On a summer’s day in July 2011, Oslo was subjected to two horrific terror attacks, acts of mass murder, perpetrated by one man – someone who believed in male superiority, Christian fundamentalism and a white Europe, and who was vehemently opposed to the Labour government’s stance on immigration and multiculturalism. It was the worst attack on Norwegian soil since the Second World War and claimed the lives of 77 people – many of them teenagers. This is what happens when nature and nurture creates a monster without empathy or remorse. This is the case of Anders Breivik,

In May 2020, a young woman in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, posted a graphic account onFacebook, detailing the years of abuse.The post, complete with photos of the serious injuries she had suffered, rapidly went viral. These latest allegations followed earlier scandals in the north of England, increasing racial tensions and incidences of hate crime at a time of heightened unrest due to Covid lockdown. However, as police investigated these latest allegations, they quickly discovered that everything was not as it seemed. This is what happens when baseless lies and false accusations lead to trial by social media. This is the case of Eleanor Williams!

In May 2008, an 18-year-old man vanished whilst walking in forests near his home in Woodland Park, Colorado. His disappearance remained a mystery for 7 years, until his body was finally found. However, this discovery only raised more questions – this time about how he died. Was it, as the coroner concluded, an accident, or was his demise something far more sinister? This is what happens when fact proves stranger than fiction. This is the mysterious death of Joshua Maddux.

In October 2020, a 16-year-old disabled girl was found dead at her home in Powis
, Wales. The smell of human waste and rotting flesh in her bedroom made even the most hardened of emergency responders physically sick, whilst the police investigation revealed she had suffered 6 months of appalling neglect at the hands of her own parents. This is what happens when Covid lockdown causes the most vulnerable in our society to be forgotten. This is the killing of Kaylea Titford.

In March 1987, a private investigator was found dead in the car park of the local pub. It would become the most investigated unsolved murder in the history of the Metropolitan Police. Multiple enquiries into the killing would reveal evidence of police cover-ups and corruption – it was a case which authorities wouldn’t, rather than couldn’t, solve. More than 3 decades on, no one has been convicted for the crime. This is what happens when law enforcement’s reputation ranks higher than justice. This is the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan.

In November 2001, Columbia, Missouri, a sports editor was strangeled and beaten in the carpark of his workplace. With little forensic evidence and no leads, the case went cold – until 2 years later, when a teenager claimed responsibility for the crime and, in the process, implicated one of his friends. Both were subsequently imprisoned for murder – but had the right men been convicted, or had there been a miscarriage of justice? This is what happens when a prosecutor will do whatever it takes to win, regardless of the cost. This is the case of Ryan Ferguson.

In April 1999, a famous TV personality was gunned down on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, London. Whilst a nation reeled in shock, a murder inquiry was launched that would become the biggest ever conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the largest criminal investigation since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. This is one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of the 20 th century. This is the murder of Jill Dando.

In August 1972, a teenage girl vanished after leaving her home in Springfield, New Jersey, USA. The discovery of her decomposed remains 6-weeks later would lead to decades of speculation as to how she died, along with rumours of witchcraft and the occult. 50 years on, the cause of her death remains unsolved and has become the stuff of urban legend. Was the girl a victim of ritual sacrifice, a serial killer, a drugs overdose or did she take her own life? You decide. This is what happens when unsupported rumours become fact. This is the mysterious case of Jeannette DePalma.

In 2021, Dundee, Scotland, a young Filipino mum and her daughter were murdered. The police investigation and judicial process that followed uncovered details that would rank among the most harrowing in Scottish criminal history – the full facts of which will never be disclosed to the public. This is what happens when a predator goes online to hunt their perfect victim. This is the case of Andrew Innes.

In Cardiff, 2010, a teenager was killed in his home by 2 masked men. It was a brutal crime that shocked a community, and a nation, and which seemed to have no motive. The investigation that followed would prove one of the most complex ever undertaken in Wales and reveal a botched hit and a tragic case of mistaken identity. This is what happens when money and drugs cause the lives of decent people to collide with the criminal underworld. This is the murder of Aamir Siddiqi.