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Chloe Ayling in 2017. She is stood outside her house in a vest. On the right, the image is Chloe promoting her BBC documentary. Her hari is now a darker blonde and placed into a bun. Her arms are folded

Chloe Ayling: ‘I can’t believe I’m still talking about being kidnapped eight years later’

TV August 5, 2025 By Josie Copson

'I used a fake profile to hunt my aunt's murderer'

TV July 27, 2025 By Sarah Ingram

Murder framed as suicide: How a killer's lies were exposed

UK July 21, 2025 By Sarah Ingram

At Home With The Krays

What happened to the Krays as Amazon Prime crime docu-series soars up chart?

TV July 21, 2025 By Robert Oliver

Stephen Griffiths in a prison mug shot. He is wearing a grey jumper and behind him is images of crime scenes linked to his case

The terrifying case of the 'crossbow cannibal' who idolised Peter Sutcliffe

UK July 28, 2025 By Josie Copson

Joshua Jackson as Dr Christopher Duntsch wearing blue scrubs and stood in a hospital hallway in Dr. Death

'It's a one season banger': Your favourite underrated true crime shows

TV July 12, 2025 By Ellie Hutchings

Keanu Harker is smiling in a photo released by police

First picture of teen shot dead after 'running for his life' in north London

UK July 1, 2025 By John Dunne

My twin brother was murdered — 16 years later I met his killer

UK June 30, 2025 By Sarah Ingram

For Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Claire Folger/20th Century Studios/REX/Shutterstock (15202680a) Carrie Coon, Keira Knightley, "Boston Strangler" (2023). Photo credit: Claire Folger/20th Century Studios "Boston Strangler" (2023)

'Chilling' film about shocking true crime quietly added to free streaming service

Film June 25, 2025 By Pierra Willix

Muriel Blackwater in a black and white shot with people searching for clues in an image behind her

One of Britain’s longest unsolved crimes: The murder of schoolgirl Muriel Drinkwater

UK July 31, 2025 By Josie Copson

A sign that says welcome to CrimeCon with police scene tape behind it

I attended the UK's biggest true crime convention — it wasn't what I expected

UK November 12, 2025 By Josie Copson

Jonathan Groff as Holden Ford and Holt McCallany as Bill Tench in Mindhunter sitting at a desk holding crime scene photos

Netflix's rudely axed Mindhunter could be returning with a twist

Film June 20, 2025 By Danni Scott

Defendant Karen Read arrives for her murder trial, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read, 44, of Mansfield, faces several charges including second degree murder in the death of her Boston Police officer boyfriend John O???Keefe, 46, in 2022. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)

How to watch 'captivating' true crime series A Body in the Snow after Karen Read’s trial

TV June 20, 2025 By Rishma Dosani

A photo of Emun Elliott, Hugh Bonneville and Charlotte Spencer dressed as their characters in The Gold while standing in a car park.

True story behind BBC crime drama that sent fans 'down a rabbit hole'

TV June 15, 2025 By Pierra Willix

Inside the mind of a parent killer: ‘I shouldn’t have been part of that family’

UK June 12, 2025 By Sarah Ingram

Michael Ross photo used in The Orkney Assassin documentary. He is wearing a checkered shirt and smiling.

The teenage Orkney killer who got away with murder for 14 years

UK June 8, 2025 By Josie Copson

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BBC's ‘brilliant’ true crime drama made me question my own morals

TV June 8, 2025 By Rebecca Cook

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TV fans have days to binge BBC's 'best crime drama' before return

TV June 6, 2025 By Rebecca Cook

Dominic West smoking a cigarette as Fred West in Appropriate Adult

'Dark' ITV true crime drama quietly added to Netflix soars up chart

TV June 2, 2025 By Rebecca Cook

Tristan Ulloa as Salva looks through shelves at Ivana Baquero as Maje in A Widow's Game. They are both in scrubs in a hospital setting.

Netflix fans lap up new number 1 film based on shocking real-life murder

Film June 3, 2025 By Tori Brazier