Jack the Ripper (1888)

S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 26 min | Aired: 09.23.17

In 1888, a series of gruesome murders shocked London: The perpetrator was dubbed "Jack the Ripper."

Albert Soleilland: A Case for the Death Penalty (1...

S1 : E2 | TV-14 | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.17

France was on the verge of abolishing the death sentence when Albert Soleilland was accused of the rape and murder of a girl named Marthe.

Fritz Haarmann: Vampire in the Weimar Republic (19...

S1 : E3 | TV-14 | 27 min | Aired: 09.23.17

In 1924, untold numbers of bones were found by authorities in Hanover, Germany.

The St. Valentine's Massacre: Gang Rule in America...

S1 : E4 | TV-14 | 27 min | Aired: 10.07.17

In 1929, seven members of Bugs Moran's gang were assassinated in a Chicago garage by Al Capone's henchmen.

Violette Nozière: The Patricidal Poisoner (1933)

S1 : E5 | TV-14 | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.17

In 1933, 18-year-old Violette Noziere poisoned her father in Paris.

Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism (1936)

S1 : E6 | TV-14 | 27 min | Aired: 10.22.17

In 1936, Abe Sada killed her lover by "erotic asphyxia," then proceeded to cut off his member and carve his name into her flesh.

Roswell: Back to the UFO (1947)

S1 : E7 | TV-14 | 26 min | Aired: 09.09.17

On July 8, 1947, the U.S. Air Force announced the discovery of a "flying disc" that had crashed in Roswell.

Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism (1972)

S1 : E8 | TV-14 | 26 min | Aired: 10.07.17

On October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan plane crashed into the Andes Mountains.

The Jonestown Massacre: An American Apocalypse (19...

S1 : E9 | TV-14 | 26 min | Aired: 09.30.17

In 1978, Reverend Jim Jones held an apocalyptic mass in Guyana.