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'''''Deadly Women''''' is a television series first aired in 2005 on the [[Discovery Channel]], focusing on female killers. It was originally a [[Miniseries|mini-series]] consisting of three episodes: "Obsession," "Greed" and "Revenge". After a 2 year hiatus, the show resumed production 2008 and began airing on the [[Investigation Discovery]] channel as a [[Television series| |
'''''Deadly Women''''' is a television series first aired in 2005 on the [[Discovery Channel]], focusing on female killers. It was originally a [[Miniseries|mini-series]] consisting of three episodes: "Obsession," "Greed" and "Revenge". After a 2 year hiatus, the show resumed production 2008 and began airing on the [[Investigation Discovery]] channel as a [[Television series|regularly-scheduled series]]. |
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==Format== |
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Each episode deals with three stories (four in each of the three the mini-series episodes) centered around the theme of each episode, through re-enactments, The stories are narrated by Lynnanne Zager (Marsha Crenshaw in the mini-series). Surviving family and friends of the deceased (and of the killers' family and friends, occasionally), reporters and authors who dealt with the story, and the law enforcement officials involved (police, district attorneys) augment the narration. [[Subject-matter expert]]s (SMEs), such as former FBI criminal profiler [[Candice DeLong]]<ref name="CandiceBio">{{cite web|url=http://press.discovery.com/us/id/talent/delong-candice/title=Biography of Candice DeLong|publisher=[[Discover Communications]]|accessdate=2011-10-08}}</ref> and former Hennepin County ([[Minnesota]]) Medical Examiner [[Janis Amatuzio]],<ref name="JanisBio>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreverours.com/downloads/FObio080405.pdf|title=Biography of Janis Amatuzio|accessdate=2011-10-08}}</ref> add perspective to each story from their areas of expertise. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of Deadly Women episodes]] |
*[[List of Deadly Women episodes]] |
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*[[Diane Fanning]], author of several books that deal with cases from the show |
*[[Diane Fanning]], author of several books that deal with cases from the show |
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*[[Snapped]] |
*''[[Snapped]]'' |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 15:06, 8 October 2011
| Deadly Women | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Marsha Crenshaw (mini-series) Lynnanne Zager (TV series) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 47+ (List of episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel (mini-series) Investigation Discovery Channel (TV series) |
| Release | February 8, 2005 |
Deadly Women is a television series first aired in 2005 on the Discovery Channel, focusing on female killers. It was originally a mini-series consisting of three episodes: "Obsession," "Greed" and "Revenge". After a 2 year hiatus, the show resumed production 2008 and began airing on the Investigation Discovery channel as a regularly-scheduled series.
Format
Each episode deals with three stories (four in each of the three the mini-series episodes) centered around the theme of each episode, through re-enactments, The stories are narrated by Lynnanne Zager (Marsha Crenshaw in the mini-series). Surviving family and friends of the deceased (and of the killers' family and friends, occasionally), reporters and authors who dealt with the story, and the law enforcement officials involved (police, district attorneys) augment the narration. Subject-matter experts (SMEs), such as former FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong[1] and former Hennepin County (Minnesota) Medical Examiner Janis Amatuzio,[2] add perspective to each story from their areas of expertise.
See also
- List of Deadly Women episodes
- Diane Fanning, author of several books that deal with cases from the show
- Snapped
References
- ^ . Discover Communications of Candice DeLong http://press.discovery.com/us/id/talent/delong-candice/title=Biography of Candice DeLong. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Biography of Janis Amatuzio" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-08.
External links
- Official Website
- Deadly Women Featured at AOL Television
- Deadly Women Fan Page
- Deadly Women at IMDb