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Original Title :
Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook
Genre :
TV Series / Documentary / Crime
Cast :
Fred Dinenage,David Wilson,Clive Aitkins
Type :
TV Series
Rating :
8.0/10
Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook Online

Fred Dinenage takes a fresh new look at the murders that shocked the United Kingdom in the 20th century, and the killers that committed them. Dinenage was not only the official biographer to the Kray brothers, the foremost perpetrators of organized crime in London's East End during the 1950s and '60s, he has also been a serious crime journalist for over four decades. He knows that with certain crimes, myth can overshadow the reality of what actually occurred. In "Murder Casebook" Dinenage guides the viewer step by step through the real stories. From the Krays themselves to the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, Dinenage meets with the people whose lives were affected by these crimes, experts who were involved in the investigations and journalists from the time. Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson, also gives valuable and fascinating insights into each killer, ranging from "Black Panther" Donald Neilson to the "Brides in the Bath" murderer George ...
Series cast summary:
Fred Dinenage Fred Dinenage - Himself - Presenter 22 episodes, 2011-2013
David Wilson David Wilson - Himself - Criminologist / - 21 episodes, 2011-2013
Clive Aitkins Clive Aitkins - Reconstruction Actor / - 9 episodes, 2011-2013


User reviews

Chinon

Chinon

The crime documentary series was a wonderfully surprise! I was expecting each case to be covered with typical topics such as profiling the victims and criminals in the case, investigation leading to the arrest, etc. What sets this series apart from others is its credible interviews and thoughtful presentation to help audience appreciate many aspects of the case:

(1) each episode starts with a brief introduction about the social and historical backdrop about the town where the crime took place, often reaching out to local residents to gain a genuine perspective of how the community was affected by the criminal case. Also, there are many experiments to demonstrate how the crime was committed, and how the case was solved. The show spent equal amounts of time on crime solving, criminal profiling, as well as victims' profile, so that they were not nameless "victim #1-2-3".

(2) introduction about the early 20th century legal system, its merits and limits, explained by legal and forensic experts, to demonstrate how the verdict might have been different if the trial was held now, given the changing social values and available forensic technologgy and investigation techniques. In some episodes, people have been wrongfully accused, leading to the eventual abolition of death penalty; and in some episodes, murderers were acquitted or released from prison due to jury's bias that minors and women were not capable of heinous crimes, and the episodes were presented in a factual (not sensational or graphic) manner that engage me as a viewer, to empathize and become more aware of how killers could have been caught earlier before they strike again and to prevent an innocent person from being framed for the crime.
DART-SKRIMER

DART-SKRIMER

Watched show about the Kraz twins. The people he interviewed where very difficult to understand. They spoke with a poor English speech. I found it very frustrating.