Ultimate Crimes: In Search of Justice (2001)
1h 5min
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Part of the crime documentary series, this volume looks at the heinous crimes committed by killers such as Gary Gilmore, Dian Fossey, the so-called 'Railway Killer', and many more. Final Justice Robert Harris abducted two teenage boys with his brother, drove them to a deserted place and shot them in cold blood. In 1992 he became the first person executed in California in twenty five years when he died in the gas chamber. Gary Gilmore became international news in 1976 when he committed a senseless double murder and asked for the death sentence to be passed. He received his wish and died in front of the firing squad. Rapist and child killer, Steven Judy was electrocuted in Indiana for the brutal rape and murder of a young mother and the drowning of her three infant children.
Trapped by Forensics The Railway Killer, John Duffy, had terrorised the travelling public for over five years before he was caught in the first breakthrough for Psychological Offender Profiling. Timothy Spencer was the first American murderer to be caught by DNA after the brutal rape and murders of five women. David Lashley was a rapist who murdered out of sheer hate. It took thirteen years for the police to build up the forensic trail to trap this sadistic murderer.
Bizarre Murders Ronald Defoe took a rifle and butchered his mother, father, two brothers and two sisters whilst they slept in the house which later became infamous as the House of Amityville. Dubbed as ‘God’s Banker’ by the press, Roberto Calvi was involved in Italy’s greatest banking scandal. Weighted down with bricks he was hanged from Blackfriar’s Bridge in 1982. Dian Fossey was renowned for her work with saving gorillas in Rwanda and inspired the film ‘Gorillas in the mist. She was found beaten to death in her cabin in 1985 and the murderers have never been found.- Actors:
- John Duffy
- Directors:
- Jonathan Martin
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries
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