The BEST episodes of A Crime to Remember
Every episode of A Crime to Remember ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A Crime to Remember!
Styles may change, but murder lasts forever. Step into the past and unravel the intricacies of real-life murder cases of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Set against the backdrop of Studebakers, fedoras, and three-martini lunches, these stories of truly mad men and women reveal complicated relationships where thwarted dreams and repressed passions led to terrible crimes. This series inaugurates a new high-end cinematic style, using the visual grammar of movies to bring the era to life. To properly illustrate each time period, the series stays true to the fashion and styles while highlighting the cultural taboos and social norms that informed each case.
#1 - 38 Witnesses
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2014
The murder of Kitty Genomes, who in March 1964 was raped and stabbed outside her apartment building as her neighbours watched on. The witnesses' apparent indifference prompted an investigation into the social psychological trait that has since become known as the bystander effect or 'Genomes syndrome'
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#2 - Candyland
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2014
A case from June 1964, in which socialite Candy Mossler discovered her millionaire husband Jacques stabbed to death - and later found herself on trial for the crime. The investigation revealed a twisted tale of secret homosexual liaisons and obsession with money
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Time Bomb
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2013
The mid-air explosion of United Airlines Flight 629 in November 1955, which resulted in the deaths of all 44 people on board. When experts sifted through the wreckage, it was discovered that dynamite had been placed in the checked luggage. After gathering further evidence it was concluded that Jack Graham placed a bomb in his mother's suitcase to obtain a large life insurance policy on her
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Beast With a Badge
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2018
A detective struggles to exonerate his black friend from rape allegations pinned on him by the LAPD's all-white brass; he must navigate entrenched racism, lead a stake-out and employ the magic of Hollywood to ensnare the real predator.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Shot Doctor
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2014
The murder of Dr Leroy Adams, who was shot in his Florida office in August 1952. Ruby McCollum testified that the medic had forced her to have sex and bear his child. She was convicted of the crime by an all-white jury, before the verdict was overturned on the grounds she was mentally incompetent to stand trial. She was then held in a state mental hospital until her release in 1974
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Black Sheep
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2018
Four members of the Mark family are found murdered in their Cedar Falls, Iowa, home, prompting police to suspect someone close to the family; the bizarre outcome shakes the townspeople and devastates the surviving members of the Mark family.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Hearts of Darkness
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2018
In what became known as the crime of the century, a boy from one of Chicago's wealthiest families is kidnapped and found murdered; the ensuing investigation zeroes in on the wealthy, thrill-seeking college students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Who Killed Mr. Woodward?
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2013
The death of wealthy heir and prominent member of New York society circles William Woodward Jr, who was shot dead by his wife Ann, who feared an intruder had accessed their home in October 1955. Many suspected she murdered him as the pair had been arguing earlier in the evening, though she was never charged
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Judge, Jury, Executioner
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2013
A case from 1955 in which respected judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife Marjorie vanished after attending a dinner party. Embittered municipal judge Joe Peel was later found guilty of arranging for two hitmen to murder the couple by throwing them from a boat with lead weights strapped to their legs. Their bodies were never recovered
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - The Career Girl Murders
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2013
The 1963 murder of researcher Janice Wylie and schoolteacher Emily Hoffert in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. Both graduates in their early twenties, they were raped and their bodies left in a mutilated condition. George Whitmore Jr was convicted of the crime, but later found to be innocent before Ricky Robles - the true killer - was identified.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Baby Come Home
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/2014
The 1953 kidnap of six-year-old Bobby Greenlease, the son of a multi-millionaire Missouri car dealer. He was abducted from his school and shortly afterwards shot dead by drug-addicted alcoholics Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady, who issued a ransom for $600,000 after the murder had been carried out. Though the pair were readily caught, much of the money was never recovered
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Devil's Advocate
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2016
St. Paul, MN, 1963: Carol Thompson, church-going wife and devoted mother of four, is found in a bloody heap on her neighbor’s doorstep. Detectives must peel away the layers of her picture-perfect life to reveal the painful secrets of this housewife.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Mother's Little Helper
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2018
The blood-soaked body of 76-year-old Franklin Bradshaw is found behind the counter of his auto-parts store, prompting detectives to dig into the strained history of his family and uncover a hotbed of deceit, manipulation and all-consuming greed.
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