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Black Widow

Season 1 2024

  • 2024-09-15T20:00:00Z on Sky Documentaries
  • 46m
  • 2h 18m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Crime
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.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2024-09-15T20:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1: The Deception Begins

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1: The Deception Begins

  • 2024-09-15T20:00:00Z46m

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.

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

1x03 Episode 3: Unraveling the Web

  • 2024-09-15T20:00:00Z46m

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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