Skin Hunters

45min

Documentary

Crime

Drama

In Lodz, during the 1990s, investigative detectives work to unravel the mystery of a dark network of connections between emergency medical workers and funeral home owners, a scheme that led to the deaths of many patients.

Episodes

Cast

The Birth of Evil

1. The Birth of Evil

37min

30th Oct 2024

In 1990s Łódź, Poland, the story of “skin hunters” begins as morticians and emergency workers work out a system to trade data on deaths for money.

Awaiting Death

2. Awaiting Death

42min

30th Oct 2024

Over a decade, "skin trading" grows into a full-blown information system that draws in more doctors, paramedics and funeral-home owners.

The Final Breath

3. The Final Breath

38min

6th Nov 2024

After a new doctor becomes director in the emergency department, he notices an alarmingly excessive use of a powerful muscle relaxant. As he teams up with trusted staff for an internal investigation, journalists are conducting their own at the same time.

The Perfect Crime?

4. The Perfect Crime?

48min

6th Nov 2024

2002. An explosive investigative article on the skin hunters puts pressure on local law enforcement. But as they hit a wall in finding evidence that victims were killed, one paramedic's chilling testimony emerges.

First air date

30th Oct 2024

Last air date

6th Nov 2024

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

pl

Networks