How homophobia helped Dennis Nilsen get away with murder

Blue light flasher atop of a police car. City lights on the background.

Financial abuse – Not all abuse is physical

I was not allowed to spend my own income on anything, including food for myself or clothes,'

Europe’s Problem with Domestic Abuse

The likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the UK were all shown to be among the worst offending nations for domestic abuse.

The insidious reality of tech abuse

Technology has made it easier for abusers to target and control their victims

Domestic Abuse in Lockdown

For many women, staying at home meant being locked in with the person who posed the greatest threat to their lives

The Broadwater Farm Riots

How racial unrest led to a constable’s killing in the Broadwater Farm Riots

April Jones: UK's largest missing person search

In October of 2012, a little girl from Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, vanished after being sighted willingly climbing into a car near her home

The NXIVM sex cult

Sex slaves, blackmail and branding

Kym Marsh: Murder at My Door Interview

The UK's most dangerous prisoners

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Meet the podcasters: Generation Why

Crime+Investigation spoke to Aaron from Generation Why about the podcast and what he's looking forward to at CrimeCon.

Three incredible serial killer survival stories

Three women who survived the clutches of a violent killer and helped bring them to justice

The biggest crime gangs in Britain

It’s believed that there are well over 5,000 different organised crime groups operating in the United Kingdom today.

How the Yorkshire Ripper terrorised a community

What was it like growing up in Yorkshire during Peter Sutcliffe's reign of terror?

Shana Grice: A murder in slow motion

She paid for the police’s lack of training, care and poor attitude with her life'. 

The most dangerous cities to live in Europe

Some of these places are the most vibrant, exciting, beautiful and fun places in Europe. However, each city also has its dark side.

The monster under the bed

The double-murderer who hid from police in a divan bed at the crime scene

New true crime podcast: The Shattered Window

The Shattered Window delves deep into the murder of Jaclyn and the events that led to a wrongful conviction.

Meet the podcasters: Mens Rea

Crime+Investigation spoke to Sinead from Mens Rea about the podcast and what she's looking forward to at CrimeCon

How to talk about serial killers like Peter Sutcliffe?

The wider question of how we should shape the discourse over such crimes remains a thorny one

The early life of Myra Hindley: 'the most hated woman in Britain'

How a normal girl from Crumpsall became an icon of evil for her role in the abductions and murders of five children and teenagers between 1963 and 1965

We spoke to the host of a new Ghislaine Maxwell podcast

Hunting Ghislaine is the new podcast series by veteran investigative journalist John Sweeney.

The murder of Joanna Yeates: Trial by tabloid

It is now more than a decade since the murder of Jo Yeates – a case which shocked and gripped the whole country throughout 2010

Mark WIlliams-Thomas: The man who exposed Jimmy Savile

What's it like to interview a killer?

Is Samuel Little America’s biggest serial killer?

Samuel Little has confessed to murdering at least 93 women across more than a dozen states.

Britain’s Youngest Female Killers

Only one in every 20 murders coming from the hands of a woman and young female killers are even rarer

Why is 'stop and search' so controversial?

Black people are nine times more likely to be stopped and searched compared to white people

The hunt to identify Samuel Little's victims

The FBI's hunt to identify the unidentified women, Samuel Little has confessed to killing

Going home: The story of Steven Stayner

When Stephen naively climbed into a man’s car he never could have imagined he wouldn't return home for 7 years

Peter Sutcliffe: The human cost, the stolen lives

Peter Sutcliffe was found guilty of all thirteen murders and attempted murders and was given 20 life sentences.

Five killers who appeared on TV

From Dennis Rader to Stephen Port, vicious murderers have turned on the charm for television on more occasions than you might imagine

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Murder at My Door part 2: Episodes

4 Shocking Female Serial Killers

Female serial killers may be relatively rare, but they do exist

4 manhunts that gripped the media

Some killers are remembered not just for the savagery of their crimes, but for the immense, desperate effort to hunt them down…