Do the warped and damaged relationships of murderers and their mothers lie at the root of many of the world's most notorious killers? In these ten episodes, journalist Donal MacIntyre examines ten cases of murder in which the culprits' childhoods and maternal influences set them on the path towards their unspeakable crimes.
Daniel bartlam: the coronation street killer
Fred and rosemary west: killer couple
Jed allen: the wolverine killer
Harold shipman: the angel of death
Joachim knychala: frankenstein
Dennis nilsen: the kindly killer
Robert black: the lone killer
Leszek pekalski: the vampire of bytowa
Adam lanza: sandy hook school shooting 46m
Richard kuklinski: the iceman killer
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