Black Widow

Black Widow

Ended First aired 15/Sep/2024 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
DocumentaryCrime
Follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson who was known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.
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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Sep/2024
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Episode 3: Unraveling the Web
Air date: 15/Sep/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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The final episode chronicles the decade-long police investigation that ultimately led to Dena Thompson’s arrest and conviction. It reveals the challenges faced by law enforcement in catching such a skilled manipulator.

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The final episode chronicles the decade-long police investigation that ultimately led to Dena Thompson’s arrest and conviction. It reveals the challenges faced by law enforcement in catching such a skilled manipulator.

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Episode 2: The Consequences of Bigamy
Air date: 15/Sep/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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The second episode delves into Thompson’s bigamous marriages, exploring how she used these relationships to defraud her victims and build her criminal empire.

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The second episode delves into Thompson’s bigamous marriages, exploring how she used these relationships to defraud her victims and build her criminal empire.

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Episode 1: The Deception Begins
Air date: 15/Sep/2024 · Runtime: 46 min
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This episode introduces Dena Thompson and her early tactics of fraud. It covers how she manipulated the men in her life, luring them into her web of lies.

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This episode introduces Dena Thompson and her early tactics of fraud. It covers how she manipulated the men in her life, luring them into her web of lies.

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