Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A career con-man and one of the most cold-blooded murderers in modern British history, John 'Johnny' George Haigh had already murdered at least five other people and robbed them of their wealth by the time police arrested him for the murder of Olivia Durand-Deacon in 1949.
Believing that he would never be convicted for his murders if no body could be found, Haigh had dissolved his victims in oil drums filled with acid, thus ensuring his ever-lasting infamy as the 'Acid Bath Murderer'. The famed forensic pathologist Prof. Keith Simpson would soon prove him mistaken.
This is the full length episode. Previous uploads are TV recordings with about 3 minutes of footage missing.
A career con-man and one of the most cold-blooded murderers in modern British history, John 'Johnny' George Haigh had already murdered at least five other people and robbed them of their wealth by the time police arrested him for the murder of Olivia Durand-Deacon in 1949.
Believing that he would never be convicted for his murders if no body could be found, Haigh had dissolved his victims in oil drums filled with acid, thus ensuring his ever-lasting infamy as the 'Acid Bath Murderer'. The famed forensic pathologist Prof. Keith Simpson would soon prove him mistaken.
This is the full length episode. Previous uploads are TV recordings with about 3 minutes of footage missing.
