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Title:

Crimes of the century (DVD) : a selective history of infamy.

Publisher:

The Teaching Company,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Crime--History--19th century.
Crime--History--20th century.
Serial murderers--History--19th century.
Serial murderers--History--20th century.
Lectures.
Instructional films.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Spence, Richard B., 1951- speaker.
Teaching Company, publisher.

Notes:

Title from disc label. "Course no. 30130." Lecturer: Richard B. Spence, University of Idaho.

Contents:

Disc 1. A murder that almost killed Hollywood ; The deadly Irish fairy tales of 1895 ; The Sarajevo conspiracy of 1914 ; The plot to assassinate the Romanovs ; Three serial killers of Weimar Germany ; American nightmare: The Lindberg kidnapping -- Disc 2. Murderous maids : the Papin sisters of France ; The Moscow-to Mexico mission to kill Trotsky ; Califronia's zodiac killer ; The Charlie Manson crime family ; Son of Sam: New York's tabloid terrorist ; Italy's search for the monster of Florence

Summary:

Delve into some of the most infamous, ghastly, and mysterious crimes of the last hundred-odd years in Crimes of the Century: A Selective History of Infamy. Taught by Professor Richard B. Spence of the University of Idaho, this enthralling course gives you a dozen case studies of murders most foul. From an intriguing Irish domestic murder to a world-shaking political assassination, survey some of the most heinous crimes in modern history.

ISBN:

1644650940
9781644650943

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1265302510

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)