Bang to Rights

In 2009, in Tracy, California, 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was caught on security camera, playing in the sunshine outside her trailer park home. Moments later, she seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth. Her body was found 10 days later. Whilst authorities initially suspected a male sex offender was responsible, the true identity of the perpetrator would prove far more shocking. This is what happens when an unlikely predator is hiding in plain sight. This is the case of Melissa Huckaby!

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On a summer’s night in August 2022, Liverpool, a ruthless criminal pursued a man through the streets with deadly intent. He had managed to injure him, but had failed to deliver the fatal shot. They were members of the city’s criminal underworld – people who only brought pain and misery to others like them. But this night, the lives of an innocent family and a 9- year-old girl would be forever shattered. This is what happens when the worlds of decent people and those of criminal scum collide. This is the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

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In the UK, there have been many infamous, notorious criminals. However, one face stands out amongst the others – one that is instantly recognisable for all the wrong reasons. It’s the face of a man who has spent nearly 50 years behind bars, despite never having killed or raped anyone, or harmed a child. This year, he had the chance of freedom. But will he ever be fit for release, or has the prison system created a monster that must be caged forever? I’ll be examining his notorious behaviour behind bars and the parole board’s decision on whether or not to release him. This is the story of the UK’s most violent prisoner. This is the case of Charles Bronson!

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In August 2021, Leila Borrington contacted emergency services, claiming her 3-year-old stepson had fallen and hit his head at her home in Nottingham, England. Tragically, the toddler subsequently died from his injuries. However, medical opinion concluded it had been no accident, but rather the culmination of a history of abuse inflicted on a defenceless, vulnerable child, whose disability meant he could not communicate the pain and fear he was in. This is what happens when a predator abuses their position of care. This is the killing of Harvey Borrington.

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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,

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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