Second Verdict — Season 1
A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.
About this season
A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.
Episodes (6)
1. The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Aired 27 May 1976 • 50 min
Was Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?
2. Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?
Aired 3 June 1976 • 50 min
Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?
3. The French Bluebeard
Aired 10 June 1976 • 50 min
The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.
4. Murder on the 10.27
Aired 17 June 1976 • 50 min
John Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?
5. Lizzie Borden
Aired 24 June 1976 • 50 min
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?
6. Who Burned the Reichstag?
Aired 1 July 1976 • 50 min
How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.