On a dark night in the summer of 1864 two bankers boarded a first-class rail carriage only to discover that it was covered in blood. Clearly, a violent act had occurred, but the attacker and victim had somehow disappeared from the train. Only a few clues are left behind: a briefcase, a cane, a broken watch link, and a crumpled hat. It was now up to Detective Richard Tanner of Scotland Yard to put together pieces and solve Britain’s very first railway murder...

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In 1949, detectives investigating the disappearance of Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon found themselves facing a dilemma. They had a suspect – a man called John Haigh – but they didn’t have a body. Haigh was convinced it was the legal loophole that would secure his release. But he hadn’t reckoned on the forensic experts of Scotland Yard. As the net closed in on Haigh, he stunned police with an extraordinary confession to not one, but a whole series of murders. He even spiced up his account with macabre details. Was Haigh the victim of paranoid delusions that drove him to kill? Or a cold-blooded monster whose only motive for murder was to support his lavish lifestyle?

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In 1949, wealthy widow Olive Durand-Deacon went missing. WPS Alexandra Lambourne’s suspicions were aroused. Her instincts told her that this was not a missing person’s case. It was murder. But without a body, how could the police prove anything? It was a job for the forensic scientists of Scotland Yard, led by expert pathologist Dr. Keith Simpson. They may not have had a body, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t uncover the truth.

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On Saturday, January 13, 2007, 28-year-old Catherine Marlow went into the office to catch up on a backlog of work. When she failed to turn up for a prearranged lunch, friends grew alarmed. Local police followed a trail of blood from the office reception area to find Catherine’s body in a shower cubicle. Scotland Yard was called in and a major homicide investigation launched. Was the killer someone known to Catherine? Or a random stranger off the street? And what was the motive for this brutal attack? Scotland Yard detectives were determined to find the answers.

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In November 1917, Zeppelin bombs rained down on a war-torn London, spreading fear and despondency throughout the capital. Then, one morning, the discovery of a headless torso in a residential square turned general anxiety into widespread terror. A cryptic note reading “BLODIE BELGIM” was found on the body, together with a number of intriguing clues. The case fell to Chief Detective Inspector Frederick Wensley of Scotland Yard, once dubbed “the greatest detective of all time.” If anyone could solve this perplexing mystery, he was the man.

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On the Easter bank holiday weekend of 2015, one of the most daring diamond heists in British history occurred in London’s Hatton Garden District. With potentially 40 million pounds worth of jewels missing, Scotland Yard’s elite robbery and organized crime unit — the Flying Squad — was put on the case. It was clear from the beginning that the heist was carried out by a highly-skilled group of thieves, but the Flying Squad officers struggled to uncover their identity. That is until CCTV footage revealed they were a rag-tag gang of criminals that have been on their radar for a long, long time. 

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In June 1910 Detective Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard landed the biggest case of his career. Cora Crippen, a failed music hall singer, had gone missing several months prior and her friends were concerned. Her husband said she died while visiting family abroad but inconsistencies in his story made Detective Dew doubt his story. His suspicions were confirmed after a thorough search of the Crippens’ coal cellar revealed a horrifying discovery. What ensued was one of the greatest manhunts in British history, testing the detective’s wits as the whole world was consumed by the question “What happened to Cora Crippen?”

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Enter the minds of some of the greatest detectives in history, and join us as we follow in their footsteps, hunting down suspects and cracking seemingly impossible cases. Scotland Yard Confidential premieres May 19th with episodes airing weekly every Thursday.

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