From grieving family and friends to jilted lovers and eyewitnesses, investigators pore over every detail and discrepancy to uncover motives for murder, along with the reason for suppressing key pieces of evidence.
Police in Jasper, Texas, are quick to connect a missing person's report and an abandoned pickup truck. The search is on for 58-year-old Martin Byerly, a hard-working mechanic known for drinking, womanising, and carrying a big wad of cash.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
Denise Williams was devastated when her husband Mike disappeared on a hunting trip. He was feared drowned. But Mike's mother Cheryl didn't buy it, and after years of relentless campaigning, she finally uncovered the truth about her son's death.
Kelly and George Worgan looked like the perfect parents, playing happy families on Facebook with pictures of days out. But behind closed doors, they had financial struggles and rows. When their marriage ended in murder, no one saw it coming.
High-profile politician Kathy Augustine married nurse Chaz Higgs after a whirlwind romance. They were an unlikely match, and when their marriage hit the rocks, Chaz decided to use his medical training to commit an undetectable crime.
Arguably Britain's most infamous serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe became known as The Yorkshire Ripper when he began murdering women in Yorkshire during the 1970s.
Denise Fergus reflects on the murder of her son. Two-year-old James Bulger was tortured and killed by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in 1993.
The hunt for Raoul Moat was one of the largest in British history, after he wounded his ex-girlfriend, killed her new partner and shot and blinded police constable David Rathband.
Failed businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and daughter before burning their mansion in Shropshire to the ground in August 2008.
In a tiny hamlet just outside the town of Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada, 58-year-old Doreen Bradley, owner and operator of a successful fast food restaurant, is found murdered in her rural home.
Keith Black, a taekwondo instructor, disappears without a trace in West Kelowna, a quaint community in British Columbia. His family notifies the authorities. However, investigations into the disappearance slow down due to a lack of evidence.
A domestic altercation outside Verdigre, Nebraska, ends fatally. Frances Thompson claims that she killed Dean Frank – wholly in self-defense. However, investigators are not so sure about these claims as they dig deeper.