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This compelling series showcasing criminal cases including serial murders, assassinations from the vaults of history and judicial scandals in three gripping episdoes. Episode 1 is dedicated to four 18th- and 19th-century crimes that changed the world. Among them is the French case surrounding the death of the Calas family’s eldest son. The dubious entanglements between the state, the church and the judiciary inspire Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire to get involved and spark a discussion about religious freedom in Europe. Other crimes involve Jack the Ripper, a phantom whose manhunt is carried out in newspapers as well as by investigators, an assassination that changes America and the anti-Semitic Dreyfus Affair. These crimes trigger wars, throw entire nations into turmoil and serve as crucial turning points in history. Episode 2 delves into four cases from the early 20th century whose consequences continue to have an impact today. They include the Sarajevo assassination that sends the world into war, the gruesome climax of a gang war that makes Al Capone "Public Enemy No. 1", a child abduction that becomes the controversial crime of the century, and German prosecutor Fritz Bauer’s ruthless pursuit of post-war Nazis. Episode 3, we witness the disappearance of the dream of an entire generation, see how entire state systems are undermined, and uncover social ills. Four crimes from the second half of the 20th century change the world forever: Charles Manson‘s cult murders cause shockwaves around the globe. The drug war in Colombia escalates, placing Pablo Escobar in the sights of the American FBI. A racist murder changes the public‘s view of systemic discrimination and brutal killers commit a school massacre that traumatizes the USA even today.