About this season
The vast majority of killers prey on their victims alone and undercover, but in a tiny number of cases, two people are drawn together to form a deadly duo. And when they do, they’re usually even more brutal and sadistic than those who murder alone. In Killer Couples, popular crime writer Mark Billingham examines four unique and mind-boggling cases.
Episodes (4)
1. The Moors Murderers
Aired 1 January 2009 • 45 min
How did Myra Hindley and Ian Brady go from initial attraction, dating and falling in love to jointly plotting the abduction, rape, torture and murder of young children?
2. The Railway Killers
Aired 1 January 2009 • 45 min
3. The Butler and his Apprentice
Aired 1 January 2009 • 45 min
The case of Hall and Kitto is perhaps the most incredible crime story you’ve never heard off. It includes elaborate cons, daring jewel thefts and five brutal murders – all committed by flamboyant fake butler Roy Hall and his accomplice Michael Kitto. Mark goes in seach of some sense amongst the madness.
4. The Wannabe Bonnie and Clyde
Aired 1 January 2009 • 45 min
Crime novelist Mark Billingham looks at the case of copycat Bonnie and Clyde duo Lee Whiteley and Debbie Taylor, who precipitated a series of gratuitous murders