For every murderer behind bars there was a mistake that gave them away. Investigators and those close to the case discuss the key error that led to an arrest.
For every murderer behind bars there was a mistake that gave them away. Investigators and those close to the case discuss the key error that led to an arrest.
Episode 1
In Elgin, Scotland, a young mother goes missing in 1998. Investigators fear they will never find out what happened until they discover the killer made a key mistake.
Episode 2
In Nottinghamshire, 1983, a 16-year-old girl is found raped and murdered. Decades later, advances in forensic technology enable police to find a DNA match.
Episode 3
In Arizona, teen Ricky Flores goes missing. Police suspect Ricky's friend Willy, but he denies involvement until police expose a racist conspiracy to commit murder.
Episode 4
In Virginia, 2009, student Morgan Harrington vanished. Her body is found, but no culprit is identified until five years later, when another student goes missing.
Episode 5
In Texas, a patrol car policeman is obsessed with being a 'Superman Cop.' But when Susan Harrison spurns his advances, he goes rogue - and she ends up dead.
Episode 6
In East London, a sexual predator found his victims through an online dating app. The victims' families convince the police they are dealing with a serial killer.
Episode 7
In Oxford, a debt-ridden man brutally stabs an antique dealer in a plot to steal a valuable book. A selfie taken by the killer proves a vital piece of evidence.
Episode 8
A young TV actress lived with her drug addicted brother. But when she asks him to leave, he reacts in the most brutal way - with a gruesome plan to...
Episode 9
In the East Midlands, a businessman disappears after a commercial failure. When police find the bodies of his colleagues and their family, they have one suspect.
Episode 10
In Cleveland, a former US marine and convicted sex offender lures vulnerable women back to his home. Few make it out alive.