In the summer of 1993, gay men in London were being terrorised by a brutal killer. Colin Ireland, a loner from Southend, had made a macabre resolution – to become a serial killer.
With her husband Fred, Rose West brutally murdered ten girls between 1973 and 1979, making her one of the most high profile serial killers in the UK.
In broad daylight on a busy Woolwich street on 22nd May 2013, serving soldier Fusilier Lee Rigby was attacked and murdered by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
Robbie Coltrane examines the harrowing case of a London landlord who sadistically tortured and murdered two of his tenants.
Hilda Murrell, a 78-year-old distinguished rose-grower, was found dead in woodland near her home town. Despite a huge investigation by the British police, detectives failed to find her killer and conspiracy theories muddied the waters still further.
A 29-year-old hairdresser was found brutally stabbed on her doorstep in a quiet suburban street of London. A recording of a threatening phone call seemed to suggest the motive, but every lead comes to a dead end.
Robbie Coltrane examines why Graham Backhouse attempted to kill his wife with a car bomb before murdering his neighbour in 1984.
In 1984 a parcel bomb was sent to a 53-year-old grandmother living in a tranquil English village. She died of horrific injuries. No one understood why it had happened. The only evidence detectives had was the bomb itself.
Robbie Coltrane takes a look at the case of Canadian banker Albert Walker, who assumed the identity of his business partner after murdering him.
A double axe murderer and no clues - except tiny flakes of paint discovered deep in the wounds of one of the victims. This is a story of how forensic science - and the determination of one detective - found the killer.
The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
In April 1998, 17 year old Sylvia Felming went missing in Omagh, Northern Ireland. 6 weeks later, police discovered Sylvia's dismembered body under floorboards of a new build house in the town.
The ‘Black Widower' Malcolm Webster was a serial seducer who married three different women. The episode focuses on wife Claire, who Webster murdered in 1994, drugging and setting fire to the car she was in to fake a fatal car crash.
Tom and Kelley Clayton were an alpha couple: attractive, athletic, popular. Drawn to the professional hockey player's bad boy reputation, she would later discover just how bad her cheating, scheming husband really was.
When Faye and Marian Caliman first met, she was bowled over by his gentlemanly ways. He was the life and soul of family parties. But when the marriage turned sour, Faye and her family realised Marian was not the true gent he'd always pretended.
Jessica was swept off her feet by businessman Sonny. He totally adored her and her daughter, but adoration soon turned to jealousy and controlling behaviour. When she finally tried to leave him, it ended in two brutal murders.
From the moment she set eyes on co-worker Charlie Stephens, Kirstin was determined to have him never mind his 40-year marriage. She seduced him, and in doing so set her husband on the path of financial ruin, deception, and ultimately murder.
In the summer of 1993, gay men in London were being terrorised by a brutal killer. Colin Ireland, a loner from Southend, had made a macabre resolution – to become a serial killer.
Rolf Harris became famous for his artwork and music, even painting a portrait of the Queen for the jubilee. But it all came crumbling down in August 2013 when he was accused of 12 assaults on girls as young as eight years old between 1968 and 1986.
In broad daylight on a busy Woolwich street on 22nd May 2013, serving soldier Fusilier Lee Rigby was attacked and murdered by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.