About this season
Ian Stewart murdered his partner, children's author Helen Bailey, in 2016. He dumped her and her dog in a septic tank at her Hertfordshire home, but reported her
Episodes (8)
1. Megan Newton: The Opportunist Murder
Aired 29 October 2024
After a teenager is murdered in her flat, police try to find her killer, starting with a set of bloodstained keys.
2. Nadine Aubras
Aired 5 November 2024
The Opportunist Murder: When a woman is found dead in a hotel, police realise that an apparent suicide is not what it seems, leading to a manhunt that crosses borders.
3. Debbie Starbuck
Aired 12 November 2024
A woman heads off on an extended honeymoon but her out-of-character contact worries her friends, resulting in a tragic discovery.
4. Peter McMahon
Aired 19 November 2024
An evil web of lies and deceit confronts detectives after they discover the body of grandfather Peter McMahon in a freezer.
5. Michael Ryan
Aired 26 November 2024
A murder begins a tawdry tale of stolen money, an international escape attempt and an email from the supposed killer keen to sell his story.
6. Sabina Nessa
Aired 3 December 2024
See how police used CCTV to trace the perpetrator of a crime that shocked the nation - the murder of teacher Sabina Nessa in London.
7. Joy Morgan
Aired 10 December 2024
A student's strange disappearance becomes a murder investigation, and detectives face a tough task to prove the suspect's guilt.
8. Nicola Stephenson
Aired 17 December 2024
The Identity Thief Killer: When a woman's body is found in a bin in Lewes, police look for the perpetrator of a disturbing crime.