XY history: Episode list
Germany's first homicide detective, Ernst Gennat, investigates spectacular cases in 1920s Berlin and revolutionizes criminal investigation—with methods that are still proven today.
Seventeen-year-old Werner Gladow leads one of the most notorious Berlin gangs of the post-war era. Their trademark: tailored suits, white ties, and brogues.
Two women disappear without a trace. But then their dismembered bodies are discovered on Fehmarn. And a search for missing persons turns into one of the most spectacular murder cases of the post-war era.
Two masked men, armed, rob a bank branch in Munich. They demand two million Deutsche Marks and a getaway car. Their leverage: six human lives.