About this season
Each episode of this true crime docuseries sees Katherine Kelly tell the compelling, step-by-step story of how one extraordinary murder was solved and how it fit a disturbing wider pattern in one particular city.
Episodes (10)
1. Portsmouth
Aired 16 September 2019 • 43 min
Examining two murders committed in Portsmouth on Dec. 12 of different years by Allan Grimson, and possible links to the disappearance of Simon Parkes.
2. Wrexham
Aired 23 September 2019 • 42 min
This episode explores one man's violent rampage through the town of Wrexham, which eventually led to the murder of Nicholas Churton.
3. Middlesbrough
Aired 30 September 2019 • 43 min
In Middlesbrough we look at the story of a man who believed he had committed the perfect murder, and how diligent police work uncovered his identity and his plans for further violent crimes.
4. Ipswich
Aired 7 October 2019 • 44 min
This episode looks at Ipswich's 'street drinking' community, a population who live on the streets and often engage in anti-social behaviour and low-level violence, but examines a much more sinister story, ending in three brutal murders and a violent attack.
5. Darlington
Aired 14 October 2019 • 42 min
This is the shocking story of Julie Paterson's tragic murder, and the gruesome details of the attack which shocked the local community and drove her partner to drastic measures.
6. Bristol
Aired 21 October 2019 • 43 min
In Bristol, we hear from the parents of Louise Smith, who woke on Christmas morning 1995 to find their daughter had not returned from a night out the previous evening, as they discuss the events surrounding her disappearance and their desperate need for answers.
7. Greenock
Aired 28 October 2019 • 43 min
When a murder is committed, you hope that the suspect is caught as quickly as possible, but in the case of Elaine Doyle's murder in Greenock, a lack of evidence meant that justice would not be served for several years, until advancements in technology made it possible.
8. Nuneaton
Aired 4 November 2019 • 43 min
In Nuneaton, we hear from David Freeman, who's younger sister Naomi Smith was tragically murdered on her way to post a letter, as he tells us of the family's quest for answers about who could have done this to her.
9. Grimsby
Aired 11 November 2019 • 42 min
Devastated father Keith Vincent retells the story of the sequence of events that led to his son Adam living on the streets of Grimsby, and the circumstances which eventually led to his brutal murder at the hands of a notorious drugs gang.
10. Croydon
Aired 18 November 2019 • 43 min
Airing as a part of domestic violence awareness week - this film tells the dramatic and shocking story of Mario Celaire - a man who viciously assaulted two women he claimed to love.