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Families Of Crime

Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:8Last broadcast:22/06/2017 at 01:11
2017

Season 1, Episode 8

4.0 40 x
This episode looks at Abe Saffron. Dubbed Mr Sin, his alleged criminal activities included illegal alcohol sales, gambling, prostitution, drug dealing, bribery, extortion and murder.

Season 1, Episode 7

3.0 41 x
This episode explores the life of Lennie McPherson, who controlled most of Sydney's organised crime activity for several decades with his associate George Freeman.

Season 1, Episode 6

4.0 19 x
Infamous Perth couple David and Catherine Birnie embarked on a depraved killing spree in 1988. They cruised the city's streets, picking up unsuspecting young women who were then kidnapped, raped and murdered.

Season 1, Episode 5

3.0 33 x
Brothers from an Irish family of nine children were three of the five men convicted of the savage rape and murder of Sydney nurse and beauty queen Anita Cobby.

Season 1, Episode 4

4.0 37 x
The torrid details of the notorious Milat family are explored in this episode. Members of the family continue to support Ivan Milat, the nation's worst serial killer.

Season 1, Episode 3

4.0 40 x
One-eyed crime matriarch Kath Pettingill mothered a brood of 10 children, including feared drug dealer Dennis Allen. Most of her family went to early graves, prison or witness protection.

Season 1, Episode 2

3.0 44 x
Les Kane was considered by many as the most violent and unpredictable of the Kane brothers. His older brother, Brian, was once Melbourne's top stand over man, before he was gunned down.

Season 1, Episode 1

3.0 28 x
A look at Carl Williams, the notorious baby-faced crime figure who was killed with extreme violence while serving 35 years in a maximum security prison for three murders.
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