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8 Episodes 2024 - 2024
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
In June 2020, as the country is enjoying a short respite from COVID restrictions, three men are fatally stabbed in broad daylight while chatting with friends in the park. But the nation's shock at the terrorist attack soon turns to anger, as details of the killer are revealed... he was known to be dangerous, volatile, and aggressive. He'd been assessed by the police, probation, and security services, authorities had been warned that an attack was inevitable - and yet the killer was free to strike. With exclusive access to eyewitnesses, victim's family members and reporters who were at the scene - this is the story of a deadly terrorist attack that was - according to the Inquest - entirely avoidable.
Episode 3
Ten-year-old Jack Lis is at his friend's house when he is savagely attacked by a powerful and aggressive dog. Despite desperate attempts by first responders, his injuries are catastrophic. Jack's death is one of the first in a series of deadly dog attacks that are sweeping the country... and as the headlines stack up, the nation's attention is focused on one breed - the XL Bully. With over 50,000 of the dogs in the country, their massive size, strength, and potential for aggression creates a wave of fear in communities. Following newspaper campaigns and public demands for action, dog owners fear a knee jerk reaction that'll punish innocent animals. But with the list of fatalities continuing to grow... action must be taken. Through harrowing interviews with family members of victims, police investigators and experts, this film explores the deluge of dangerous dog attacks and the controversial ban, brought in to stem the attacks.
Episode 4
During the height of the covid lockdown, families and friends were separated from their loved ones. The death of Shakira Spencer was the culmination of systematic cruelty at the hands of people she originally believed to be friends. Separated from her family and friends - even her own children, Shakira was isolated, tortured and abused during a time when people were rarely allowed to visit one another. Shakira's family and police investigators tell of the harrowing decline and murder of a much-loved young mother.
Episode 5
The brutal murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey shocked the nation, and the world. The trans-teenager was a vulnerable victim, who lived almost her entire life online - finding friendship in her thousands of social media followers. Brianna is manipulated by her killers, who posed as friends to lure her to her death. With two offenders at large, the police investigation moves at speed to uncover shocking evidence of a cold and calculated murder. With exclusive access to the last person to speak to Brianna alive, this film delves into the how and why of a case that left the public questioning the role of social media in our children's lives.
Episode 6
A father/son trip to the capital ends in horror as 51-year-old Lee Pomeroy falls victim to a ferocious knife attack on a commuter train. Lee is brutally stabbed 18 times in 25 seconds and dies in the arms of his 14-year-old son before help can arrive. The attacker, who is already known to the police and mental health workers, flees the scene as British Transport Police scramble to track him down. A man hunt is launched as reaction to the murder causes outrage and terror amongst commuters. Once apprehended, it's up to investigators to prove that Lee's murderer was as unprovoked, as he was ruthless. Through exclusive access to Lee's family, investigators and journalists - this film tells the harrowing story of a day trip that ended in tragedy.
Episode 7
When a missing person is found dead in Finsbury Park, north London - investigators discover the sadistic killer has already struck before... and got away with it. Iuliana Tudos is a barmaid working in the World's End pub in Camden. The popular 22-year-old sparks fear in her friends when she disappears on Christmas Eve. They launch a frantic search, only to make the gruesome discovery of her mutilated body themselves. In a shocking twist, the police are able to link her killer to an unsolved murder from weeks earlier - where a retired civil servant is found bound and gagged in her own bedroom. Exclusive interviews with friends and family members of the victims chart the tragic murder of their loved ones - as urgency grows for the police to track down the double murderer.
Episode 8
When a young Goth couple - Rob Maltby and Sophie Lancaster are set upon by a 'pack of feral thugs' - the vicious attack leaves eye-witnesses afraid to speak up. Despite the very public attack, a wall of silence falls around the offenders. Police investigators try innovative tactics to gain the trust of the witnesses, but it's Sophie's death two weeks later that shocks the close-knit community into action. With exclusive access to Sophie Lancaster's best friend, plus the police investigators and journalists that broke the story - the film delves into a case that is still shocking, nearly twenty years on.