The Worst Crimes of the 20th Century (Pt 1 of 4)

This obscure 30-minute true crime documentary is an interesting examination of the modern phenomenon of serial and mass murder through accounts of the crimes of Albert De Salvo, Richard Speck, Charles Whitman, and Charles Manson, utilising archival material and expert commentary by criminologist and sociologist, Dr. Leonard Savitz. According to the IMdb,this is the sole credit for director Matt Gibson.

Sourced from a Front Row Video, Inc. VHS tape released in 1987 purchased 20 years ago for $2 from a Kresge's store, this is presented as both a historical record and educational document.

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[dirtydonki]

"This century the most violent in history"???

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This is deceptive rubbish.

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The only reason we perceive "this century" to be more violent is because of improved global communications. A quick examination of history quickly shows that life today is much better, secure and longer than in previous times.

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Even though life is still not yet perfect nor fair for all, as a race, we have NEVER had is so good!

[TheCaptainLulz]

@dirtydonki um there wasnt 200,000,000 deaths from war in any other century, most of them because there werent that many humans. Mao killed 100 million, joe stalin 60 million, Hitler and WW2 25 million, WW1 killed 10 million. The 20th century was absolutely the most voilent.

[FantasmaBAnco]

Last I heard, the "Jack the Ripper" letters were demonstrated to be an elaborate hoax. Anyone hear any different?

[FantasmaBAnco]

I wonder if Bernard Herrmann's estate received a royalty check for this documentary?

[Whisper6911]

@Tripo1iSamson i small someone who doesn't have a grip on the English language.

theorists are people who formulate theories.

the gulf of tonkin incident is confirmed by documents gotten trough FOIA requests and admitted by the people who wrote those documents.

as for Kissenger, he is on a most wanted list in 2 civilized countries for the war crimes he committed.

he came damn close to being jailed for life the last time he went to france.

[Tripo1iSamson]

@Whisper6911 lol, I smell a conspiracy theorist. "where is the nixon administration for faking the gulf of tonkin incident that led the US into the vietnam war?" I think you mean Johnson's (a democrat) administration, but hey, when did a conspiracy nut ever let history get in the way of believing everything bad is right-wing? And one "critic" claiming Kissinger is guilty of war crimes doesn't actually prove anything. But when did lack of proof ever stop a conspiracy theorist? Hmm.

[Tripo1iSamson]

um, unless this video talks about 3d movies, Hollywood remakes, and what George Lucas and Spielberg did to Harrison Ford, then it's ignoring the worst crimes

[Whisper6911]

this is retarded, the worst crimes? then where the fuck is kissinger for mass murder and other war crimes?

where is the nixon administration for faking the gulf of tonkin incident that led the US into the vietnam war?

these people are like shoplifters compared to that scum...

[HxCSounds]

martin bryant- port arthur massacre 1996 , tasmania, australia

[KevinVancouver2]

@AbcadefGhiJklman Yeah those psychiatrists - I forget about them.