Black Widow
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.8
Released
9/15/2024
Duration
0h 46m
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Dena Thompson
Overview
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.
Black Widow
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.8Released
9/15/2024
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Cast
Dena Thompson
Duration
0h 46m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableEpisode 1: The Deception Begins
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.
Episode 1: The Deception Begins
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.
EP 2AvailableEpisode 2: The Consequences of Bigamy
The second episode delves into Thompson’s bigamous marriages, exploring how she used these relationships to defraud her victims and build her criminal empire.
Episode 2: The Consequences of Bigamy
The second episode delves into Thompson’s bigamous marriages, exploring how she used these relationships to defraud her victims and build her criminal empire.
EP 3AvailableEpisode 3: Unraveling the Web
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.
Episode 3: Unraveling the Web
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.
Cast
Self (archive footage)
