Wrongful Convictions

Guilty, until proven innocent...

5 Prison Breaks from History

Two convicted muderers have this week made a 'Shawshank' style escape from a high security prison in the US.

Clueless Criminals

These clueless crooks flunked criminal college

Evil Twins

Twins fall into two basic categories

The Strange Case of Jodi Arias

Defied conventional beliefs about women who commit murder.

The Legacy of the Marchioness

When the party boat Marchioness was sunk on 20 August 1989, 51 people lost their lives in what was one of the worst disaster.

Five Steps to Solving a Murder

Five Steps to Solving a Murder

What Drives a Child to Kill?

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The trial of Oscar Pistorius

Dive into the trial of Oscar Pistorius

Can Children be Born Innocent?

On 25 April 2011, in a small community in Nottinghamshire, Daniel Bartlam murdered a woman with a hammer.

Rehabilitating Evil: The Challenge of Children Who Kill

Her name may have faded from view in the 21st Century, but there was a time when Mary Bell was the most notorious person in Britain.

Aftermath Letters, Ep 1

Was Hindley Worse Than Brady?

While the killings were undeniably the product of Brady's twisted philosophy, could it be argued that Myra Hindley was somehow morally worse?

Pablo Escobar - Evil Kingpin or Robin Hood?

Opinion is still bitterly divided about Escobar - was he a cruel, ruthless thug and terrorist, or a kind of drug-propelled Robin Hood.

Could Jack the Ripper have been HH Holmes?

One left a string of victims in the streets of Victorian Whitechapel, the other operated a sadistic house of horrors thousands of miles away in the US. Could they be the same person?

The Changing Face of Terror in Britain

It’s often said by pundits, politicians and top-level experts, that – when it comes to terrorism – we’re living in times of unprecedented unease.

Why Was Alexander Litvinenko Murdered?

Who was Alexander Litvinenko, who were his assassins, and why was he killed?

Kids Who Were Put Behind Bars

Here, we look back at some of the most notorious child criminals who've been caged in the UK over the past decades.

Aftermath Letters, Ep 2

The Worst Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of

Most people will never have heard of one of the most prolific serial murderers of the past century: Bruce George Peter Lee.

The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All

Erik Menendez recounts the horrible torment of his tortured past and the brutal murder that he and his older brother Lyle committed

Aftermath Letters, Ep 3

Aftermath Letters, Ep 4

Aftermath Letters, Ep 5

Aftermath Letters, Ep 6

Aftermath Letters, Ep 7

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Who Killed The Black Dahlia?

The Black Dahlia murder

Acid Attacks in the UK

Acid attacks in the UK

The Menendez Murders: The Aftermath

It became one of the most publicised cases in America, two young brothers who murdered their parents

The Crimes of the Scissor Sisters

Two sisters, raised together and convicted together, for the brutal murder of their mothers abusive lover

Episode 1: Under the microscope

With only a pile of bones, crudely wrapped in an offcut of carpet, detectives had to utilise the individual skill of multiple forensic experts, to find the killer of a 15 year old girl

The link between video games and Violent behaviour

Even by the standards of the usual carnage-filled games, Manhunt took things to extremes. Set in a world of snuff films, it actually gave players extra points for brutality.

Episode 2: Under the microscope

In the case of Sameena Imam, at first a missing person who then turned into a murder victim, CCTV proved a crucial piece of critical evidence