Finding your next obsession
Finding your next obsession

Nearly half of all murders in our country are committed within relationships. People who, driven by jealousy, fear of abandonment, sheer hatred, or a combination of all of these, kill their (ex-)partner. Most victims are women, occasionally men. Perpetrators often invoke arguments like love and passion to explain their heinous act. But love is never an alibi for murder. In "Murder Cases: Love is Not an Alibi," crime journalist José Masschelin, along with relatives, lawyers, criminologists, and clinical psychologists, reconstructs eight cases in which the perpetrators were convicted by a jury of the murder or manslaughter of a (ex-)partner. The focus is not only on the murder itself but also on the background. In many cases, alarm bells were already ringing, but no one considered it possible that it would ever actually happen...
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A tension-led series where questions, pressure, investigation, or shifting trust can keep the story moving from episode to episode.
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Best suited to viewers who want an ongoing hook and a reason to keep watching the next episode.
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Long-form commitment · 2 seasons
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4 episodes
2025
4 episodes
2026