When Life Means Life
In the UK there are 45 men and one woman whose crimes are so bad that they have received whole-life tariffs, which means that their crimes are so bad that life imprisonment literally means life. These are some of their stories.
- 2012-2013
- 2 seasons
- Documentary, Suspense
In the UK there are 45 men and one woman whose crimes are so bad that they have received whole-life tariffs, which means that their crimes are so bad that life imprisonment literally means life. These are some of their stories.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Arthur Hutchinson
44 mins
In October 1983, Arthur Hutchinson brutally murders a mother, father and son in their own home in South Yorkshire and subjects a young woman to a prolonged and vicious rape. Fearing he'll strike again police launch a manhunt for him.
Episode 2
David Cook
46 mins
David Cook was arrested in 1987 after he strangled to death teacher Beryl Maynard during a robbery. 21 years later he was released, but he hadn't reached the end of his crimes. He robbed and killed pensioner Leonard Hill in his home.
Episode 3
Trevor Hardy
46 mins
Trevor Hardy, aka "The Beast of Manchester," murdered at least three teenage girls between 1974-76 after sexually assaulting and mutilating them, and then burying them. He bragged about his crimes, even filing his own teeth to avoid arrest. 23,000 people were interrogated during the nation-wide manhunt that eventually caught him.
Episode 4
Stephen Farrow
45 mins
In 2012, Stephen Farrow sparked a nationwide manhunt, after he brutally murdered pensioner Betty Yates and Reverend John Suddards in Gloucestershire. He was eventually diagnosed with psychopathic personality disorder.
Episode 5
Mark Hobson
46 mins
In 2004, he went on a vicious murder spree that claimed four lives. Splashed across every front page, this story made the news nationwide till his capture. What drove Hobson to murder four innocent victims during a week?
Episode 6
Glyn DIx
45 mins
Glyn Dix met Hazel when he was in prison for murdering Pia Overbury, a 32-year-old mother of two, in the 70s. Twelve years later they got married, but the marriage was to end in tragedy. In 2004 he killed Hazel in a frenzied attack.