Crimes That Shook Britain
London was brought to a standstill in April 1999 when 23-year-old political extremist David Copeland caused terror with a bombing campaign.
London was brought to a standstill in April 1999 when 23-year-old political extremist David Copeland caused terror with a bombing campaign.
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London was brought to a standstill in April 1999 when 23-year-old political extremist David Copeland caused terror with a bombing campaign.
The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
A look at the murder of 18-year-old Sally Anne Bowman, who was stabbed in Croydon in 2005. With interviews with her family and detectives who solved the case.
A shocking look at the murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie, who was tortured and killed by her guardians in North London in 2000.
Garry Newlove's wife Helen talks about the events on the night of his murder and the days afterwards, as well as her current work as a peer in the House of Lords combatting anti-social behaviour.
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.
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.
Peter Tobin is one of the most notorious serial killers in the UK. From 1991–2006 he raped and murdered three young girls Dinah McNicol, Vicky Hamilton and Angelika Kluk. Yet even prior to these horrific murders he had a history of violence.
Dubbed as ‘Britain's most sadistic mother', Eunice Spry physically and mentally tortured her three adoptive children, Victoria, Alloma and Christopher, across a period of almost 20 years.
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.
Former friends of Stephen Griffiths open up about the Bradford serial killer, who was caught firing a crossbow through Suzanne Blamires' head in 2010.
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.
Survivors, victims' relatives and former detectives reflect on the Real IRA car bomb that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 1998.
Failed businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and daughter before burning their mansion in Shropshire to the ground in August 2008.
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.
July, 2013. Chuck Reeves rings his fiancé, Shirley Pierce, but gets no answer. Growing worried, he decides to drive to her house, where a heartbreaking scene awaits him– Shirley is dead in her bathtub.
The peace and quiet that a summer's night brings is interrupted by a 911 call from Walter Simpson. He tells the dispatch of the horrifying sight that he has come home to.
Burned Alive: The story of 19-year-old Mundill Mahil, who lured a TV executive to his death in an act of revenge. (
The Reclusive Millionaire: The story of a reclusive millionaire, bludgeoned to death while he slept after hiring three people to renovate one of his properties.
The Monster Among Us: The story of 17-year-old Thomas Griffiths, who killed his girlfriend and arranged the crime scene to look like a suicide. (
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