Episode 8: Under the microscope

How do you solve a murder with no body ever being found?

The murder of Rachel Nickell

Police arrogance or just sheer incompetence?

Episode 7: Under the microscope

Take a closer look at the 'Double Axe Murderer'

Episode 6: Under the microscope

A series of horrific murders, remaining unsolved for over 30 years

Why Hillsborough Was a Crime

In 2016, the deaths of the Liverpool fans were officially included in the UK's crime statistics

Spousal murder: Till Death Us Do Part

Statistically, female victims are more likely to have been killed by those current or former intimate partners than anyone else.

The Madness of Two: Famous Examples of Folie  à Deux

This shared psychotic disorder usually involves one dominant person convincing the other of their beliefs

The Manchester Bombing: One Year On

On 22 May 2017, a pop concert was abruptly transformed into a waking nightmare when a suicide bomber detonated a home-made explosive in the lobby

Do child abductions happen more during the summer?

From Sarah Payne to the Soham murders, kids seem to have been targeted in the period stretching from the end of spring to the end of summer.

Pontypridd: Crime Profile

How Jack got Away: Did Anti-Semitism thwart the Ripper Investigation?

Why was Jack the Ripper never caught? Or more to the point, why was he never even identified?

Dartford: Crime Profile

This unassuming Kent town was home to a Nazi-obsessed serial killer and notorious cold case

Acid Attacks: a Crime on the Rise

The UK has one of the highest recorded rates per capita in the world

Hull: Crime Profile

Hull, or Kingston upon Hull as it's properly known, is no stranger to sinister crimes

The Signs, Crimes and Grime of County Lines

Children and vulnerable people forced to sell drugs in rural town

Brighton: Crime Profile

Murdertown: Crime Survey

Barnsley: Crime Profile

Murdertown S1: Episodes

Dundee: Crime Profile

Tamworth: Crime Profile

Watford: Crime Profile

Sunderland: Crime Profile

Rampage killers : shooters without remorse

Looking back at the two most shocking gun massacres in British history

Huddersfield: Crime Profile

Babes in the Wood and the cold cases solved decades later

In 2018, 32 years after their bodies were found, Russell Bishop, the original suspect was convicted of the double murder

What the Killer did Next: Episodes

What the Killer Did Next episode guide

The UK's most notorious cults

Investigating three homegrown British cults

Philip Glenister interview

Death of a socialite: the Barbara Baekeland case

Barbara Baekeland's relationship with Tony was tainted by a toxic combination of possessiveness, mental illness and alleged incest between mother and son.

Why did Daniel Seggie kill his own Dad?

Daniel Seggie's motivation for killing his Dad, still remains a mystery but what can we learn from other cases of children killing their parents.

When Missing Turns to Murder: episodes

When Missing Turns to Murder: episode summary

Britain’s most famous manhunts

John Heald went on the run after murdering B&B landlady Bei Carter. Here are 3 more notorious British manhunts.

Shallow Grave: episodes

Shallow Grave: episode synopsis

Helen's Law

Should killers be denied parole if they refuse to reveal the location of their victims?

She killed her husband but Sally Challen might be the real victim

Why would a devoted wife kill her husband of 31 years.