About this season
Explores horrific murder cases through the various twists and turns and unpacks in detail how the forensic work helped catch a killer. Telling these true crime stories are those closest to the case – from the forensic officers and experts, police officers, journalists, and family and friends.
Episodes (8)
1. The Murder of Little Miss Nobody
Aired 1 December 2021 • 44 min
Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder.
2. The Martial Arts Murder
Aired 8 December 2021 • 44 min
When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue.
3. Murder at the Wedding
Aired 15 December 2021 • 44 min
Bite marks in a block of cheese hold the key to catching a killer when he helps himself to a snack after a home invasion.
4. Murder by the Lake
Aired 22 December 2021 • 43 min
A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack.
5. A Killer in the Family
Aired 29 December 2021 • 44 min
When the body of a 16-year-old girl is found in a field, it would take over two decades before a DNA profile of the killer can be developed.
6. The Saturday Night Strangler
Aired 5 January 2022 • 44 min
Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case.
7. Murder on the Island
Aired 12 January 2022 • 45 min
Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case.
8. The Freezer Murders
Aired 19 January 2022 • 44 min
Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator.