Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us — Season 1
20193 episodes
About this season
The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.
Episodes (3)
E1
1. DNA
Aired 9 October 2019 • 59 min
The story of the hunt to find the killer of two teenage girls in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an extraordinary forensic breakthrough - DNA fingerprinting.
E2
2. Double Jeopardy
Aired 16 October 2019 • 59 min
Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter’s killer, a mother fights for justice by taking on the legal establishment and overturning an 800-year-old law.
E3
3. Interrogation
Aired 23 October 2019 • 59 min
The story of how a 1970s miscarriage of justice involving three teenage boys would lead to a radical overhaul of police powers and a brand new method of investigation.