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Murders at Little Bridge Farm

Starts 22nd April at 9pm

Murders at Little Bridge Farm tells the shocking story of Mark Brown, and the double life the self-proclaimed 'psychopath with a conscience' led. A family man by day and sadistic killer by night, convicted, in December 2022, of murdering Alex Morgan, 34, and Leah Ware, 32. The two-part special will use archive footage, CCTV, police evidence and interviews with the victims’ families to piece together this complex investigation. It reveals how Brown laid a false trail for police, in a desperate bid to prevent them finding the horrific truth hidden at Little Bridge Farm. This exclusive commission for Crime + Investigation details the timeline and explores what happened to piece together the evidence of these two horrific murders that took place in St Leonards, Hastings. It gets to the truth of what happened to two doting mothers with everything to live for and the monster who killed them.

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A burning oil drum and a locked shipping container | Leah Ware (L) and Alex Morgan (R)

Murders at Little Bridge Farm

Mark Brown was a family man by day and sadistic killer by night, convicted, in December 2022, of murdering Alex Morgan, 34, and Leah Ware, 32
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A photograph of killer Mark Brown

A ‘psychopath with a conscience’: Mark Brown and the Little Bridge Farm murders

Alexandra Morgan's body was burned in an oil drum but Leah Ware's body has never been found
An ominous shipping container with a padlock across the front

'Check postcode TN34 5NY': The Little Bridge Farm Murders

Alexandra Morgan appeared to be aware of Mark Brown's intentions, leaving a note for her son saying, ‘Check postcode TN34 5NY Rock Lane’
Leah Ware (L) and Alex Morgan (R)

Crime + Investigation announces new true crime special, 'Murders at Little Bridge Farm'

The two-part special, Murders at Little Bridge Farm, will tell the shocking story of Mark Brown and the deadly double life he led

What happened at Little Bridge Farm?

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Close up of an oil barrel on fire

Clue 1: Human remains in an oil barrel

In early December, bone and tooth fragments were unearthed from an oil barrel discarded in a skip. Forensic analysis confirmed the teeth belonged to Alex Morgan.
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A discarded dog collar by a lake

Clue 2: The remains of a dog

Searches at the farm revealed the tragic fate of Leah's Pomeranian dog, Lady, who had been tethered to a kettlebell and discarded into a pond on the premises.
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A shipping container with a padlocked strapped across the front

Clue 3: A locked storage container

Detectives tracked Alex to Little Bridge Farm, Rock Lane, a location near Hastings comprising of two main barns and a selection of other smaller buildings, sheds and shipping containers.

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