Den tidligere tennisstjerne Tony Wendice beslutter sig for at slå sin kone ihjel, dels for at få fat i hendes penge, dels som hævn for at hun tidligere har haft et ægteskabeligt sidespring. Han afpresser en gammel studenterkammerat til at kvæle hende, men da tingene går galt, prøver han at få vendt situationen til sin egen fordel.
Langt ude på landet i Californien driver den græske immigrant Nick Papadakis (John Colicos) en lille café sammen med sin smukke og yngre kone Cora (Jessica Lange). Cora er træt af sine ægtemand og ville ønske, at hun kunne drive stedet alene. Da den charmerende laps Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) dukker op, starter de to en affære og lægger en plan for fremtiden - en fremtid uden Nick. Historien er filmet flere gange, dels i Hollywood, dels i andre lande.
Det er historien om forsikringssælgeren Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), som tryllebindes af mødet med en blond femme fatale, Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck). Sammen planlægger de at skaffe hendes mand af vejen. Mordet planlægges og udføres omhyggeligt Walters overordnede (Edward G. Robinson) er sikker på, at noget ikke er, som det skal være; den afdøde har netop tegnet en livsforsikring med en såkaldt "double indemnity" klausul - og sandsynligheden for så efterfølgende at dø i et ulykkestilfælde, der dækkes af policen - er uendelig lille. Han mistænker ikke umiddelbart sin trofaste medarbejder, men da undersøgelserne i ubehagelig grad nærmer sig sandheden, erfarer Walter, at han måske slet ikke står foran en ny tilværelse med en smuk, ung kvinde - men at hun i virkeligheden har helt andre planer.
Alle hader Wards kone, også ham selv. Lige siden bryllupsdagen har hun opført sig som dronningen af surhed og har forpestet hans liv med alle mulige midler. Hans muntre venner fantaserer om at få hende ryddet af vejen, så Ward kan koncentrere sig om det vigtige i livet - næste golfrunde. Men da fantasien bliver til virkelighed, er dårlige bunkerslag pludselig deres mindste problem.
When marriages fall apart, divorce can turn ugly - even deadly. From blushing brides turned cold-blooded killers to smitten grooms with shocking dark sides, the criminal psychology behind deadly divorces is examined. Guiding viewers through actual stories of love gone wrong are psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser and forensic psychologist Dr. Brian Russell, who analyze each couple to better understand how the marriage turned from flawed to fatal. .
Set in a contemporary world where witchcraft is real, the story takes place in the idyllic English town of Sanctuary, where for hundreds of years witches have lived peacefully, as valued members of society. Until now…
Malice Aforethought is a 2005 ITV drama based on Anthony Berkeley Cox’s 1931 novel of the same name, made by Granada Television. There was an earlier BBC television adaptation of this novel in 1979. Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is married to a particularly overbearing woman who reminds him at every turn that he is living in her house. But the good doctor has outside interests to help him cope.
Henry Farr, a Wimbledon solicitor desperate to rid himself of his wife, settles on murder as a solution to his problem.
For ten years, Julia Bickleigh has despised and bullied her husband. For ten years Dr Bickleigh has dreamed of romance ... and escape.
Sex, lies and a tale too twisted to be real surround the murder of Gregg Smart. Who Killed Him? And why? On May 1, 1990, 22-year-old teacher Pamela Smart finds her husband Gregg dead on the floor of their southern New Hampshire condo, leaving the town of Derry stunned. Scouring the region for clues, police shift their attention to Gregg's grieving widow, Pamela Smart, who has been making curious television appearances publicizing her plight. When investigators discover Pamela has been having a sordid affair with high school student, Billy Flynn, a complicated web of lies and deceit unravel, revealing one of the most scandalous crimes of the century. Now, leading true crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) delves into the case in Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery. From the tawdry affair, to teenage assassins, to the explosive nationally televised trial, this case transfixed the entire nation as Pamela Smart emerged as the original Black Widow.
