Miniseries Plot
A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.
Second Verdict Miniseries aired on May 27th, 1976.
Miniseries Episodes
1. The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Was Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?
2. Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?
Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?
3. The French Bluebeard
The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.
4. Murder on the 10.27
John Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?
5. Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?
6. Who Burned the Reichstag?
How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.