Forensics: Catching the Killer

Murder in the Woods

When 13-year-old Lucy is reported missing by her mother, police and forensic investigators begin the painstaking search

Murder Caught On Camera

The case of Tia Sharp, a 12-year-old girl reported missing in London, leading to a major search which took the police cl

The Minicab Murders

Years after the crime, see how forensics helped solve the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards, finding a killer who had sadly

Killed for Being Kind

A woman dies in an apparently accidental house fire, but one police officer spots signs that something more sinister is

The Shoe Fetish Murder

The investigation of a murder of her mother in her home in 1994, as police used forensic clues to find an appalling kill

Murder in the Bus Station

See how investigators uncovered the perpetrator behind the 1994 murder of a grandmother at a bathroom of a bus station i

Murder at the Allotment

After a grandmother is strangled to death at an allotment shed, police use the scene's forensics clues to solve a chilli

Murder in Silence

The case of Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman murdered in her own home, whose murder took forensic investigators on a trai

The Head on the Beach Murder

When body parts wash up on a beach in Arbroath, forensic investigators must unravel the disturbing truth behind a woman'

The Murder in the Tower Block

When a body is found in a flat, a trial of forensic evidence allows detectives to distinguish between friend and foe.

The Murder With No Body

The tragic case of 22-year-old Helen McCourt, who got off a bus one night in her hometown but never arrived at her nearb

The Body Under the Stairs

A women's killer remains at large for more than 30 years, until forensic investigators track him down with a tiny clue a

The Soham Murders

The 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman horrified and shook the nation. Explore how forensic science helped

Murder in Suburbia

In 2022, 35-year-old Zara Aleena was beaten to death just ten minutes from her London home, but the only evidence left b

Murder on the Moor

In 1975, 11-year-old schoolgirl Lesley Molseed went to the shops and never returned to her family home in West Yorkshire

The Happy Slapping Killing

Larger-than-life David Morley survived a terrorist bombing in London, only to be beaten to death five years later during

Murder in the Woods

Mum Karen Doubleday was found murdered in the woods in 2002. The clue to finding her killer lay in pollen spores from th

Murder in the Playground

Teenager Naomi Smith went to post a letter for her mother in 1995 and never came back home, but a bite mark left on her

The Mum Who Never Came Home

After mum Michelle Gunshon disappeared, police found CCTV footage showing her with a mystery man. They managed to track

Catching the Rochdale Ripper

When mum of three Eileen Jawczak was murdered, clues were minimal. Could police link her death to the Rochdale Ripper?

Catching the Midlands Ripper

Two bodies are found just months apart in Leicestershire, but when the case goes cold, one woman's bravery could be key.

The Pembrokeshire Murders

In 1989, two bodies were found in Pembrokeshire - and the answers to their demise lay in the forensics, as a shocking tr

The Murder of Sarah Payne

When the body of eight-year-old Sarah Payne was found in 2000, police utilised the help of forensic scientists to catch

The Lady in the Lake

Carol Park's body was pulled from a lake more than 20 years after she vanished - and the key to solving the case lay in

The Murder in the Deli

The murder of 15 year-old Paige Doherty sends shock waves through Clydebank - and the key to finding her killer lies in

A Murder in Butetown

Lynette White's murder led to one of Britain's most infamous miscarriages of justice and an exhaustive forensic investig

Catching the Birmingham Spree Killer

In 2000, the bodies of three women were found in Birmingham. Could police hunt down the dangerous killer?

Murdered Metres from Home

In 1986, 16-year-old Elaine Doyle was murdered just metres from her home - but catching her killer was no easy task.

The Body in the Car

When Teresa De Simone's body was discovered, one man would soon be found guilty - but would forensic science prove his i

The Boy In The Woods

In 1994, six-year-old Rikki Neave vanished walking to school. Found dead, his case remained cold until forensic advances

A Daughter Dishonoured

In September 2003, 17-year-old Shafilea vanishes. Months later, her body is found in Cumbria, turning a missing person c

The Murder of April Jones

Five-year-old April disappeared close to her home. She had been playing outside when she was seen getting into a vehicle

A Fatal Vendetta

The 2019 murder of Raymond Cullen sparked an investigation, where forensic and digital evidence exposed a shocking, calc

The Body in the Alley

When Carly Bateman is found dead in an alley, the police uncover the truth, bringing her killer to justice and peace to

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