The Dark Side, British, Part 1
![](/graphics/photos/about/special/dark_side_british1/Ian-Brady.jpg) Murder on the Moors
Saddleworth Moor, its long stretches of rugged earth, punctuated by steep valleys, sprawling hills, and rocky streams, was the silent witness of one of Britains worst serial murders. Every few months another child would mysteriously disappear as he or she walked the moors between the villages. And so it might have continued for many more years had Myra Hindleys brother-in-law not seen Ian Brady take an axe to one of his young victims.
It was a real shocker in an era that could not imagine a woman participating in the brutal murder of children. Myra and Ian were the prototypes for Fred and Rose West, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka and the other twisted partners in murder that followed them.
Mary Bell
Who could look at the face of this sweet 10-year-old girl and ever imagine her to be one of the youngest serial killers ever discovered. Was this youngster who killed her playmates without any feelings of guilt the result of a monstrous family or a bad seed or something else?
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Often resurrected in musicals and plays, the infamous London barber Sweeney Todd and his bloodthirsty girlfriend live again in a new BBC movie. Often thought to be an urban myth, evidence is plentiful that Sweeney Todd was a real murderer who went on trial for his crimes.
Long before Freddie Krueger or Jack the Ripper, theater-goers have been thrilled with the legendary exploits of Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber who dispatched his customers with a flick of the razor and then had his lover serve up the remains in a tasty meat pie.
Number 10 Rillington Place
Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson and John Hurt were only part of the all-star cast of this creepy thriller. Ten Rillington Place was the address of John Reginald Halliday Christie and his wife Ethel lived in one of the apartments. Above them lived Timothy Evans, his wife Beryl and their infant Geraldine.
Beryl became pregnant and wanted an abortion, which Christie told her he would perform. He then raped her and killed both her and Geraldine. Evans was arrested for the crimes and executed. This case had much to do with the abolition of the death penalty in Britain.
Christie went on to murder his wife and several prostitutes He disposed of the bodies in his pantry.
Past Specials
Don Juan Killers, Part 1
Human Predators, Part 3
Pure Evil, Part 1
Mad or Bad? Part 1
Most Controversial Cases, Part 2
Sleeping With The Enemy, Part 1
Cult Murders, Part 2
Halloween, Part 1
Mothers Who Kill, Part 2
Spies, Part 1
Beauties & the Beast
Monsters, Part 3
Truly Weird, Part 2
Sleeping with the Enemy, Part 6
Sleeping with the Enemy, Part 2
Femmes Fatales, Part 1
Children of Thunder, Part 1
Truly Weird, Part 1
Killer Kids, Part 3
Monsters, Part 5
Celebrity Crimes, Part 1
The Dark Side - British, Part 1
Pure Evil-European Style, Part 2
Partners in Crime, Part 1
Monsters, Part 4
Sleeping with the Enemy, Part 4
Beauties and the Beasts, Part 3
Murder Most Extraordinary, Part 1
Crimes Below the Belt, Part 1
School Massacres, Part 2
Sex Slaves, Part 1
Monsters, Part 1
Spree Murders, Part 2
Crimes of Passion, Part 2
Making Crime Pay, Part 1
Killing for Profit, Part 1
Unhappy Moments in American Justice, Part 1
The Zodiac Killer
The Greatest Scams and Forgeries, Part 1
Beauties and the Beasts, Part 4
Lights, Camera, Murder! Part 1
Sleeping with the Enemy, Part 5
Beauties and the Beasts, Part 5
Human Predators, Part 1
Killer Dads, Part 1
Gay Serial Killers, Part 1
Most Popular Stories, Part 2
Human Predators, Part 4
Murder on Main Street, Part 1
Young Killers, Part 1
Child Killers, Part 1
Spree Murders, Part 1
Human Predators, Part 3
What Makes Serial Killers Tick, Part 2
What Makes Serial Killers Tick, Part 1
Mothers Who Kill, Part 2
Monsters, Part 2
Justice Delayed, Part 1
Sex Slaves, Part 3
Sleeping with the Enemy, Part 3
Human Predators, part 2
Beauties and the Beasts, Part 3
Celebrity Crimes, Part 2
Most Popular Stories, Part 1
Vampire Killers, Part 1
Great Unsolved Mysteries, Part 2
Dangerous Nuts, Part 1
Anything For Money, Part 1
Beauties and the Beasts, Part 2
Truly Weird, Part 3
The Death Shift
Married to the Mob
Killer Dads, Part 1
Killer Kids, Part 2
Poisoners, Part 1
Woman Scorned, Part 1
Satanists, Part 1
Killer Kids, Part 1
Sex Slaves, Part 2
Pure Evil - Asian Style, Part 1
Prostitute Killers, Part 1
Pure Evil - European Style, Part 1
Crimes of Passion, Part 1
Serial Rapists, Part 1
Cult Murders, Part 1
Pedophiles and Child Killers, Part 1
Flamboyant Criminals, Part 1
Controversial Cases, Part 1
School Massacres, Part 1
Cannibal Killers, Part 1
Great Unsolved Mysteries, Part 1
Deadly Doctors, Part 1
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