Murdertown

This episode explores two terrible crimes that left a lasting impression on Hull - and reveals how complex investigations into one case finally led to both mysteries being solved. The story begins with the apparent kidnap and murder of…

In 1993 a sixteen-year-old girl is found dying by the side of the road. Her killer disappears into the night. Her name is Claire Tiltman, and as police investigate they learn she's a girl with no enemies, and the crime is motiveless.…

In this episode explores how one boy left an entire city living in fear. Aged 15, Robbie Mcintosh walked into a fish & chip shop to announce that a woman had been killed on the iconic Law Hill. Locals were terrified as the news spread.…

In 2015 a 69-year-old man is found stabbed in his own home. Cops can't understand it. There's no forced entry. And no obvious motive. He has no enemies. At the scene, forensics uncover a receipt from a nearby cashpoint. Cops think it will…

In 2014 a local woman goes missing after a night drinking in the pubs of the town. CCTV finds her walking home, arm in arm with another local drinker. He just happens to be a former butcher. Police soon realise he has put his trade to…

1994 an evil gang kill a woman who manages a building society and tie up her husband, before robbing the building society of large sums of cash. Cops are baffled. But something doesn't quite add up. Despite making a tearful plea for help,…

In 2000 a young woman is stabbed to death while walking her dog in a picturesque park in the town. She's a twin, a woman known in her local area. A suspect is seen running semi-naked across the M1 motorway and makes his escape. Cops…

In 2014 a sex offender called Robert Hind goes missing from a bail hostel. Cops fear he's absconded to commit crime. The town is scoured. Then cops find CCTV of the man with another ex-con called David Mitchell at the bus station. They…

Throughout the early 90s young boys would be found dead after sniffing glue and being trapped in derelict buildings which caught fire. But when it kept happening, cops got suspicious. They soon found they were actually being…

In 2015 a man visits a tarot card reader. Within an hour she's dealt out the death card and he's confessed to a murder. When cops arrive they discover he's been living at home with his victim's body for days. Both men are a part of the…

Examining two murders committed in Portsmouth on Dec. 12 of different years by Allan Grimson, and possible links to the disappearance of Simon Parkes.

This episode explores one man's violent rampage through the town of Wrexham, which eventually led to the murder of Nicholas Churton.

In Middlesbrough we look at the story of a man who believed he had committed the perfect murder, and how diligent police work uncovered his identity and his plans for further violent crimes.

This episode looks at Ipswich's 'street drinking' community, a population who live on the streets and often engage in anti-social behaviour and low-level violence, but examines a much more sinister story, ending in three brutal murders…

This is the shocking story of Julie Paterson's tragic murder, and the gruesome details of the attack which shocked the local community and drove her partner to drastic measures.

In Bristol, we hear from the parents of Louise Smith, who woke on Christmas morning 1995 to find their daughter had not returned from a night out the previous evening, as they discuss the events surrounding her disappearance and their…

When a murder is committed, you hope that the suspect is caught as quickly as possible, but in the case of Elaine Doyle's murder in Greenock, a lack of evidence meant that justice would not be served for several years, until advancements…

In Nuneaton, we hear from David Freeman, who's younger sister Naomi Smith was tragically murdered on her way to post a letter, as he tells us of the family's quest for answers about who could have done this to her.

Devastated father Keith Vincent retells the story of the sequence of events that led to his son Adam living on the streets of Grimsby, and the circumstances which eventually led to his brutal murder at the hands of a notorious drugs gang.

Airing as a part of domestic violence awareness week - this film tells the dramatic and shocking story of Mario Celaire - a man who viciously assaulted two women he claimed to love.

Rachel Manning had been to a 1970s-themed fancy dress party and Chicago's nightclub with boyfriend Barri White before going missing in the early hours of 10 December 2000. The teenager was found dead in undergrowth at Woburn Golf Club…

The shocking murder of 51-year-old Wakefield woman Wendy Speakes, at the hands of sadistic killer Christopher Farrow who targeted her as she walked home from work.

The story of Wigan teenager Louise Sellars, who vanished in 1995. The next day, her body was found in a field near her home, leading to a hunt for a killer in Appley Bridge.

The brutal murder of 17-year-old student Zoe Nelson in North Lanarkshire in 2010 - and the twists and turns of the trial that followed.

Melanie Road, 17, was murdered on her way home from a nightclub in Bath in 1984. She had been out with her boyfriend and friends, but Melanie had been sexually assaulted and brutally stabbed 26 times on her way back home. A milkman found…

Pennie Davis'body was found with multiple stab wounds in a field where she rode her horse in the village of Beaulieu on 2nd September 2014. The case centered on Mrs. Davis' relationship with Benjamin Carr, 22, the son of her estranged…

Vikki Thompson went missing in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, while walking her dog on 12 August 95. The dog returned home without her, raising the alarm. After a frantic search, she was found alive but badly beaten - she died 6 days…

Police found 72-year-old Jane Hings's body on Sunday, September 24th, 2017. DNA samples found at the scene found a match for then 25-year-old Craig Keogh, who was subsequently arrested. The police begin to build a case against Keogh and…

In July 1999, the remains of Wendy Upton were found in nearby woods; she was identified using dental records. Upton had been reported as missing nine months previously.

In April 2012, Dawn and George Kibble visited the flat of Dawn's sister Julie Davison, concerned for her wellbeing after repeated phone calls went unanswered. On arrival, they found Julie's lifeless body on the blood-stained floor of her…

With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, Murdertown shines a light on some of Britain’s darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities and the impact they have…

In May 1996, the murder of Stephen Cameron hit national headlines as one of the first examples in the UK of a road rage killing.

In April 2015, 24-year-old student Karen Buckley went missing whilst on a night out with friends in the West End of Glasgow. Emilia visits the location where Karen was last seen and learns about the investigation that tried to find her.

In 1979, a young woman went missing, having last been seen in the city centre. The police assumed Sally Ann McGrath had simply run away, and it took nearly eight months for her body to be found. The investigation into her murder took even…

Joan and John Stirland, a couple in their fifties living on the Lincolnshire coast, were found murdered in 2004. The investigation into the deaths eventually led to the downfall of one of Nottinghamshire's most feared underworld figures.

Emilia investigates Evie Adams' murder in 2019. The victim's boyfriend, who was already being investigated over two separate deaths, quickly came under suspicion.

Emilia uncovers details surrounding the brutal murder of Rosie Darbyshire. Witnesses and CCTV were key to solving the case that shocked the local community.

Emilia uncovers details surrounding Joshua Stimpson's murder of ex-girlfriend Molly McLaren, a case which shook the victim's family and community to its core.

Emilia examines three murders which shook Beenham in the 1960s. One of the murders went unsolved for 40 years, until detectives vowed to finally seek justice.

Emilia looks into the killing of Martin Decker, who had been bludgeoned with a hammer. Police would link the murder to a suspect dubbed the NR3 cat killer.