Forensics: Catching the Killer
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.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 44m
Release: 2021
Rating: 7.0
Season 1 - Forensics: Catching the Killer
2021-12-01
"Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder."
2021-12-08
"When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue."
2021-12-15
"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."
2021-12-22
"A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack."
2021-12-29
"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."
2022-01-05
"Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case."
2022-01-12
"Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case."
2022-01-19
"Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator."
Season 2 - Forensics: Catching the Killer
Season 3 - Forensics: Catching the Killer
2023-12-04
"The 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman horrified and shook the nation. Explore how forensic science helped find their killer."
2023-12-11
"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."
2023-12-18
"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."
2024-01-08
"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."
2024-01-15
"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."
2024-01-22
"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."
2024-01-29
"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?"
2024-02-05
"When mum of three Eileen Jawczak was murdered, clues were minimal. Could police link her death to the Rochdale Ripper?"
2024-02-12
"Two bodies are found just months apart in Leicestershire, but when the case goes cold, one woman's bravery could be key."
Season 4 - Forensics: Catching the Killer
2024-10-14
"In 1989, two bodies were found in Pembrokeshire - and the answers to their demise lay in the forensics, as a shocking truth was revealed."
2024-10-21
"When the body of eight-year-old Sarah Payne was found in 2000, police utilised the help of forensic scientists to catch her killer."
2024-10-28
"Carol Park's body was pulled from a lake more than 20 years after she vanished - and the key to solving the case lay in unique forensics."
2024-11-04
"The murder of 15 year-old Paige Doherty sends shock waves through Clydebank - and the key to finding her killer lies in the local Deli."
2024-11-11
"Lynette White's murder led to one of Britain's most infamous miscarriages of justice and an exhaustive forensic investigation."
2024-11-18
"In 2000, the bodies of three women were found in Birmingham. Could police hunt down the dangerous killer?"
2024-11-25
"In 1986, 16-year-old Elaine Doyle was murdered just metres from her home - but catching her killer was no easy task."
2024-12-02
"When Teresa De Simone's body was discovered, one man would soon be found guilty - but would forensic science prove his innocence?"
