David Wilson's Crime Files

Episode 1

Fraudsters

Criminologist Professor David Wilson takes a close look at fraud and the people who commit it. Are they charismatic schemers, or dangerous liars? And what does it take lead this chameleon-like existence?

Episode 2

Spree Mass Killers

Criminologist David Wilson examines Scotland's dark history with spree and mass killings and tries to find motives behind these truly heinous and unprovoked attacks.

Episode 3

Family Annihilators

Criminologist David Wilson investigates the tragic cases of family annihilation, the rare and shocking phenomena where a parent kills their own children.

Episode 4

Child Psychopaths

28 mins

Criminologist David Wilson presents fresh analysis of notorious killers Angus Sinclair and Robbie McIntosh. What could cause these men, then teenagers, to commit violent murders?

Episode 5

Women That Kill

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, discusses how the popular view of women who kill as being either mad or bad is both incorrect and outdated. He examines two cases of murder by women that do not fit either category and looks at how society struggles to deal with these women.

Episode 6

Missing Presumed Murdered

Criminologist David Wilson finds out how to secure a murder conviction when there is no dead body.

Episode 7

Racism

Criminologist David Wilson looks at Scotland's complex history of race crime and asks if there really is no problem here.