Narration - Paul Christie

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I think this is the story of a giant tree on a giant spider said to live in its shadow. The story unfolds in the biggest rainforest on the planet Amazon. Plants here pump out 1/5 of the world's oxygen. The Amazon River holds 1/5 of all the world's freshwater. This place is an evolutionary powerhouse, generating literally millions of marvelous species. Is there such a thing as the perfect crime? Is it possible to hatch a plan so clever to commit a crime with such precision that the case is never solved? This show examines to crimes both expertly planned and executed and both almost flawless. One case might never have been solved if not for a unique turn of events. The other would still be a mystery if not for key advancements in modern technology technology that help bring a killer to justice after 21 years. El AMARNA, Middle Egypt Two centuries ago, French explorers made an amazing discovery here in the desert, buried under the sand where the remains of an ancient city, it had been the capital of ancient Egypt more than 3300 years ago, the Titanic and her sister ship Olympic were built in 1911. They were considered the largest and safest ships afloat. And yet the Titanic sank on our maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 15th 1912. Over 2200 passengers and crew only 705 survived. Uh.