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From the team behind Crimewatch, this brand new series tells the most dramatic and heartbreaking stories of how detectives have solved their most complex cases.
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Rav Wilding
Self - Narrator
Michelle Ackerley
Self - Narrator
2025
How the senseless murder of a pensioner was finally solved, thanks to DNA preserved in her clutched hand. And a sister's fight for justice in the UK's oldest case of double jeopardy.
The Flying Squad hunt for a brazen gang stealing jewellery and cash across the UK. And a daring heist of valuable rare books sets police off on an international manhunt.
How CCTV of a change of tracksuit unlocked the truth about the senseless murder of a loved son. And South Wales Police disrupt a huge drugs gang.
The search for a vulnerable young woman unravels a tragic case of neglect and murder. And police investigating the murder of a popular teen find the key suspects very close to home.
Police are staggered by a thief with many disguises who goes on to confess far more than they could imagine. And how the net closed in on a gang stealing sentimental jewellery.
When police arrive at a fatal collision, they must establish if its an accident or deadly driving. And officers in Durham deal with the tragic aftermath of a drunk driver.
How the online brags of a drugs gang exploiting teens led to their downfall. And when a brave victim reports historic sex abuse, a determined detective fights for justice.
A van driver calls 999 after making a horrific discovery and police must determine if he’s telling the truth or covering a terrible crime. Plus the hunt to catch a right-wing extremist.
A criminal gang making millions selling fake cigarettes are caught hiding their stash in secret drawers. And the drugs courier busted with £200,000 he claimed he had won on the slots.
A gang illegally digging up roads to divert electricity to power dozens of cannabis farms was caught, plus a shoddy builder takes £35,000 from an unwitting victim.
2024
How a violent sex attacker was finally jailed for murdering Sarah Crump, 30 years after he was first cleared of the crime, thanks to her devoted family's pursuit for justice. And the gang trafficking kids to sell drugs for a ruthless crime gang.
The chilling case of how a mass murder plot was foiled, thanks to a routine house call by officers in which they discovered an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and a kill list. And how an audacious drug gang dressed as fake cops to hide their identities as real robbers.
After much-loved family man Mark Noke is killed in his home in Southampton, the police investigation reveals plans for a complex heist gone tragically wrong. Also, the gang selling fraudulently obtained passports to Britain's most wanted criminals.
The cat-and-mouse chase to bust a gang who enrolled at Swansea university in order to sell drugs to students. Plus a twisted case of revenge. Why did a man who was attacked with a machete in Cardiff refuse to cooperate with the police? When a shooting happens on the streets, detectives finally find a link, but, bizarrely, it takes a visit to the x-ray department of the local hospital to finally find the unusual hiding place for the gun.
When detectives investigate a wine investment scam, they uncover a breathtaking story of deception involving £1 million worth of gold bars, the FBI and a suspect who thinks he’s got away with it. Also, how fake art was sold to the elderly as an investment when it was worth nothing at all.
How the National Crime Agency bust an international network smuggling people in and out of the UK using a fleet of taxis and lorries. And a determined officer sets off on a Europe-wide chase to arrest a gang of thieves terrorising his community.
Police dismantle an organised crime group using trafficked women in brothels across Glasgow. Plus a look into the Crimewatch archives to see how police caught the murderer of Suzanne Pilley.
The detective who caught a romance fraudster who stole nearly £250K from victims while posing as a wealthy property developer. Also, a jaw-dropping rooftop chase to arrest a shameless courier fraud gang who would stop at nothing to con their victims out of their cash.
How a determined police force took down the gang selling industrial amounts of cocaine and laundering their profits through multiple cryptocurrency accounts. Plus the solicitor stealing his clients' money.
How a prison worker who smuggled contraband into jail for her lover led to police uncovering the biggest prison smuggling conspiracy in UK history. Also, the race against time to find the person responsible for a chilling stabbing of a homeless man on the streets of London.
When a man confesses that a woman is lying dead in his house, police must establish whether she died as a result of an accident or if she was murdered. There is also a look into the Crimewatch archives. Detectives and forensic experts describe how Pembrokeshire killer John Cooper was finally found guilty of murder, decades after he committed his crimes. Advances in forensic technology finally helped police crack these two infamous double murder cases.
After a phone is left behind at the scene of a minor car crash in Cardiff, police go on to unravel a huge drugs conspiracy. And we go into the Crimewatch archives to see how the cold-hearted killer of Tati Rogers was eventually caught thanks to an elaborate double bluff set by the police in Wrexham.
When a violent burglar ties up a homeowner in Dunfermline, it would take a team of dedicated officers two and a half years before they could finally catch him. And how a body builder in Falkirk was selling diet pills despite knowing they could be fatal.
How former healthcare workers who were unlawfully drugging patients on a hospital stroke ward, and then bragging about it, were finally caught thanks to a determined detective. And the dramatic arrest of the man responsible for stabbing a doctor on his doorstep.
How a blackmailer using the dark web to buy personal details so he could blackmail people was finally caught in his home in Mold. Plus the detailed police investigation that smashed a gang of thieves based in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot.
2026
The astounding case of a woman and her lover who plotted to kill her husband, framing it to look like suicide in his caravan in Cenarth. And its jail for a builder who leaves a trail of overcharged unhappy customers.
A couple and their baby vanish in winter, sparking a nationwide manhunt with a tragic ending. And police hunt a fugitive bragging about his travels online.
How serial killer Steve Wright was finally convicted of the murder of teenager Victoria Hall. And a dispute over a teddy turns deadly when 15-year-old Elianne Andam is stabbed in broad daylight.
How the smugglers of hundreds of migrants using Tripadvisor-style schemes were jailed. And police hone in on a gang who stole gear worth millions from farms across north Wales.
The extraordinary story of the capture of prison escapee Daniel Khalife. And how anti-terror police hunt a suspect plotting an attack in London's Hyde Park.
The extraordinary hunt for the Carmarthen farmer's wife who lived a secret life as the godmother of a crime gang. Plus, how officers dismantled a Cardiff gang dealing heroin.
Detectives must catch two cold-blooded killers: one who has spent years plotting revenge against his prison guard, and another who killed a veteran, leaving his body in an outbuilding.
How detectives in Dyfed-Powys caught a 67-year-old man embarking on a terrifying stalking campaign against two young women. And a man in Cardiff who exposed himself to children is jailed.
How officers tracked a dangerous criminal in Manchester who pointed a loaded gun. And a determined detective solves the cold case murder of Jennifer Kiely.
Police hunt a gang of kidnappers who demand £5,000 for a man’s life, while the victim’s friends concoct their own daring plan to free him. And investigators unmask an extremist in Newport recruiting for so-called Islamic State.
