Episode 3 | Lucy Worsley’s Victorian Murder Club

Duration: 58'53''

Synopsis

The trail has gone cold, but could a new murder 12 years later provide fresh leads? Lucy Worsley’s hunt for a Victorian serial killer ends with a convincing prime suspect.

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