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S4 E2 Our Daughter Was Tortured To Death By Her Sadistic Boyfriend

Crime

15+

42m

12 Sept 2017

In a case police described as the worst example of abuse they had ever seen, April 1996 saw the horrific torture and murder of 17-year-old Kelly Anne Bates at the hand of her boyfriend of three years, 49-year-old James Patterson Smith.

Season 4, 10 Episodes

Britain's Darkest Taboos - My Daughter Was Murdered At Work By Her Ex

My Daughter Was Murdered At Work By Her Ex,

This episode examines the shocking murder of 20-year-old Hollie Gazzard, who was stabbed in 2014 by her ex-boyfriend in front of her colleagues and clients in the hairdressers in which she worked.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - Our Daughter Was Tortured To Death By Her Sadistic Boyfriend

Our Daughter Was Tortured To Death By Her Sadistic Boyfriend,

In a case police described as the worst example of abuse they had ever seen, April 1996 saw the horrific torture and murder of 17-year-old Kelly Anne Bates at the hand of her boyfriend of three years, 49-year-old James Patterson Smith.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - Living With A Murderer And Feared I Would Be Next

Living With A Murderer And Feared I Would Be Next,

In 1998, a Sikh woman, Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, played witness to the arranged murder of her sister-in-law, Surjit Kaur Athwal, who was ordered to be killed by their mother-in-law, Bachan Kaur.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - My Boyfriend Murdered My Sister And Best Friend And Made Me Watch

My Boyfriend Murdered My Sister And Best Friend And Made Me Watch,

In February 2012, 19-year-old Elisa Frank was forced to watch helplessly as her former lover, Ahmad Otak, ferociously stabbed both her sister Kim and best friend Samantha, before bundling Elisa into a car and driving to Dover.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - Two Decades Of Torture By The Woman We Called Mum

Two Decades Of Torture By The Woman We Called Mum,

Dubbed as ‘Britain’s most sadistic mother’, Eunice Spry physically and mentally tortured her three adoptive children, Victoria, Alloma and Christopher, across a period of almost 20 years.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - My Mum Was Stabbed To Death By My Son

My Mum Was Stabbed To Death By My Son,

Pat Regan was viciously stabbed by her grandson, Rakeim Regan. Pat, whose son had been killed in a gang shooting years earlier, was attacked by the perpetrator who she was caring for after he had been admitted to hospital.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - The Race To Catch My Stalker

The Race To Catch My Stalker,

Stalker Al Amin Dhalla began a campaign of terror against former girlfriend, Alison Hewitt. The couple were in a relationship for over a year before Alison’s mother became suspicious of Dhalla and hired a private investigator.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - My Dexter-Obsessed Stepson Murdered My Wife

My Dexter-Obsessed Stepson Murdered My Wife,

Mark Howe, an avid viewer of the US series Dexter, stabbed his mother 53 times with a 12-inch knife after an argument about his cannabis use.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - The Black Widower Murdered My Sister

The Black Widower Murdered My Sister,

The ‘Black Widower’ Malcolm Webster was a serial seducer who married three different women. The episode focuses on wife Claire, who Webster murdered in 1994, drugging and setting fire to the car she was in to fake a fatal car crash.

Britain's Darkest Taboos - My Son Was Conned And Killed By The Man He Loved

My Son Was Conned And Killed By The Man He Loved,

Gareth MacDonald was brutally killed by his lover, conman Glenn Rycroft, at a Travelodge on the way to London.

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Britain's Darkest Taboos

Crime

15+

4 Seasons

45m

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