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The story of the man behind one of the biggest hoaxes in British history : Wearside Jack : who led police to believe he was the Yorkshire Ripper and has never been caught for perverting the course of justice. There are many theories surrounding the identity of the mystery man, some indicating he was in collaboration with Peter Sutcliffe, others suggesting he was a police officer
The story behind one of Britain's most infamous crimes, as told by the men who took part in it and those closest to them. Ronnie Biggs has enjoyed cult status in some circles for his role in the robbery, but according to his colleagues of 1963 he was merely a bit-part player, and the money that they stole - worth around £32million today - only brought untold misery.
Investigating the disappearance of Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, a case which has baffled both police and investigators for more than a decade.
Re-examination of the police investigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell, who was stabbed to death on Wimbledon Common in 1992 : a crime for which no one has ever been convicted. Former Detective Inspector Keith Pedder, who has since left the force, discusses his controversial and widely criticised handling of the case, and one-time suspect Colin Stagg reveals how it affected his life.
Investigation throwing light on the unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old American beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose body was found in the basement of her family home. It appeared that the police officers of Boulder, Colorado, were so obsessed with pinning the blame on the victim's own millionaire parents that they ignored DNA evidence pointing to a much more likely suspect.
Profile of Sixties mobsters Charlie and Eddie Richardson who, along with Mad Frankie Fraser, conducted a reign of terror across London, enforcing their company frauds and extortion with torture. Gang members and victims alike talk about the seamy side of city life and give the police a few pointers relating to a series of unsolved gangland murders.
How the hunt for the killer of Stephen Cameron on a slip road to the M25 in 1996 turned into a worldwide manhunt for notorious criminal Kenneth Noye. The programme follows the police operation to track down Stephen's killer, and the Kent Police officers involved talk for the first time about the final stakeout in Spain.
Ann Ming's campaign to change the ancient double jeopardy law, by which nobody can be tried twice for the same crime, following the acquittal of a Stockton man who later admitted murdering her daughter Julie Hogg.
Calculating killers who try to hide their guilt behind brazen public displays of grief and crocodile tears for the victims, often making cynical televised appeals for information and breaking down convincingly in front of the cameras.
Documentary telling the story of Lee Harvey's murder at the hands of his fiancee Tracie Andrews, who was jailed for life in 1997. Featuring a dramatised account of their volatile relationship, plus interviews with friends and relatives of the couple, and police officers involved in the investigation.
Dramatic reconstruction and interview footage combine to reveal how Birmingham family man Brian Field was convicted for the sadistic killing of a Dorking schoolboy 33 years after the event. In 1968, nobody knew this outwardly respectable and well-liked gardener led a depraved secret life, and only a chance encounter with police on a motoring matter provided the DNA evidence needed to convict one of the country's most dangerous paedophiles.
A documentary on the life of John Bindon, real-life London villain who took on acting roles after Ken Loach cast him as a crook in the film 'Poor Cow'. Thereafter he generally played variations on the same theme. Contributors include girl-friend actress Vicki Hodge,who was shocked by some of the things in which he involved her, 'geezer' actors George Sewell and Billy Murray and David Bowie's first wife,Angie,who was taken by his party trick - hanging several pint mugs off his member. Presumably this also appealed to Princess Margaret,with whom he stayed on Mustique,though her nervous staff kept quiet about his criminal connections. After being acquitted of murder Bindon died of AIDS at the age of fifty.
How revelations by jailed paedophile Ronald Jebson finally allowed police to close the case of the infamous 'Babes in the Wood' murder in which the entwined bodies of two children were found in Epping Forest in May 1970. Lifer Jebson played an elaborate psychological game with the police, claiming to know the identity of the murderer before the truth finally emerged in 2000.
The story of how double-murderer Colin Pitchfork became the first criminal to be snared by DNA fingerprinting. In the mid-1980s, Pitchfork raped and killed two Leicestershire schoolgirls, but despite exhaustive investigations evaded capture, largely due to a false confession and a bogus blood test which threw police off his scent until a chance remark in a pub redirected them to the true perpetrator of the crimes. The proof of Pitchfork's guilt lay in a then revolutionary genetic technique and a great leap of faith on the part of the local constabulary.
Former Detective Chief Superintendent Bob Booth recalls the hunt for multiple killer Donald Neilson, the so-called Black Panther, whose reign of terror culminated in the kidnap and murder of teenage heiress Lesley Whittle in 1975. Only after Neilson's arrest did it emerge that he had previously killed three sub-postmasters and a security guard, and carried out hundreds of armed robberies.
Profile of nurse Beverly Allitt, who was convicted of killing four children and injuring nine others on her ward at Grantham Hospital, Lincolnshire. Allitt, who is presently at the Rampton Secure Hospital, was given 13 life sentences in 1993.
Millionaire landlord Nicholas van Hoosier made his fortune from buying, selling and renting property : and heaven help anyone who stood in his way. Not one to shy away from violence, he resorted to kidnapping and firebombing those who appeared to cross him, until finally convicted of the manslaughter of a former associate. As he awaits sentencing, ex-employees, as well as his former mistress, offer their opinions on the ruthless mogul once described as the 'self-styled emissary of Beelzebub'.
Documentary chronicling the series of events that led to the arrest of serial killer Dennis Nilsen in 1983 for the murders of 15 men. Including dramatic reconstructions and an interview with one of Nilsen's intended victims.
The terrifying story of Jeremy Bamber, an apparently devoted son who in 1985 murdered his parents Nevill and June, his adopted sister Sheila and the latter's six-year-old twins at their remote Essex farm. Key witnesses, detectives, the trial judge and Bamber's closest surviving family speak openly about one of the most shocking incidents in the annals of British crime.
The investigation into the murder of Oxford University student Rachel McLean, who disappeared in 1991. Her jealous boyfriend was apparently the last person to see her alive, but his claim that she'd been meeting another man raised the suspicions of the police, who soon had him in their sights as the prime suspect - and decided to involve the media on a massive scale to help crack the case.
Investigation throwing light on the unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old American beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose body was found in the basement of her family home. It appeared that the police officers of Boulder, Colorado, were so obsessed with pinning the blame on the victim's own millionaire parents that they ignored DNA evidence pointing to a much more likely suspect.
