Crimes of the Centuries

Crimes of the Centuries

Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, there are a lot of cases that have earned the distinction. In each episode of Crimes of the Centuries, award-winning journalist Amber Hunt will examine a case that’s lesser known today but was huge when it happened. The cases explored span the centuries and each left a mark. Some made history by changing laws. Others were so shocking they changed society.

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S6: Future Crimes of the Centuries? The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

S6: Future Crimes of the Centuries? The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

On the night of January 31st, 2026, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was dropped off at her home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson, Arizona. By morning, the mother of one of America's most famous TV n...

30 Apr 33min

S6 Ep9: The Torso in the Marsh

S6 Ep9: The Torso in the Marsh

In 1949, a headless, legless torso surfaced in the Essex marshes, setting off one of Britain’s most sensational postwar murder investigations. The victim was Stanley Setty, a black-market car dealer. ...

27 Apr 51min

S6 Ep8: The Covenant Conspiracy

S6 Ep8: The Covenant Conspiracy

In 1945, a reverend, a realtor, a science teacher, and a white woman in a low-cut dress conspired to help a St. Louis couple buy a house. The couple had steady jobs, a down payment, and six children w...

20 Apr 53min

S6 Ep7: Reckless Disregard: The Carrollton Bus Crash

S6 Ep7: Reckless Disregard: The Carrollton Bus Crash

In May 1988, a church bus returning to Kentucky was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver. Within seconds, it became an inferno. As families searched for answers, an unsettling truth emerged: The child...

13 Apr 54min

S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots

S6 Ep6: The Murder That Sparked the Zoot Suit Riots

In August 1942, 22-year-old Jose Diaz was found dying near a Los Angeles reservoir called Sleepy Lagoon. He'd been beaten and stabbed the night before he was set to report to the U.S. Army. His death ...

6 Apr 55min

ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

ENCORE: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality like “You Send Me” and inspirational fortitude like “A...

30 Mar 39min

S6 Ep5: LIVE Episode: Cincinnati's "Seamstress Slayer"

S6 Ep5: LIVE Episode: Cincinnati's "Seamstress Slayer"

In November 1958, duck hunters at Cowan Lake State Park stumbled upon a burned body so badly damaged it was nearly unrecognizable. It belonged to Louise Bergen, a 32-year-old Cincinnati mother whose d...

23 Mar 1h 3min

S6 Ep4: Stolen Valor: The Woman Who Wasn't There

S6 Ep4: Stolen Valor: The Woman Who Wasn't There

In the years after September 11, 2001, one survivor’s story rose above nearly all others. She said she had escaped from the South Tower, lost the man she loved on the 99th floor, and lived with injuri...

16 Mar 50min

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