Crimes That Shook Britain

Episode 1

Elle Edwards

Christmas Eve 2022, 26-year-old beautician Elle Edwards is enjoying a night out with friends and family in a local Merseyside pub. Shortly before midnight, she steps outside for some fresh air. Minutes later, she would be killed... struck down in a torrent of machine gun bullets. She is the unintended victim of a gang-land shooting gone terribly wrong. As the Nation reels from the breaking news on Christmas Day morning, Merseyside Police launch their biggest ever murder investigation. But facing obstacles and delays, the local community must break their wall of silence and help bring the killer to justice. With exclusive access to Elle's family, police investigators and journalists - this film tells the story of a family left devastated and a community in shock - as the police race to end an epidemic of gun violence.