Secrets of the Dead

Season 5 Episode 5: Umbrella Assassin

On September 11, 1978, Bulgarian emigre, writer and broadcast journalist Georgi Markov died. Three days before, while waiting for a bus, Markov felt a sudden sting in the back of his thigh. Markov was soon hospitalized. After his death, an investigation ruled Markov had been poisoned. A pellet containing ricin had been shot into his leg. How had this political murder been executed?

Genre:

Documentary, Mystery

Seasons:

24

Episodes:

125

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

56 min

First Air:

2000

Rating:

6.4