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Evil Up Close

Season 1
Examine the lives of the most notorious criminals. Delve deep into the psychology of conmen, killers, paedophiles and rapists, and uncover not just how they carried out their crimes, but what drove them to it.
201215 episodesTV-14
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  1. S1 E1 - The Crossbow Cannibal: Stephen Griffiths
    March 6, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    Stephen Griffiths was a PhD Criminology student who studied serial killers. Mass murderers, The Acid Bath Murderer, the Yorkshire Ripper, fascinated Griffiths.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Nightstalker: Delroy Grant
    March 13, 2013
    41min
    TV-14
    Delroy Grant was caretaker of his disabled wife by day, serial rapist by night. Neither neighbors nor friends could have imagined.
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  3. S1 E3 - Murder After Midnight: Steven Wright
    March 20, 2013
    41min
    TV-14
    Over ten days in 2006, the bodies of five young women were discovered in a sleepy English county. A manhunt would be launched that would catch the culprit within weeks.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Camden Ripper: Anthony Hardy (#12)
    March 27, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    Anthony Hardy was a smart man who appeared to have everything. He had a family, a degree, and a respected profession.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Kidnap Killer: Michael Sams
    April 10, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    The story of the kidnap of estate agent Stephanie Slater made headline news. Ransom demands and threats were issued, and all the while she was locked inside a wheelie bin.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Costa Killer: David Baxendale
    April 17, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    The Costa Del Sol became a sanctuary for British criminals in the nineties. Loose extradition arrangement between Spain and the UK meant dozens could hide from justice.
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  7. S1 E7 - Murder He Wrote : Vlado Taneski
    April 24, 2013
    41min
    TV-14
    A serial killer stalks the streets of a quiet rural city. Old women were going missing in broad daylight only to be found by unsuspecting passers by.
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  8. S1 E8 - Conman, Bigamist, Thief: Will Jordan
    May 8, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    He fooled those around him into thinking he was a CIA agent. In reality the only spying he did was on the women in his life.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Man in Black : Peter Moore
    May 15, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    Peter Moore was the friendly local cinema owner in North Wales. He was entrusted with children at his Saturday Film Club.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Facebook Murderer: Peter Chapman
    May 29, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    It is the stuff of every parent's nightmare; that their child would be lured into danger through a Facebook friend.
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  11. S1 E11 - Green Eyed Monster: Elliot Turner
    June 12, 2013
    43min
    TV-14
    The chilling tale of the young British man who killed his girlfriend in a fit of jealousy--and then convinced his wealthy parents to help him cover up the crime.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Blood Lust Killer: Mark Shirley
    June 19, 2013
    41min
    TV-14
    Shirley's perverted desires drove him to torture, stab, and murder a long list of women.
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  13. S1 E13 - His Name is Evil Levi Bellfield
    June 26, 2013
    40min
    TV-14
    The murder of British schoolgirl Milly Dowler made headlines across the world.
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  14. S1 E14 - The Ward Assassin: Beverly Allit
    May 25, 2012
    40min
    TV-14
    The Ward Assassin: Beverley Allitt: The story of the serial killer nurse, who murdered and abused children in her care at Grantham and Kesteven hospital in Lincolnshire.
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  15. S1 E15 - Ivan The Terrible: Ivan Payne
    June 12, 2012
    41min
    TV-14
    This story marks the first of a litany of child abuse scandals that rocked the Catholic Church. No one stood more respected in his community than Father Ivan Payne. A master of deception he terrorized children for 3 decades.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Robert Murray
Producers
Rosanne Zoccoli
Cast
Emma ShortJane Monckton-SmithAnna Downes
Studio
A+E Networks
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