In this acclaimed series, filmed in the style of a film noir, we recount seven shocking crimes over ten episodes. Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction…

Episodes

The Bloody Escape of Brito and Picatoste

When two inmates escape from prison, what happened during their flight would leave a trail of blood around Catalonia.

The Caregiver of Olot

This episode of 'True Crimes' investigates the worst serial killing spree in Spain in recent decades.

The Killer of Putxet

Two women killed in the same garage, in a wealthy part of Barcelona, within weeks of each other. Was there a serial killer loose in the city?

Joseph Tallenda

When a 14 year old girl is found dead at the side of a road, villagers are quick to point fingers. But the case takes a strange twist when the alleged killer, who is also suspected of other murders, becomes a victim….

The Granny Killer

A serial killer who beat and strangled elderly ladies in their homes. Normal assumptions are that it would be a man but in the summer of 2006, it was a woman who terrorised the city...

The Monster of Machala

A 21 year old woman is found murdered in the boot of her own car. On the surface, it seems like a standard murder investigation. But then, things take a strange turn.

Helena Jubany

When the body of a woman was found in an apartment courtyard, the police initially suspect suicide. But the body is naked and covered with burns...