Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us
Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us: Season 1

Air Date

October 9, 2019

Episodes

3 episodes

Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

Season 1

Episodes

DNA

1. DNA

October 9, 2019
59 min

The story of the hunt to find the killer of two teenage girls in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an extraordinary forensic breakthrough - DNA fingerprinting.

Double Jeopardy

2. Double Jeopardy

October 16, 2019
59 min

Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter’s killer, a mother fights for justice by taking on the legal establishment and overturning an 800-year-old law.

Interrogation

3. Interrogation

October 23, 2019
59 min

The story of how a 1970s miscarriage of justice involving three teenage boys would lead to a radical overhaul of police powers and a brand new method of investigation.