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The Nazi Cartel: Klaus Barbie’s deadly Bolivian network
An often forgotten part of Nazi history is the involvement that a prominent member had in the growth of the Bolivian drug cartel.
William Corder: The book bound in a killer’s skin
What makes people want a book bound in the skin of a killer? Keep reading as we explore the wacky world of murderabilia.
True crime anniversaries in May
From one of the worst terrorist bombings in modern British history, to a tragic arson attack that claimed 6 young lives.
The best true crime books of 2025
Fan of true crime books? There’s plenty to choose from in 2025. Discover our list of four books that you won’t want to miss.
Elizabeth Stride: Jack the Ripper's third victim
Elizabeth Stride is one of Jack the Ripper's canonical victims, but her death differs from his other victims. Read on to find out more.
Catherine Eddowes: Jack the Ripper's fourth victim
Catherine Eddowes was a Jack the Ripper victim who was killed on the same night as another woman, making for a double event. Read on to find out more.
Annie Chapman: Jack the Ripper's second victim
Annie Chapman is known to be Jack the Ripper's second victim, but how did she end up as a target? Read on to find out more.
Mary Ann Nichols: The life and murder of Jack the Ripper’s first victim
Mary Ann Nichols is famous for being Jack the Ripper's first victim, but who was she before her death? Read on to find out more.
6 famous British historical murder victims
Brush up on some of the most famous British historical murders of all time, with motives like passion, power and revenge.
A pioneering use of forensics solved The Jigsaw Murders
Read the fascinating story of the 1930s Jigsaw Murders, which saw the pioneering use of forensics to bring the killer to justice.
True crime anniversaries in August
From the killing of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman to the Great Train Robbery, these are the most notable crimes that have happened during August
True crime anniversaries in June
From the separate murders of two young children to a devastating terror attack in London
Watch Killer Britain: Series 4 trailer
In this extended 11 episode run, Dermot Murnaghan will guide viewers through some of the most deeply shocking crimes of recent times.
William Joyce: Lord Haw- Haw
Lord Haw Haw was the British voice of Nazi propaganda and the last person to be hanged for treason.
Jack The Ripper
Even in squalid Victorian London, the notorious and still unidentified serial killer stood out with his surgical murders of prosti
The Disappearance of Etan Patz
A search for the 6-year-old was launched with close to 100 police officers and a pack of bloodhounds canvassing the lower Manhattan area
The Thames Torso Murders
Were these murders the work of Jack The Ripper?
Charles Dickens and Crime
If we think of crime in Victorian London, after the gory horrors of Jack the Ripper, many people's minds turn to the fictionalised criminal underworld of Dickens' second novel Oliver Twist
Unusual Jack The Ripper Suspects
Most bizarre theories put forward about the true identity of the Ripper.
A Noble Death
The mysterious deaths of the 10th Earl of Shaftesbury and Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, the mystery surrounding Lord Lucan and the many murders committed by Countess Elizabeth Bathory, otherwise known as The Blood Countess.
Broadmoor Revealed
Mark Stevens reveals what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago.
5 Prison Breaks from History
Two convicted muderers have this week made a 'Shawshank' style escape from a high security prison in the US.
The Changing Face of Terror in Britain
It’s often said by pundits, politicians and top-level experts, that – when it comes to terrorism – we’re living in times of unprecedented unease.
Could Jack the Ripper have been HH Holmes?
One left a string of victims in the streets of Victorian Whitechapel, the other operated a sadistic house of horrors thousands of miles away in the US. Could they be the same person?
The Worst Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of
Most people will never have heard of one of the most prolific serial murderers of the past century: Bruce George Peter Lee.
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All
Erik Menendez recounts the horrible torment of his tortured past and the brutal murder that he and his older brother Lyle committed
The Menendez Murders: The Aftermath
It became one of the most publicised cases in America, two young brothers who murdered their parents
Who Killed The Black Dahlia?
The Black Dahlia murder
Episode 1: Under the microscope
With only a pile of bones, crudely wrapped in an offcut of carpet, detectives had to utilise the individual skill of multiple forensic experts, to find the killer of a 15 year old girl
Who were the killers of James Bulger?
On the 12th February 1993 two year old James Bulger was at the New Strand Shopping Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, with his mother, Denise Bulger
Episode 3: Under the MIcroscope
Last week on Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence Sundays 10pm, we saw how modern policing was utilised to solve an almost “perfect” murder
The St Valentine’s Day Massacre
Flamboyant kingpin Al Capone, whose name has always been linked with the most notorious gangland crime of all time: the St Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929.
Episode 4: Under the microscope
When former DCI Peter Brock first arrived at the Backhouse farm, little could have prepared him for the events that would unfurl over the coming weeks.
Episode 6: Under the microscope
A series of horrific murders, remaining unsolved for over 30 years
The murder of Rachel Nickell
Police arrogance or just sheer incompetence?
Episode 8: Under the microscope
How do you solve a murder with no body ever being found?
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