Crimes of the Century

In 2002, a sniper terrorizes Washington D.C. and the surrounding suburbs, randomly targeting ordinary citizens. Ten are killed, three wounded.

In 1980, the entire world was stunned by the murder of John Lennon. Was Mark Chapman a cold-blooded killer or a seriously deranged young man? We will backtrack through the lives of both men to set the scene through interviews and footage.

Crimes of the Century looks at the case of Texas woman Andrea Yates killed her five children by drowning them one by one in a bathtub. A media circus ensues at her trial. She is initially sent to prison for life, but is later found not guilty by reason of insanity.

In 1981, a gunman fires six shots at Ronald Reagan. What follows is a chaotic rush to save Reagan's life, confusion at the White House, and an urgent investigation to find out if this is a wider plot, or the work of a lone assassin.

In 1995, in an Oklahoma City federal building, a truck bomb killed 168 people. What caused a decorated war hero to carry out this attack?

Crimes of the Century examines the case of Amanda Knox an American exchange student living in Perugia who was arrested and accused of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher. Knox is initially found guilty of the crime, but her argue that she is the victim of a out-of-control prosecutor and press.

One of the worst debacles in law enforcement history: an inferno in Waco, Texas killed 80 people, including four Federal agents.

Ted Kaczynski, "The Unabomber," engaged in a nationwide bombing campaign planting or mailing 16 home-made bombs to unsuspecting victims.