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Bluebeard / Henri Landru
S5 Ep4
7.7
28th Oct 2019
The First World War took the lives of countless soldiers on the front line. But one man in Paris too old for combat saw this as an opportunity. Henri Landru targeted the lonely and vulnerable women left behind by the war. He seduced them with promises of marriage and lured them to houses outside Paris where the women vanished. With the police uninterested in investigating the disappearances, two women took it upon themselves to pursue Landru. This episode tells their story. How they tirelessly gathered evidence against the killer. How they pestered the authorities to investigate. And how they made sure Landru finally faced justice for his crimes.
Dr. Buck Ruxton
S4 Ep3
7.6
27th Jan 2019
Dr Ruxton was an Indian born physician. He lived a quiet, respectable life in Lancaster but had a violent jealous streak. He had accused his wife of infidelity for years but in September 1935 Ruxton's jealousy got the better of him. He beat, strangled and stabbed her to death then did the same to the housemaid who witnessed the killing. Ruxton dismembered the bodies to remove identification marks and dumped them across the border in Scotland. Local police were dumbfounded as to who the bodies were, the press had a field day but still no one could identify the two bodies. It was a scrap of newsprint used to wrap the body parts in that was identified as a publication only available in Lancaster. The police soon honed in on Ruxton.
Amelia Dyer - The Baby Farmer
S5 Ep6
7.6
8th Feb 2020
Amelia Dyer was perhaps the most prolific killer in British history. She earned a living through murder, and her victims were babies. There was a grim trade which flourished in the Victorian age. In a time when unmarried mothers were shamed and shunned, giving up children to a 'baby-farmer' was often the only option. Dyer promised mothers that for a fee, she would adopt the babies and raise them as her own. In fact, she neglected and murdered them. In this episode we tell the shocking story of Dyer and of Evelina Marmon, one of the desperate young mothers she deceived.
The Siege of Sidney Street (Houndsditch Murders)
S5 Ep3
7.6
21st Oct 2019
In December 1910, the murder of three City of London Police officers and the wounding of two others was, and continues to be, one of the largest multiple murders of police officers on duty carried out in Great Britain. The three officers – Sergeants Bentley and Tucker and Constable Choat - were shot dead whilst trying to prevent a burglary at a jewellers in Houndsditch on the evening of the 16th of December and this incident and the events surrounding it formed the precursor to the famous Siege of Sidney Street in January 1911.
Jack the Ripper (2)
S5 Ep2
7.5
14th Oct 2019
We all think we know the story of Jack the Ripper. The most famous serial killer in history, the man who murdered five women on the streets of Whitechapel - and got away with it. In this two-part Murder Maps special, we re-examine those notorious crimes. We reveal how the story we know today was shaped by the sensationalist press of 1888. And we strip back decades of rumour and misinformation to reveal the true lives of the five women slain. With contributions from world renowned Ripper expert Donald Rumbelow and writer Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five - the only book to tell the lives of the victims, these documentaries are the true story of the Whitechapel Murders as never heard before.
The Richmond Murder
S5 Ep8
7.4
21st Feb 2020
It was a crime which shocked Britain. In 1878, a widow was killed in her own home - and the killer was her own servant. This was a murder which struck at the heart of Victorian society, at the sanctity of the home and the rigid divides between the classes. For the young Kate Webster did not only kill and dismember her employer - she stole her clothes, her property and her identity. And to the Victorians that was almost more monstrous than the murder itself.
The Acid Bath Murders
S3 Ep2
7.4
19th Oct 2017
When police investigated the disappearance of wealthy widow, Olive Durand Deacon, in early 1949, they could not have imagined the gruesome confession told to them by the man they had brought in for questioning.
Notting Hill Horror Part 1
S2 Ep4
7.4
22nd Sep 2016
John Christie killed at least eight women during the 1940s and 1950s, including his wife. Hear more about his shocking crimes in this two-parter.
Worst Episodes of Murder Maps
Sheperds Bush Murders
S4 Ep4
6.5
3rd Feb 2019
Three police officers were murdered in Shepherds Bush on Friday 12th August 1966 by Harry Roberts and two others. After the killing they went on the run and a huge manhunt ensued. One assailant was captured within hours, the second was found 4 days later in Glasgow but Roberts hid in Thorley Wood near Bishop Stortford and used his army training to survive for three months until he was finally arrested. The notion that someone had killed several policemen shocked the public and attracted a lot of press attention. As the act of murder happened six months after the death penalty had been suspended, many people called for it's return. Two of the assailants died in prison but the gunman, Harry Roberts was released after spending 48 years behind bars.
The Bermondsey Horror
S1 Ep1
6.7
8th Sep 2015
In 1849, a man suddenly disappeared in Bermondsey. The discovery that he had been brutally murdered enraptured the press and the public. Even Charles Dickens was totally engrossed in the story of the sinister Marie Manning.
The Lady Killer
S2 Ep3
6.8
15th Sep 2016
As Europe recovered from the damage of WWII, soldiers made their way home from the front line. One man however brought back all the savagery and brutality of the fighting.
The Trunk Murders
S3 Ep1
6.8
12th Oct 2017
The first episode examines the horrifying discovery made in a trunk at the left luggage office of Brighton Train Station on a hot summer's day in 1934. Two days later, a similar case was found in Kings Cross Station, London. A major police investigation began that would take an unexpected turn in the search for a murderer.
Peter Manuel
S4 Ep1
6.8
13th Jan 2019
Peter Manuel was a Scottish serial killer who killed at least eight people between 1956 - 1958 around the Greater Glasgow area in Scotland. Manuel had prison for a string of sexual attacks but on his release it didn't take long for his psychopathic behaviour to escalate. He fell under the police's radar several times but each time was let go, free to kill further. Manuel's parents would always give their son an alibi. His father especially would go to great lengths to protect him from justice. When he was finally tracked down and arrested for the murder of a family, who he shot dead in their own home, Manuel sensationally defended himself in court. But it would be his mother's testimony which would prove to be crucial to the outcome.
Mary Ann Cotton
S4 Ep2
6.9
20th Jan 2019
Born in 1832 the story of the Black Widow is a tale of classic Victorian murder. Cotton travelled around the north east of England marrying lonely men getting them to take out life insurance and then murdering them. Arsenic was her preferred means of killing. Once dead she would cash in their life insurance. It was not only her husbands who were the victims, she is also thought to have murdered 11 of her children/step children too. Thanks to the endeavour of a man called Thomas Riley, Mary Ann Cotton was finally brought to justice and hanged for the murder of her final victim, 10 year old Charles Edward Cotton.
Notting Hill Horror Part 2
S2 Ep5
6.9
29th Sep 2016
WWI veteran John Christie later turned to a life of crime and killed at least eight women. Hear how his murderous spree ended at the gallows.
The Brides in the Bath Killer
S1 Ep4
7.0
29th Sep 2015
George Smith had many aliases. He needed them for his many wives who he would soon murder in order to claim the inheritance. Catching this chameleon would be a gargantuan challenge.
Murder Maps Episode Guide
The Bermondsey Horror
S1 Ep1
6.7
8th Sep 2015
In 1849, a man suddenly disappeared in Bermondsey. The discovery that he had been brutally murdered enraptured the press and the public. Even Charles Dickens was totally engrossed in the story of the sinister Marie Manning.
In the Shadow of Jack
S1 Ep2
7.1
15th Sep 2015
At the time of Jack The Ripper, London was home to some of the most terrible individuals the city has ever seen. One of the very worst was the elusive Borough Poisoner, George Chapman.
Finding Dr. Crippen
S1 Ep3
7.2
22nd Sep 2015
Having killed his wife and buried her in the basement, Dr Crippen believed he had escaped on a ship to Canada. But the police managed to hunt him down and bring him to account for his terrible crime.
The Brides in the Bath Killer
S1 Ep4
7.0
29th Sep 2015
George Smith had many aliases. He needed them for his many wives who he would soon murder in order to claim the inheritance. Catching this chameleon would be a gargantuan challenge.
This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in London, England's history. Nicholas Day guides us into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice.
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The best rated episodes of Murder Maps are:
Bluebeard / Henri Landru S5E4 rated 7.7
Dr. Buck Ruxton S4E3 rated 7.6
Amelia Dyer - The Baby Farmer S5E6 rated 7.6
The Siege of Sidney Street (Houndsditch Murders) S5E3 rated 7.6
Jack the Ripper (2) S5E2 rated 7.5
The Richmond Murder S5E8 rated 7.4
The Acid Bath Murders S3E2 rated 7.4
Notting Hill Horror Part 1 S2E4 rated 7.4
The lowest rated episodes of Murder Maps are:
Sheperds Bush Murders S4E4 rated 6.5
The Bermondsey Horror S1E1 rated 6.7
The Lady Killer S2E3 rated 6.8
The Trunk Murders S3E1 rated 6.8
Peter Manuel S4E1 rated 6.8
Mary Ann Cotton S4E2 rated 6.9
Notting Hill Horror Part 2 S2E5 rated 6.9
The Brides in the Bath Killer S1E4 rated 7.0
The first episode of Murder Maps aired on September 08, 2015.
The last episode of Murder Maps aired on February 28, 2020.
