Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA — Season 1
Television’s first true-crime celebrity.
About this season
Ths true crime docuseries pulls back the curtain on America’s most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, who played a key role in the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Episodes (4)
1. The Heist
Aired 5 February 2023 • 50 min
Jack “Murf the Surf” Murphy’s life takes a turn from childhood prodigy and professional surfing champion to notorious jewel thief when he pulls off the heist of the century.
2. Another Level of Madness
Aired 19 February 2023
Murf the Surf continues down his criminal path and becomes increasingly violent. After a stolen-securities scheme goes awry, he is charged with murder.
3. God's Business
Aired 26 February 2023
Serving a double-life prison sentence for murder, Murf finds God and is reborn as a Christian — but Murf may not have changed his ways, and this may be another one of his cons.
4. The Truth Bends
Aired 5 March 2023
Fresh out of prison, Murf embarks on his new path as a man of God, but as he attempts to convince the public that he is a reformed Christian new facts emerge that challenge Murf’s story of his life.