Dermot Murnaghan hosts Killer Britain

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.
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 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
Were these murders the work of Jack The Ripper?

The Thames Torso Murders

Were these murders the work of Jack The Ripper?
Dickens' father, John, was one of these unfortunates...

Charles Dickens and Crime

Dickens' father, John, was one of these unfortunates...
Most bizarre theories put forward about the true identity of the Ripper.

Unusual Jack The Ripper Suspects

Most bizarre theories put forward about the true identity of the Ripper.
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. 

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. 
Mark Stevens reveals what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago.

Broadmoor Revealed

Mark Stevens reveals what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago.
Two convicted muderers have this week made a 'Shawshank' style escape from a high security prison in the US.

5 Prison Breaks from History

Two convicted muderers have this week made a 'Shawshank' style escape from a high security prison in the US.
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