Murder Made Me Famous

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Veteran crime reporter Steve Helling introduces killers who gain notoriety from the media attention their crimes receive. Accounts from victims' family members, jurors, law enforcement officials and journalists involved give insight into each case.

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Episode 1The Craigslist Killer

Grisly documentary series examining notorious murder cases. Medical student Philip Markoff met with women on Craigslist, but one encounter ended in murder.

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Episode 2Robert Durst

Crime documentary series. American property heir Robert Durst first gained notoriety after his wife's disappearance in 1982, before becoming a prime suspect in two murder cases.

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Episode 3Angry Betty

Crime documentary series. Suburban housewife Betty Broderick skyrocketed to fame when she murdered her ex-husband and his new, much younger, wife in their bed in 1989.

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Episode 4The Hillside Strangler

Crime documentary series. Serial killer Kenneth Bianchi terrorised Los Angeles in the 1970s, claiming ten lives and leaving their bodies dumped on hillsides.

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Episode 5Jim Jones

Grisly documentary series. Cult leader Jim Jones promised paradise to his followers before leading 909 of them to mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978.

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Episode 6The Playmate Killer

Crime documentary series. When Paul Snider discovered his wife, Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, was having an affair, his jealousy led to murder-suicide.

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Episode 9Rodney Alcala

Crime documentary series. Rodney Alcala was known as the Dating Game Killer after his appearance as a contestant on a US TV show during his sadistic murder spree in the 1970s.

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