The BEST episodes of Biography season 2004

#1 - Albert Einstein

Season 2004 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/10/2004

William Hurt narrates this profile of Albert Einstein (1879-1955), "a loner thrown into the public eye," which recalls his social causes and scientific achievements. Featured: interviews with colleagues, including fellow Nobel laureate Linus Pauling; archival footage; excerpts from his speeches and writings.

#2 - Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas

Season 2004 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/30/2004

Ottis Toole, serial killer and cannibal, confessed to killing more than a hundred people with his partner Henry Lee Lucas. Toole murdered John Walsh's son. Henry Lee Lucas as an American criminal, convicted of murder. He killed at least three women but confessed to killing upwards of 600.

#3 - Jack Unterweger

Season 2004 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/9/2004

Jack Unterweger was an Austrian serial killer who murdered several women before committing suicide in 1994. In 1976 jailed for murder but became a literary sensation while in prison. Out on parole, he killed nine prostitutes before being caught once more.

#4 - Ed Gein

Season 2004 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/20/2004

Ed Gein was obsessively devoted to his mother, a religious fanatic. After her death, Gein began robbing graves––keeping body parts as trophies, practicing necrophilia, and experimenting with human taxidermy. He then turned to murder, killing at least two women in 1957. Gein inspired film characters Norman Bates, Hannibal Lecter, and Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

#5 - Richard Ramirez

Season 2004 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2004

Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez is an American serial killer who left more than 25 victims in his wake. He is on death row at San Quentin Prison.

#6 - Jayne Mansfield

Season 2004 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/2004

An overview of Jayne Mansfield's life and tragic death.

#7 - Brad Pitt

Season 2004 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/7/2004

#8 - MaryKate Ashley Olsen

Season 2004 - Episode 53 - Aired 6/15/2004

The twins have been famous since they were babies and now run a multi-billion dollar empire. With rumours of anorexia, will going to college sort out the teens' troubled lives?

#9 - David Koresh

Season 2004 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/21/2004

#10 - James Joyce

Season 2004 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/12/2004

#11 - Cecil B. DeMille

Season 2004 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/3/2004

#12 - Hunter S. Thompson

Season 2004 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/4/2004

#13 - Steve McQueen: Life in the Fast Lane

Season 2004 - Episode 43 - Aired 9/1/2004

#14 - Tippi Hedren: Magnificent Obsession

Season 2004 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/15/2004

#15 - Don Adams

Season 2004 - Episode 45 - Aired 9/29/2004

Don Adams from the show Biography profiles the popular TV actor, best known for his hit series "Get Smart." The Manhattan native began his show business career as a stage comic. After winning three Emmys as Maxwell Smart, Adams went on to a successful career as a voice actor on "Inspector Gadget" and "Spike & Mike."

#16 - Laura Bush

Season 2004 - Episode 47 - Aired 9/1/2004

#17 - The Kray Twins

Season 2004 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/27/2004

#18 - Salvador Dali

Season 2004 - Episode 49 - Aired 10/7/2004

#19 - Harold Shipman

Season 2004 - Episode 51 - Aired 12/21/2004

#20 - Liza Minnelli

Season 2004 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/11/2004

Interviews with Marisa Berenson, Mia Farrow, Liza Minnelli.

#21 - Matthew McConaughey

Season 2004 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/9/2004

#22 - Morgan Freeman

Season 2004 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/28/2004

#23 - Rudyard Kipling

Season 2004 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/13/2004

#24 - Cheers

Season 2004 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/2004

#25 - Moses Sithole

Season 2004 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/9/2004

South Africa’s worst serial killer was found guilty in 1997 of 38 murders and 40 rapes. What drove Moses Sithole to commit his heinous crimes?