Delve into some of the most infamous, ghastly, and mysterious crimes of the last hundred-odd years in Crimes of the Century: A Selective History of Infamy. Taught by Professor Richard B. Spence of the University of Idaho, this enthralling course gives you a dozen case studies of murders most foul. From an intriguing Irish domestic murder to a world-shaking political assassination, survey some of the most heinous crimes in modern history.
Contents
Disc 1. A murder that almost killed Hollywood ; The deadly Irish fairy tales of 1895 ; The Sarajevo conspiracy of 1914 ; The plot to assassinate the Romanovs ; Three serial killers of Weimar Germany ; American nightmare: The Lindberg kidnapping -- Disc 2. Murderous maids : the Papin sisters of France ; The Moscow-to Mexico mission to kill Trotsky ; Califronia's zodiac killer ; The Charlie Manson crime family ; Son of Sam: New York's tabloid terrorist ; Italy's search for the monster of Florence