A Killer Makes a Call

In 2011, Julie Dixon makes a 999 emergency call reporting that masked men have attacked her and that her partner, David, is trapped in a burning room. However, as the situation unfolds, a different account of the events comes to light.

Truck driver Collin Reeves contacts the police and confesses to stabbing his two neighbors to death with a commando knife, raising questions about whether the killings were premeditated.

Dawn Lewis, a yoga instructor from Glastonbury, calls emergency services claiming she stabbed her lodger, Glenn Richards, in self-defense. Richards has a documented history of violent behavior, lending credibility to Lewis's account.

On 17 February 2014, 19-year-old Lewis Daynes contacts police to report that he has stabbed 14-year-old Breck Bednar, raising questions about whether the incident was premeditated or part of a broader pattern of behaviour.

A retired accountant tells police she stabbed her husband, showing no remorse. The case raises questions about whether she acted under long-term abuse.

Mark Terry, a vacationer, reports his friend Gary Pocock's brutal and unidentifiable body to the police after finding him dead on a beach, the only clue being Gary's distinctive dragon ring.

The episode begins with a call from veteran pilot Robert Brown to the police regarding a domestic incident with his ex-wife Joanna, which becomes central to the investigation into her murder. Detectives examine the scene of the crime at her cottage, leading to Brown's arrest and a tense comparison between his account and the more disturbing reality of the events that transpired.

A man named Foster Christian makes a frantic 999 call, claiming to be under attack in his home, but subsequent accounts from survivors suggest his version of events may not be accurate.

A coroner rules Susan Nicholson's death as accidental, but her family is skeptical, especially after learning that her partner, Robert Trigg, has previously found her dead under similar circumstances.

David Browning, a married father of two, admits to killing his boss, Jill, but asserts that he is not criminally responsible due to diminished capacity. The episode explores the legal and emotional complexities as the case unfolds in court.

Alan Jermey calls emergency services to report a house fire, and later claims his partner Kirsty was murdered by an intruder. However, the investigation reveals inconsistencies that cast doubt on his story.

A family, convinced their son Jack did not die of an overdose, launches their own investigation and discovers he was with a man the night he died, leading to connections between his death and three other murders.

A 33-year-old mother of five, Sarah Wellgreen, disappears from her home, prompting her ex-partner, Ben Lacomba, to report her missing. However, investigators quickly become suspicious, sensing inconsistencies in the case.

This episode examines the 2010 case of Raoul Moat, who attacked his ex-girlfriend, killed her new partner, and wounded a police officer before embarking on a week-long nationwide manhunt. Drawing on interviews with detectives, journalists, and civilians affected by the events, the programme explores the police investigation and the circumstances that led to the tragic conclusion.

The disappearance of 55-year-old Muriel McKay from her Wimbledon home in December 1969 plunges her family into a crisis that profoundly alters their lives.

Debbie Griggs, a 34-year-old woman from Deal, disappeared from her family home, with her husband Andrew claiming she had left voluntarily. However, investigators became suspicious and began to question his account.

This programme examines the police investigation that led to the capture of Dale Cregan, a fugitive and convicted killer, following the 2012 murders of two British police officers, Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone.

A quiet community is thrown into shock in 2004 when Joan and Milroy Clarke are discovered brutally murdered, and the investigation takes a troubling turn as suspicion falls on their own son.

Emma-Jayne Magson claims her boyfriend James Knight is seriously ill, prompting paramedics to respond to their home, where he is discovered dead from internal bleeding. As police investigate, inconsistencies in her account begin to surface.