British Crime

Stephen Hough: The teen killer who evaded justice for 40 years

He raped and strangled 15-year-old Flintshire, Janet Commins while someone else was jailed for the murder.

Madeleine McCann: The Theories

We may never know what became of three-year-old Madeleine but certain competing theories have persisted over the years.

Would Ruth Ellis be convicted of murder today?

Sixty Five years on since Ruth Ellis was hanged what has changed for women who commit crimes?

Inside the pressure cooker: The Luton woman murdered by her own sister

It was a ferocious murder in residential Luton, made all the more shocking the victim was murdered by her own sister

Cyberstalking in lockdown

In the first month of lockdown alone, charities, support services and police forces all reported a surge in cyberstalking

Keith Bennett: The Moors Murders first victim

12-year-old Keith was snatched, murdered and buried by The Moors Murderers Brady and Hindley

Killer couples: The Wests and the Moors Murderers

Some of Britain's most notorious killers come in pairs

The murder of Sarah Payne: Two decades on

Two decades later Sarah Payne’s case has left a lasting legacy and influenced the way police and the media approach cases involving children.

The racist murder of Anthony Walker

Anthony Walker was only 18-years-old when he was killed in a racially-motivated attack in Merseyside in 2005 | Image: Shutterstock

Abuse in British gymnastics

The emotional and physical abuse at the centre of British Gymnastics.

The Liverpool gang murder of Rhys Jones

11-year-old children shouldn’t be killed in gun violence.

Say their name: police brutality in the UK

Police brutality in the US is a real issue. But Britain is not so innocent.

The murder of Stephen Lawrence

Much might have changed in the 30 years since the teenager’s death, but it’s also clear that not enough has.

The killing of Damilola Taylor

His now-famous photograph – warmly smiling, radiating innocence – became a kind of cultural touchstone in the wider discourse about street crime and gang violence in Britain.

How homophobia helped Dennis Nilsen get away with murder

Blue light flasher atop of a police car. City lights on the background.

Racist murders since Stephen Lawrence

Despite the promises made after the Stephen Lawrence case, racist murders still continue to this day

Adam: The torso in the Thames

'Until his family is identified we will act as his family,'

How the Moors Murderers were caught

Few serial killer couples evoke as much repulsion and horror as Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

Europe’s Problem with Domestic Abuse

The likes of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the UK were all shown to be among the worst offending nations for domestic abuse.

The insidious reality of tech abuse

Technology has made it easier for abusers to target and control their victims

Domestic Abuse in Lockdown

For many women, staying at home meant being locked in with the person who posed the greatest threat to their lives

The Broadwater Farm Riots

How racial unrest led to a constable’s killing in the Broadwater Farm Riots

The UK's most dangerous prisoners

Big, broad, manic-eyed and bushy-’tached, Charles Bronson is famous (well, okay, infamous) for his big house exploits | Image: Shutterstock

Kym Marsh: Murder at My Door Interview

April Jones: UK's largest missing person search

In October of 2012, a little girl from Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, vanished after being sighted willingly climbing into a car near her home

How the Yorkshire Ripper terrorised a community

What was it like growing up in Yorkshire during Peter Sutcliffe's reign of terror?

Shana Grice: A murder in slow motion

She paid for the police’s lack of training, care and poor attitude with her life'. 

The early life of Myra Hindley: 'the most hated woman in Britain'

How a normal girl from Crumpsall became an icon of evil for her role in the abductions and murders of five children and teenagers between 1963 and 1965

How to talk about serial killers like Peter Sutcliffe?

The wider question of how we should shape the discourse over such crimes remains a thorny one

Meet the podcasters: Mens Rea

Crime+Investigation spoke to Sinead from Mens Rea about the podcast and what she's looking forward to at CrimeCon

The monster under the bed

The double-murderer who hid from police in a divan bed at the crime scene

We spoke to the host of a new Ghislaine Maxwell podcast

Hunting Ghislaine is the new podcast series by veteran investigative journalist John Sweeney.

The murder of Joanna Yeates: Trial by tabloid

It is now more than a decade since the murder of Jo Yeates – a case which shocked and gripped the whole country throughout 2010

Britain’s Youngest Female Killers

Only one in every 20 murders coming from the hands of a woman and young female killers are even rarer

40 years on: Catching the Yorkshire Ripper

Peter Sutcliffe was eventually caught after a routine check of his car registration number.

The murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins

Over two decades have passed since the nation was rocked by the brutal murder of 13-year-old Billie-Jo Jenkins