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Forensics: Catching the Killer

Season 3

2023 · 9 episodes

  1. 1. The Soham Murders

    2023-12-04 · 87m

    The 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman horrified and shook the nation. Explore how forensic science helped find their killer.

  2. 2. Murder in Suburbia

    2023-12-11 · 46m

    In 2022, 35-year-old Zara Aleena was beaten to death just ten minutes from her London home, but the only evidence left by her brutal killer was one bloody fingerprint at the crime scene.

  3. 3. Murder on the Moor

    2023-12-18 · 45m

    In 1975, 11-year-old schoolgirl Lesley Molseed went to the shops and never returned to her family home in West Yorkshire. The ensuing police investigation led to a tragic miscarriage of justice before DNA evidence identified the true killer.

  4. 4. The Happy Slapping Killing

    2024-01-08 · 43m

    Larger-than-life David Morley survived a terrorist bombing in London, only to be beaten to death five years later during a night out in the city.

  5. 5. Murder in the Woods

    2024-01-15 · 44m

    Mum Karen Doubleday was found murdered in the woods in 2002. The clue to finding her killer lay in pollen spores from the Ice Age.

  6. 6. Murder in the Playground

    2024-01-22 · 45m

    Teenager Naomi Smith went to post a letter for her mother in 1995 and never came back home, but a bite mark left on her body gave police crucial evidence to help reveal her killer.

  7. 7. The Mum Who Never Came Home

    2024-01-29 · 45m

    After mum Michelle Gunshon disappeared, police found CCTV footage showing her with a mystery man. They managed to track him down, but where was she?

  8. 8. Catching the Rochdale Ripper

    2024-02-05 · 44m

    When mum of three Eileen Jawczak was murdered, clues were minimal. Could police link her death to the Rochdale Ripper?

  9. 9. Catching the Midlands Ripper

    2024-02-12 · 46m

    Two bodies are found just months apart in Leicestershire, but when the case goes cold, one woman's bravery could be key.

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