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Peter Farquhar was beloved by every student he taught but ultimately lost his life as a result of a gaslighting plot

This list was compiled using official ONS statistics gathered between 2020 and 2021

Online shopping activity grows exponentially on Black Friday and Cyber. Sadly, so do 'Porch Pirate' thefts.

Just four months before the 1966 tournament was scheduled to begin, the World Cup trophy was stolen. It was later found by the unlikeliest of heroes.

In the fifth case, Hill examines the murder of Dean Mayley, an innocent man with learning difficulties who was doing his best to become an independent adult

Former fisherman Maheswaran Kaneshan sought asylum in the UK but became caught up in a gang feud that turned deadly.  

Some thieves target a car's catalytic convertor because they contain precious metals like platinum and palladium

Adrian Murphy received a fatal dose of 'Devil's Breath' from Joel Osei and Diana Cristea who intended to rob him

Lying in a pool of blood, a man lay on the side, appearing to have suffered serious head injuries after what looked like a hit and run

Jody Dobrowski was beaten to death in 2005 after being attacked solely because of his sexuality

Every November, the winding roads through Clocaenog Forest are closed off for the Wales Rally GB

From cleaning your house at the wrong time to going on holiday, here are 14 laws that you might be breaking by accident

Former BBC radio presenter, Alex Bellfield was jailed for five-and-a-half years for stalking and harassing several colleagues

It was a route Helen Fiona Torbet had walked dozens of times… Only this time (in the summer of 1993) she didn't return.

Maxine Carr was dubbed 'Myra Hindley mark two' for providing a false alibi for her boyfriend Ian Huntley. She was granted lifelong anonymity in 2005 after her release from prison

The Stirlands were murdered as payback for their son's involvement in the death of a gang family member

In the last few decades Nottingham has become a hotspot for gang activity and gun crime

Myra Hindley and Ian Brady murdered six children on Saddleworth Moor in the 1960s

Joanna Dennehy was charged with three murders and is one of just three British women to have a received a whole-life tariff

Just inside her room, he saw her covers piled on the floor, and as he pulled them back, he found Tessa's body on the floor

Emilia Fox, the new host of Murdertown talks to Crime+Investigation about the new series

In August 2009, the body of David Lace was exhumed from Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth more than twenty years after he had died

24-year-old student Karen Buckley was tragically murdered after a night out with her friends

Using the latest statistics to determine which city in Scotland experiences the most violent crimes

As desperate times push people to desperate measures, what kinds of crimes are now spiking? 

Notorious Kent killers from Kennth Noye to Patrick MacKay

Sarah Everard's murder at the hands of an active officer led to an investigation into the Met Police

Peter Sutcliffe, aka 'The Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women and girls leading to an unprecedented climate of fear across the county

The brand new season of Murdertown is scheduled to premiere in the UK this September

In each episode, Emilia Fox visits the towns and local communities where murders took place to re-tell the tragic incidents through testimony from people whose lives have never been the same since.

In 2007, Hells Angel Gerry Tobin was murdered in a planned attack by members of a rival biker gang.

Burglaries can devastate families and leave them feeling vulnerable in their own homes - is your postcode at high risk of home invasions?

The death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1994. Now the country's worst offenders are given whole life sentences instead.

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged for murder in the United Kingdom in 1955

Here's a list of 10 of the most common, interesting and clever holiday scams…

Everyone loves the longer days and sunnier weather, but is there a significant and dangerous downside to the summer months?