← Forensics: Catching the Killer

Season 3

9 episodes · 2023

  1. 1The Soham Murders

    04 Dec 2023 · 1 hr 27 min

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

  2. 2Murder in Suburbia

    11 Dec 2023 · 46 min

    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. 3Murder on the Moor

    18 Dec 2023 · 45 min

    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. 4The Happy Slapping Killing

    08 Jan 2024 · 43 min

    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. 5Murder in the Woods

    15 Jan 2024 · 44 min

    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. 6Murder in the Playground

    22 Jan 2024 · 45 min

    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. 7The Mum Who Never Came Home

    29 Jan 2024 · 45 min

    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. 8Catching the Rochdale Ripper

    05 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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

  9. 9Catching the Midlands Ripperfinale

    12 Feb 2024 · 46 min

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