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01. Poisoned Whispers/The Man Who Melted Away

April 1879; Liverpool merchant James Maybrick is poisoned with arsenic. His wife Florence is found guilty but did she get a fair trial? 6 Jan 1931; Evelyn Foster drives a man to Ponteland. Hours later she is found badly burned on moorland.

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January 4, 1994

02. One Little Hour/Crime Passionelle

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January 11, 1994

03. The Next Mrs. Clements/Absence of Mercy

Dr. Robert Clements married three times for money. In 1940, he took a fourth bride but she, too, soon becomes ill. In 1863, poverty was rife in mill towns. When Alice Hewitt takes out a life insurance on mother she finds herself arrested.

January 18, 1994

04. No Witness, No Case/Poor Edith

Gangland boss Jim Colosimo is obsessed with singer Dale Winter so hires Johnny Torrio and Al Capone to deal with business. In 1911, James Bingham is caretaker at Lancaster Castle, his sister is housekeeper. Within a year both are dead.

January 25, 1994

05. The Boaster/Death Scene

June 1934; The body of Violet Kaye is found in a trunk, in Brighton. Kaye was in a violent relationship with drunk Tony Mancini. In July 1910, two shots were heard at the flat of actor Weldon Atherstone. Police break in and find him dead.

February 1, 1994

06. To Encourage the Others/Have a Drink on Me T

346 men who were shot at dawn during the Great War. James Crozier joined up at sixteen but suffering from shell shock he deserted. Private's Wild and Crimmins get drunk on the eve of the Battle of Somme and get charged with cowardice.

February 8, 1994