On December 11, 1975, two police officers, Tony White and Stuart MacKenzie, were sat in their police panda car on a side road in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They were observing...

March the 3rd, 2012, had started like any other Saturday for the police officer on duty in London's East End. But when two men, Tony and Danny McCluskie, and...

At about 4 PM on September 21, 2001, 32-year-old Aidan Minter was walking his usual route back home over Tower Bridge in central London. It was Friday afternoon, and...

On a cold and wintery night in Worcester England, neighbours hear high-pitched screams pierce through the tranquil darkness. Even to the untrained ear, the screams sound as if they...

Can pre-meditated murder be justified? To some, the idea of murder is more palatable if it was committed in self-defence or in the effort of saving someone else's life....

When American pop rock band, The Scissor Sisters came up with its name back in the early 2000s, it was derived from New York's nightlife and gay culture. After...

On the 1st of December, 1996, at around 10:45 PM, a man named Richard Maine left Keeper's Cottage in Coopers Hill, Alvechurch and was just about to get into...

People are often heard asking why domestic abuse victims do not simply just leave the relationship. Even if the person themselves know it's time to end the relationship, there...

On the 18th of September 2012, Police Constables, Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes set out on routine patrol in the Greater Manchester area. It was a typically pleasant autumn...

On the 9th of July 1996, a man walking his dog alongside a country lane in Chillenden, East Kent discovered three bodies which were partially concealed in leaves to...

3,2,1…. Victoria leant forward and felt the whoosh of air as it whipped past her face. She stepped forward into freefall and immediately felt the familiar rush of adrenaline...

48-year-old Heather Barnett was described as a very proud mother of two who always put her children first and ensured they didn't miss out. Her profession as a seamstress...

Kerry or "the Kingdom" as it is often referred to by the Irish, is known for its mystical landscape, beautiful sandy beaches, cliffs and rocky headlands. Today's case begins...

On December 23, 1994, Tracey Mertens heard a knock on her door in Rochdale. As soon as she answered it, Tracey was grabbed, blindfolded and thrown into a car....

On December 23, 1959, at 7:44 PM, police in Birmingham were dispatched to the YWCA hostel in Edgbaston after a report from a frightened woman. 21-year-old Margaret Brown explained...

It's late winter 2012, just five days after Christmas, police officers from South Wales, have just attended the scene of a car accident in the middle of the night...

Friday the 12th of February 1993 started out as any other day for the Bulger family of Kirkby in Merseyside, England. Dad, Ralph had his breakfast as usual while...

What had begun as a relatively normal day in Kirkby, England, would end with a missing two-year-old. It is a case which continues to shock Great Britain and indeed...

In this episode, we will walk through the trial of John Venables and Robert Thompson and the sentence that Britain’s youngest killers received. But more importantly, we will cover...

Two decades ago, a talented and much-loved TV presenter Jill Dando was shot outside her London home in broad daylight with a single bullet to the head. An extensive...

This story discusses sexual assault, paedophilia, incest and drug use. It is one of the worst cases of these crimes to be tried before the courts in living memory.

In the early morning hours of the 29th of March 2014, a person walking through Castle Park in Colchester noticed a man lying unusually still in the grass to...

We all know the justice system exists to protect the public against criminals and their heinous crimes. But what if these laws and regulations suddenly contradict their purpose and...

When 31-year-old Gareth Williams began to miss work, his colleagues and family became concerned. Gareth had always been reliable and kept to his routines. But on August 23, 2010,...