Series synopsis
35 Serial Killers the World Wants to Forget is a documentary crime television series that premiered on Prime Video on July 1, 2018. It stars Lee Jagow, Pamela Bass, Ray Biondi and Christopher Berry-Dee.
The official definition of a serial killer is someone who kills three or more people. But do they have more in common than just a statistic? The series looks deeply into contemporary serial killers, to the most meticulous killer of modern times, Sacramento's Dorothea Puente, the owner of the 'House of Horrors'. Then there are the educated killers, like Dr Harold Shipman, who is thought to have killed nearly 300 people who were his patients and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who held a PhD in Math ...
Premise
The official definition of a serial killer is someone who kills three or more people. But do they have more in common than just a statistic? The series looks deeply into contemporary serial killers, to the most meticulous killer of modern times, Sacramento's Dorothea Puente, the owner of the 'House of Horrors'. Then there are the educated killers, like Dr Harold Shipman, who is thought to have killed nearly 300 people who were his patients and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who held a PhD in Mathematics. At the other end of the scale, Los Angeles serial killer Lonnie Franklin was organised but not smart, his reign of murder led to the deaths of so many disadvantaged women.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Jagow as Narrator
- Pamela Bass as Self - Jeffrey Dahmer's Neighbour
- Ray Biondi as Self - County Sheriff Detective
- Christopher Berry-Dee as Self - Criminologist
- Robin Napper as Self - Independent Forensic Investigator
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 1, 2018 | September 23, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
When Darkness Falls The Hillside Stranglers, tortured and murdered women before dumping their bodies around the Los Angeles hillsides. No one was off limits to Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker's, rapes, assaults and murders around California. paranoid schizophrenia Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, committed sexual homicide against women in the north of England. |
July 1, 2018 |
| 2 |
Killers Against the Grain Chester Turner, according to LAPD, is the most prolific serial killer in the history of Los Angeles. Joanna Dennehy became only the third woman in UK history to be jailed forever without parole for her brutal murders of three men. In Sydney, the most vulnerable of residents were at risk from the "Granny Killer". |
July 8, 2018 |
| 3 |
Death's Door Fostering an image as a kindly medical professional, Dr Shipman had for years cunningly disguised his addiction to drugs and killing his patients. Dorothea Puente appeared to be a mild care home manager. So when police detective John Cabrera knocked on her door it was for information and not the haul of bodies he would eventually find. |
July 15, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2018 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2018 |
| Status | continue |