The Assassination of Gandhi

How Gandhi's assassination and the murder of his successors was a severe blow to India's hopes that the country could av

The Assassination of John F Kennedy

The Assassination of Malcolm ‘X’

The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

The Beast of Bermondsey

It took twenty years to track down the vicious rapist of the vulnerable and elderly: the ‘Beast of Bermondsey’.

The Brighton Trunk Murders

Trunks left in railway left baggage departments eventually revealed their grisly secrets.

The Brink's Mat Bullion Heist

The story of the largest gold heist in British history is a cautionary tale about how tenuous the concept of honour amongst thieve

The Cannock Chase Murders

Raymond Morris murdered at least one little girl in the 1960s, but he was suspected of abducting, raping and killing three more.

The Caylee Anthony Case

On 9 August 2005, no-one present at the birth of Caylee Marie Anthony, would have predicted that this child would not live to cel

The Columbine Massacre

On 20th April 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, two high-school seniors, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, launched an assault on Columbine High School

The Crossbow Cannibal

How much was Stephen Griffiths influenced by former and fictional serial killers to become the Crossbow Cannibal killer?

The Dunblane Massacre

Thomas Hamilton killed or injured all but one of a class of 29 five and six-year-olds, along with their teacher at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.

The great train robbery

How the train robbers got away with one of the biggest hauls in history.

The Hungerford Massacre

Hungerford is a market town in Berkshire, South East England, with a population of around 6,000, surrounded by woodlands and near

The James Bulger Case

A missing child, the gruesome murder that shocked a nation, and how the two 10-year-old killers were finally caught.

The Jill Dando Murder

Dando’s death sparked a high-profile hunt for her killer and became one of the most notorious murders in British criminal history.

The Lindbergh Kidnapping

Charles Lindbergh was one of the most famous men in America in the 1920s and 30s.

The Marchioness Disaster

When the party boat Marchioness was sunk on 20 August 1989, 51 people lost their lives.

The McKay Kidnapping

A case of mistaken identity meant that a woman endured a terrifying kidnap

The Millennium Dome Heist

A smash-and-grab robbery, worthy of the best James Bond plot, that was foiled by London police.

The Murder of April Jones

The biggest police search ever but they couldn’t find April because of one man

The Murder of Lee Rigby

On 22 May 2013, oldier Lee Rigby was murdered by Islamic extremists

The Murder of Tia Sharp

Tia Sharp was a beautiful young girl, murdered by the man she called "granddad"

The Rachel Nickell Case

A murdered mother, a miscarriage of justice, and how the sexually sadistic serial killer responsible is finally caught.

The Rosenbergs

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were the only American citizens ever to be executed for conspiracy to commit espionage.

The Russell Murders

The brutal murders of Lin and Megan Russell and the horrific injuries inflicted upon Josie Russell shocked the nation.

The Soham Murderer: Ian Huntley

In the early evening of 4 August 2002, two 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, were on their way to buy sweets whe

The Victoria Climbié Case

There were 12 chances to save the life of this eight year old girl.

The Waco Seige

The 51-day siege in Waco, Texas, is one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in modern American history.

The Wineville Chicken Murders

Gordon Stewart Northcott was hanged for the murder of four young boys on his chicken ranch.

The Yorkshire Ripper

Women feared for their lives until a routine police stop ended his reign of terror.

The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac Killer could be second only to Jack the Ripper

William Joyce: Lord Haw- Haw

Lord Haw Haw was the British voice of Nazi propaganda and the last person to be hanged for treason.