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Scary Tales of New York

6 episodes 92%4KCC

Noir-voiced true crime stalks New York’s darkest 20th-century headlines.

Step into 20th-century New York’s most notorious crimes, told in the hard-boiled voice of classic noir. Each episode digs into infamous cases, from mob violence to sensational murders, revealing the fear, obsession, and intrigue behind the city’s darker legends. Sign up to see how these chilling stories turn history into gripping, intelligent viewing.

Episode guide

6 episodes
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1The Model and the Maniac
Prime suspect of a gruesome triple homicide in Manhattan, including the killing of beautiful model Veronica Gedeon, wax sculptor Robert Irwin sold his story to the Chicago Herald-Examiner for five thousand dollars to hire one of the best defense lawyers in America and escape the death penalty.
53 min
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2Double Indemnity
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband’s life and an adoring lover as a willing accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown’s plan to stage a brutal murder? But Ruthie is a better murderer than she is a liar, and she is soon on a course for the electric chair.
52 min
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3The Lonely Hearts Killers
Con-couple Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck pose as brother and sister to rob lonely women of their riches in 1940s America—but their dysfunctional relationship results in a brutal trail of killings that leaves at least 20 women dead.
52 min
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4Haircut for a Mob Boss
Umberto ‘Albert’ Anastasia, former chief of “Murder Incorporated,” settles into chair number four at his favorite barber shop. Little does he know that the Genovese crime family is about to send out a message to the New York underworld and retire him for good in a classic mob hit.
52 min
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5The Mad Bomber
A disgruntled former employee of The Consolidated Edison Company launches a multi-year campaign of bombing terror across the landmarks of 1950s New York from Grand Central to Radio City—but will pioneering advances in criminal profiling bring him to justice?
52 min
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6The Man They Couldn't Kill
Three inept murderers and a victim with nine lives. When the ‘Murder Trust’ gang set their sights on killing a nobody and collecting on insurance, they just hadn't planned for how hard it can be to kill somebody. Or how to escape going to the chair as reward for their perseverance...
52 min
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