An investigation into the iconic real-life crimes in the age of film noir, from the Double Indemnity murder to the Honeymoon Killers and the mob hit on the boss of Murder Incorporated. The uniquely restored colour footage sets the epic stage. It is sharpened in a way that turns grainy super 8 and 16 mil into a crisply detailed 4K window on the real mean streets of New York more than seventy years ago.
E01 · The Model and the Maniac
The prime suspect of a gruesome triple homicide, wax sculptor Robert Irwin, sold his story to finance his defence and escape the death penalty.
E02 · Double Indemnity
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband’s life and a lover as an accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown’s plan to stage a murder?
E03 · The Lonely Hearts Killers
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck have a good thing going, conning lonely women of their riches-until their dysfunctional relationship pushes them to murder.
E04 · Haircut for a Mob Boss
Umberto ‘Albert’ Anastasia, once the chief of the notorious ‘Murder Incorporated’ crime firm, winds up the target of a mob hit in a barber shop chair.
E05 · The Mad Bomber
Before the Unabomber, New Yorkers were terrified for 16 years by an attacker who planted bombs across the city. The culprit was an electrician named George Metesky.
E06 · Last Call For Michael Malloy
The strange story of Michael Malloy shows how some people just won’t die when you want them to.
