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Countdown to Murder

A compelling crime series telling the stories of six high profile and shocking murders. In forensic and chillingly accurate detail, each episode charts the last days leading up to these horrific killings from the perspective of both murderer and victim.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Duchess the Killer and Her Lover

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    October 10, 2013
    44min
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    This episode focuses on Jane Andrews, a former dresser to the Duchess of York.
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  2. S1 E2 - Dennis Nilsen's First Kill

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    October 17, 2013
    43min
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    In November 1983, Dennis Nilsen was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Butcher Boy

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    October 24, 2013
    43min
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    Documentary revealing the motives of killer Roderick Newall, who inherited a fortune.
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  4. S1 E4 - Stalked to Death

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    October 31, 2013
    44min
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    On July 25, 2010, nurse Jane Clough was stabbed more than 70 times in a car park.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Wife Slayer

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    November 7, 2013
    42min
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    In 2007, Brian Lewis murdered Hayley Jones - his partner and the mother of his children.
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  6. S1 E6 - Slaughter at the Farm

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    November 14, 2013
    44min
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    In October 1986, Jeremy Bamber was convicted of shooting dead his adoptive parents.
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Directors

Nick Aarons

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BBC Studios
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