Forensics: Catching the Killer - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Murder of Little Miss Nobody

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2021

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The fragments of evidence that helped piece together what happened to 15-year-old Karen Price, who disappeared in 1981 only for her body to be found eight years later.

The Martial Arts Murder

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2021

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The documentary tells the story of a man who thought he had got away with his parents' murder - until the chemical compound luminol revealed a trail of his bloody footprints.

Murder at the Wedding

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2021

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True crime series putting murders under the microscope and exploring how forensic science helped investigators piece together what happened.

Murder by the Lake

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2021

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True crime series putting murders under the microscope and exploring how forensic science helped investigators piece together what happened.

A Killer in the Family

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2021

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True crime series putting murders under the microscope and exploring how forensic science helped investigators piece together what happened.

The Saturday Night Strangler

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2022

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Thirty years after the gruesome murders of three women, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case.

Murder on the Island

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2022

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Experts analyse sand found in a car after a man goes missing, leading them to a body and a twisted murder case.

The Freezer Murders

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2022

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Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator.

Season 2

Murder Caught On Camera

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2022

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The case of Tia Sharp, a 12-year-old girl reported missing in London, leading to a major search which took the police close to home.

The Minicab Murders

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2022

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Years after the crime, see how forensics helped solve the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards, finding a killer who had sadly murdered again.

Killed for Being Kind

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2022

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When a woman dies in an accidental house fire, one officer becomes suspicious that something more sinister has happened.

The Shoe Fetish Murder

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2023

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Police use forensic evidence to catch the perpetrator who murdered a mother in her home in 1994.

Murder In The Bus Station

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2023

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How investigators uncovered the perpetrator behind the 1994 murder of a grandmother at a bathroom of a bus station in Bury.

Murder At The Allotment

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2023

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After a grandmother is strangled to death at an allotment shed, police use the scene's forensics clues to solve a chilling case

Murder In Silence

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2023

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The case of Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman murdered in her own home, and how the investigation took forensics teams on a trail through Europe

The Head on the Beach Murder

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2023

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When body parts wash up on a beach in Arbroath, forensic investigators must unravel the disturbing truth behind a woman's death.

The Murder in the Tower Block

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2023

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When a body is found in a flat, a trial of forensic evidence allows detectives to distinguish between friend and foe.

The Murder With No Body

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2023

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The tragic case of 22-year-old Helen McCourt, who got off a bus one night in her hometown but never arrived at her nearby home.

Season 3

The Soham Murders

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2023 (120 min)

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

Murder In Suburbia

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2023

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Investigating the murder of 35-year-old Zara Aleena who was beaten to death just minutes from her home. The only evidence of the killer was one bloody fingerprint left at the scene.

Murder On The Moor

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2023

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In 1975, school girl Lesley Molseed went to the shops and never came home. Could one 30-year-old piece of evidence reveal her killer?

Season 4

The Pembrokeshire Killer

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2024

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An examination of the crimes of John Cooper, a Pembrokeshire farm labourer who won a fortune in a Spot the Ball competition and took to a life of drink, gambling and violence to sustain his lifestyle. By the time he was apprehended in 2009, he had murdered at least four people and left a trail of rape and burglary behind him that saw him given a whole life order.

The Murder Of Sarah Payne

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2024

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When the body of eight-year-old Sarah Payne was found in 2000, police utilised the help of forensic scientists to catch her killer.

The Lady In The Lake

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2024

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Carol Park's body was pulled from a lake more than 20 years after she vanished - and the key to solving the case lay in unique forensics.

The Murder In The Deli

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2024

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The murder of 15 year-old Paige Doherty sends shock waves through Clydebank - and the key to finding her killer lies in the local Deli.

A Murder In Butetown

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2024

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Lynette White's murder led to one of Britain's most infamous miscarriages of justice and an exhaustive forensic investigation.

Catching The Birmingham Spree Killer

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2024

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A look at the spree killing in Birmingham in November of 2000 where pub worker Philip Smith killed three women, mutiliating them almost beyond recognition.

Murdered Metres From Home

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2024

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True crime series exploring the huge part forensic science plays in murder investigations and catching killers.

The Body In The Car

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2024

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When Teresa De Simone's body was discovered, one man would soon be found guilty - but would forensic science prove his innocence?

Season 5

The Boy In The Woods

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2025

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A look at the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave in 1994, with the case remaining cold until forensic advances revealed his killer decades later.

A Daughter Dishonoured

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2025

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In September 2003, 17-year-old Shafilea vanishes. Months later, her body is found in Cumbria, turning a missing person case into a shocking murder inquiry.

The Murder Of April Jones

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2025

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Five-year-old April disappeared close to her home. She had been playing outside when she was seen getting into a vehicle and, within moments, was gone.

The Disappearance of Margaret Gardiner

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2025

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In 2004, Margaret vanished from her home. Her husband claimed she had left him. However, inconsistencies in his story raised suspicions.

Murder on the Drag

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2025

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Margo Lafferty was brutally attacked and murdered in Glasgow in 199, a shocking crime that sent ripples of fear through the local community.

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