to death, for him the American dream turned into a nightmare. Convicted of murder, it took him 12 years to establish his innocence and have his conviction overturned.

On Independence Day,1954, the American dream ended for Dr Samuel Sheppard. Then affluent Bay Village, Ohio was shocked by the brutal murder of Marilyn Sheppard, wife of a prominent local physician. Even more astounding was the prime suspect: the doctor himself. The trial was quick and decisive. But was it fair? For the next ten years, Sam Sheppard worked to prove his trial was unfair and his conviction unjustified.

Sheppard's trial was turned into a media carneval by a hysterical press crusade -- even before it started, it was reported that the authorities were convinced he was 'guilty as hell'. Although the evidence against him was weak, his defence efforts were poor and he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Only after he had spent quarter of his life in jail did Dr Sam Sheppard get the justice he deserved.



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Video Codec: x264 CABAC Main@L4

Video Bitrate: 1 218 Kbps

Video Resolution: 698x564

Display Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps

Audio Codec: AAC (LC)

Audio Bitrate: 161 kb/s VBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 2

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 26 min

Number Of Parts: 26

Part Size: 173 MB - 501 MB

Source: DVD

Encoded by: cwjian90 for MVGroup



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