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S2 E7 The Double Axe Murderer: Dennis Smalley

Crime

12+

43m

24 Feb 2018

A double axe murderer and no clues - except tiny flakes of paint discovered deep in the wounds of one of the victims. This is a story of how forensic science - and the determination of one detective - found the killer.

Season 2, 8 Episodes

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - Little Miss Nobody: Alan Charlton

Little Miss Nobody: Alan Charlton,

An old carpet dug up by workmen in a Cardiff back garden in 1989 was the beginning of a case that would push the boundaries of forensic science. The carpet contained human bones - but whose?

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - The Perfect Murder: Roger& David Cooper

The Perfect Murder: Roger& David Cooper,

Robbie Coltrane examines the case of two brothers who murdered a marketing manager on Christmas Eve 2014 using chloroform.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - Appointment With Death: Scott Singleton

Appointment With Death: Scott Singleton,

Robbie Coltrane examines the case of Scott Singleton, who murdered a 17-year-old girl after luring her to a bogus job interview.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - Countryside Killings: Graham Backhouse

Countryside Killings: Graham Backhouse,

Robbie Coltrane examines why Graham Backhouse attempted to kill his wife with a car bomb before murdering his neighbour in 1984.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - Far From Home: Kyu Soo Kim

Far From Home: Kyu Soo Kim,

Robbie Coltrane examines the harrowing case of a London landlord who sadistically tortured and murdered two of his tenants.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - The Saturday Night Strangler: Joe Kappen

The Saturday Night Strangler: Joe Kappen,

In 1973, three young girls were beaten, raped and strangled over a six-week period. The Saturday Night Strangler escaped justice for almost 30 years. But new techniques in DNA technology and a midnight exhumation finally uncovered the killer.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - The Double Axe Murderer: Dennis Smalley

The Double Axe Murderer: Dennis Smalley,

A double axe murderer and no clues - except tiny flakes of paint discovered deep in the wounds of one of the victims. This is a story of how forensic science - and the determination of one detective - found the killer.

Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence - Into Thin Air: David Gilroy

Into Thin Air: David Gilroy,

It was a missing person’s case that shook the people of Scotland to their core. Within a week of Suzanne Pilley disappearing from her place of work in Edinburgh, police were convinced they were hunting for a killer - despite not having found a body.

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Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence

Crime

12+

2 Seasons

43m

Robbie Coltrane presents a collection of extraordinary criminal cases that were so meticulously planned and executed that the perps would have got away with it but for one scrap of critical evidence.

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