Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us
The stories of three murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Documentary, Suspense
The stories of three murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
DNA
The story of the hunt to find the killer of Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an extraordinary forensic breakthrough - DNA fingerprinting.
Episode 2
Double Jeopardy
Shocked by the failure to convict Julie Hogg's killer, her mother fights for justice by taking on the legal establishment and overturning an 800-year-old law.
Episode 3
Interrogation
In 1972, three teenage boys were wrongfully arrested for the murder of Maxwell Confait. It would lead to a radical overhaul of police powers and a brand new method of investigation.