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Lucy Worsley reading a newspaper and looking quizzical in BBC documentary Lucy Investigates

Jack the Ripper is 'ground zero' for our true crime obsession

TV January 4, 2025 By Josie Copson

?I?m a former special agent and this is the case which surprised me the most?

‘I’m a former special agent and this case surprised me the most’

US December 30, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

The sad tale of Jacco Macacco, the monkey forced to fight to his death

UK December 16, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

Two Elvis impersonators in Netflix documentary The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga

Netflix’s ‘craziest’ true crime documentary ever leaves viewers in total disbelief

TV December 13, 2024 By Ruth Lawes

The Pembrokeshire Murders

What is The Pembrokeshire Murders based on and when were they?

TV December 4, 2024 By Alistair McGeorge

Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (13431741o) Stephen Graham as Matthew Collins. 'The Walk-In' TV Show, Series 1, Episode 1 UK - 03 Oct 2022 The Walk-In, is a British ITV drama series in which Stephen Graham takes the leading role, of activist Matthew Collins, a reformed Neo-Nazi, now working as a bona fide journalist for the anti-racist organisation, Hope not Hate. Written by Oscar nominated and BAFTA multi award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, the drama is an explosive state-of-the-world series that explores some of the most critical and relevant issues of modern times including racism, freedom of speech and terrorism.

ITV’s crime drama series starring Line of Duty star drops on Netflix

TV March 26, 2025 By Joel Harley

JonBenét Ramsey wearing a black hat with a pink flower

Netflix viewers blast new JonBenét Ramsey documentary as ‘propaganda’

TV November 26, 2024 By Ruth Lawes

A compilation image of serial killers from Netflix films

Best serial killer films to watch on Netflix including slasher with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

Film November 19, 2024 By Rebecca Sayce

Gavin and Stacey Comedy series based around the long-distance relationship of Essex boy Gavin and Welsh girl Stacey. The wedding day has finally arrived, but will they go through with it? Will Uncle Bryn finally admit to what happened on the fishing trip and will Nessa do what she knows she must? Credit: BBC

Gavin and Stacey fans are only just discovering this sinister Easter egg

TV November 11, 2024 By Robert Oliver

Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (14844616r) Anna Maxwell Martin as Delia Balmer and Shaun Evans as John Sweeney. 'Until I Kill You' TV Show, Series 1, Episode 1, UK - 03 Nov 2024 Until I Kill You, is a British ITV true crime miniseries, based on Delia Balmer's autobiographical book Living with a Serial Killer (2017). The drama tells the story of the extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. BAFTA-winning actress Anna Maxwell Martin, takes the role of Delia Balmer, and renowned actor Shaun Evans plays John Sweeney. Delia Balmer narrates the ordeal Delia suffered at the hands of John Sweeney, and her traumatic journey through the police and criminal justice system as they attempt to prosecute him for his crimes.

Viewers praise star’s ‘chilling’ performance in shocking new ITV crime drama

TV November 6, 2024 By Robert Oliver

How a dry cleaning receipt caught a 1940s serial killer

UK November 4, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

Woman of the Hour. (L-R) Tony Hale as Ed and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in Woman of the Hour

Anna Kendrick wants to make you 'uncomfortable' with her Netflix serial killer film

Film October 24, 2024 By Tori Brazier

‘We can’t let this happen again': The day police found 39 bodies in the back of a lorry

UK October 23, 2024 By Sarah Ingram

Kirat Assi looks thoughtful in a still from Netflix's Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

What happened to the Sweet Bobby catfisher after shocking truth revealed?

TV October 16, 2024 By Meghna Amin

163 of his patients died, but this doctor was still acquitted of murder

UK October 14, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX (10369021f) Martin Freeman as Steve Fulcher. 'A Confession' TV Show, Series 1, Episode 1 UK - 2019 A Confession, is a British ITV 6 part drama starring Martin Freeman, which tells the real-life story of Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, who deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer in a move that ended up costing him his career and reputation.

Netflix releases 'profoundly sad' ITV true crime drama starring Martin Freeman

TV October 10, 2024 By Pierra Willix

The Polish barber who could have been Jack the Ripper

UK October 9, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

British serial killer John Reginald Christie (1899 - 1953) on his way to court, 29th April 1953. He is charged with the murder of his wife and three other women. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New evidence 'proves' innocent man was hanged for Rillington Place murders

UK October 6, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

Paedophile Jimmy Saville's clothes

Is this the creepiest museum in the UK?

UK September 30, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

Jill Dando and Nick Ross together in the Crimewatch studio. Jill is wearing a cream skirt suit and Nick has a black suit on. Behind them are people answering phones.

Nothing will compare to reporting on the murder of my friend in 1999

TV September 26, 2024 By Josie Copson