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The journalist meets patients of Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals who have committed crimes, some horrifically violent, while in the grip of severe mental illness. Consequently, they have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Following treatment, it is hoped that they can be reintegrated into society.

Black Widow Murders features unique stories of diabolical women who turn society's assumptions about the "fairer sex" upside down - luring their victims into gruesome deaths for wealth, lust or power. Whether it's a career con artist, serial divorcee or homemaker leading a secret double life, these cases offer seductive power fantasies where women take control in the most violent way imaginable. They won't stop until investigators finally bring them to justice.

Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson, Britain's leading criminologist, investigate famous unsolved murder cases. By visiting the scenes of the crimes and re-investigating the evidence, they attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened.

Dick Van Dyke stars as professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell, an absent-minded and brilliant criminologist. His son Barry Van Dyke co-stars as a former cop who is working as a private investigator.

In Dying for Revenge, each episode of this true crime series recounts a shocking story of a crime committed as an act of revenge. From a worker humiliated by a colleague, to a woman facing ruin when an ex-partner sells their home, the trigger events are different but the consequences are the same: being wronged leads to murder. Illustrated with evocative drama reconstruction, location filming and archive footage, each story is told through interviews with family and friends, insights from detectives who solved each case, and analysis from expert criminologists.

Fred Dinenage takes a fresh look at the murders that shocked Britain in the twentieth century and the killers that committed them... Fred is the Krays official biographer and a journalist reporting serious crimes for over forty years. He knows that with certain crimes the myth can take over from the reality of what actually happened. Fred meets with the people whose lives were affected by the crimes, experts in the case and journalists from the time. Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson features in each episode giving his valuable and fascinating insights in to each killer. Using criminology, forensic science and other modern techniques, Fred dissects the crimes to understand the motive, method and impact they had then and still have even now.

The show follows criminologist David Wilson as he takes a close look at the cases of seven notorious murderers and he attempts to find out what drove them to kill. Classification: Documentary Genre: Crime Status: New Series Network: Channel 4 ( United Kingdom) Airs: Tuesdays at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes Premiere: February 10, 2015

"On any given day, in any given year, there will be two active serial killers in the UK." World-renowned criminologist David Wilson has a job unlike any other: Delving into the minds of serial murderers and discovering what it takes for a human to kill.