Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023 · 1 season · 4 episodes · Ended · MGM+
Documentary, Crime
Television’s first true-crime celebrity.
Ths true crime docuseries pulls back the curtain on America’s most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, who played a key role in the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Episodes
- S01E01The Heist2023-02-0550m
Jack “Murf the Surf” Murphy’s life takes a turn from childhood prodigy and professional surfing champion to notorious jewel thief when he pulls off the heist of the century.
- S01E02Another Level of Madness2023-02-1947m
Murf the Surf continues down his criminal path and becomes increasingly violent. After a stolen-securities scheme goes awry, he is charged with murder.
- S01E03God's Business2023-02-2645m
Serving a double-life prison sentence for murder, Murf finds God and is reborn as a Christian — but Murf may not have changed his ways, and this may be another one of his cons.
- S01E04The Truth Bends2023-03-0549m
Fresh out of prison, Murf embarks on his new path as a man of God, but as he attempts to convince the public that he is a reformed Christian new facts emerge that challenge Murf’s story of his life.
