True Crime Xtra

Geoffrey Wansell revisits the case of Stephen Akinmurele, who was charged with murdering five people in Blackpool and the Isle of Man, before committing suicide prior to trial.

After a mother witnesses her son's violent death, she and her husband struggle to payback alleged loans to a family member.

When the price of a ring to be designed with a family heirloom goes up by thousands, a woman sues a jeweller for the return of her deposit.

When a woman sells her daughter a used car for a 25% profit and then repossesses it, her daughter reports it stolen and gets the police involved.

An allegedly less than desirable tenant accuses her landlord of ignoring a rat infestation and stopping her mail.

Megan Spape sues the father of her children for breaking a lease, and for breaking an iPhone.

Brandi Brown sues her former friends for appliances, damages and unpaid utility bills.

After a woman is sideswiped by a fellow motorist, she is allegedly caught on tape bashing the windows and slashing the tyres of the other car involved.

Jill Zimmerman sues former Geometry tutor David Kaspar, for the return of fees she paid him to tutor her daughter.

An unreliable witness weakens a man's claim that his parked car was rear-ended by another motorist.

An unsuspecting man buying a car for his son never imagined that the car he was purchasing had a 3k title loan on it.

A woman fights with her mother and step-father over the payback of household expenses.

A Montgomery realtor suggests a profitmaking plan to a homeowner which he claims ended in harassment and thousands in debt.

A teenage girl uses her own knowledge of forensics to help police track down her abductor.

Investigators have the gruesome task of identifying the owner of a severed leg found in a rubbish bin.

Top-notch forensic science helps solve crimes. A post-mortem on a badly burned body reveals he was stabbed 24 times. Police suspect that more than one criminal might be responsible.

In 1996, a sexual attacker was tracked down and detained, but years later, new forensic science sheds new light on the case.

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Professor David Wilson explores one of the youngest incidents of matricide in UK criminal history, when two lovers conspired to murder two family members in Spalding.

Simon Toyne travels to South Yorkshire to explore the bizarre case of a man dubbed 'The Rotherham Shoe Rapist', who left a town living in fear.

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When Nicki Collingbourne is murdered in Hertfordshire, the prime suspect is a man in a high-vis jacket.

The body of Jessica Knott is meticulously analysed and evidence reveals a startling truth about the killer.

When a young woman vanishes, police suspect a man with a history of assault. But can they make a conviction.

Investigators are flummoxed after a middle-aged woman is found dead in her home. The ex-wife of her husband could hold the key..

A bloody trail leads investigators to a dead end at the scene of a bloody murder. Years later, advances in forensic techniques help find the killer.

Geoffrey Wansell explores how Cardiff killer Malcolm Green murdered twice - walking free after his first killing, only to strike again. He now serves a whole life tariff.

Donal MacIntyre meets former Detective Inspector Simon Shuttleworth to discover how he solved the murder of ex-boxer Shaun Cummins in Leicester.

Investigators piece together tiny clues at the scene of a hit and run accident. Their findings help to track down the offending driver.

When an elderly couple die in a house fire, police suspect their son to be the culprit. Will further investigation reveal the truth.

Twenty years after a mother of two was found dead, thanks to advanced forensic technology, evidence was revisited and investigators closed in on the killer.

When the skull of a woman is found in a Texas canyon, investigators discover that she was stabbed. Can they track down the killer.

A mother grabs a crowbar in her alleged defence after a skirmish with her ex-lover over the whereabouts of their son's school book bag.

A young woman and her father sue her ex-boyfriend, who spent a year of their relationship in prison, for car repair and towing fees.

A pet owner concerned about the pesticide being sprayed by a neighbour is accused of assault after a heated confrontation.

A mother of three sues her former landlord for rent, return of furniture, false charges, and harassment.

A woman submits questionable evidence of alleged mould growing in her home and sues her ex-landlord after she and her three children move out.

A woman claims poor health forced her to miss car payments to her aunt who is $9,000 in the hole because of her good deed.

When a woman comes into money, she offers to help her truck-driving daughter with her bills but still expects to be paid back.

Police buddies at the shooting range, alleged stalking and slashed tire threats come into play when feuding co-workers fight in the workplace.

Alleged drunk driving, a puppy custody battle and an hysterical fight to get out of a car come into play.

A mother grabs a crowbar in her alleged defence after a skirmish with her ex-lover over the whereabouts of their son's school book bag.

A young woman and her father sue her ex-boyfriend, who spent a year of their relationship in prison, for car repair and towing fees.

A pet owner concerned about the pesticide being sprayed by a neighbour is accused of assault after a heated confrontation.

A mother of three sues her former landlord for rent, return of furniture, false charges, and harassment.

A woman submits questionable evidence of alleged mould growing in her home and sues her ex-landlord after she and her three children move out.

A woman claims poor health forced her to miss car payments to her aunt who is $9,000 in the hole because of her good deed.

Investigators piece together tiny clues at the scene of a hit and run accident. Their findings help to track down the offending driver.

When an elderly couple die in a house fire, police suspect their son to be the culprit. Will further investigation reveal the truth.

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Geoffrey Wansell explores how Cardiff killer Malcolm Green murdered twice - walking free after his first killing, only to strike again. He now serves a whole life tariff.

Donal MacIntyre meets former Detective Inspector Simon Shuttleworth to discover how he solved the murder of ex-boxer Shaun Cummins in Leicester.

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A gunman killed a worker at a manufacturing plant. He hoped to have covered his tracks, but forensics enabled police to track him down.

Find out how police tracked down a killer using a computer, after receiving an anonymous letter about the deaths of several prostitutes.

A woman recognised a detailed drawing of a serial rapist. Police closed in on the suspect and used forensic evidence to bring him down.

When a family all develop signs of ill-health, the mother happens upon a toxic mould expert who could have the answer to their problems.

Geoffrey Wansell explores how the bodies of two women are both found in car trunks in Brighton.

An audacious scam cons a group of NHS hospitals out of over twelve and a half million pounds.

When a woman went missing on holiday in Key West, Florida, all police found was her shoes. Video evidence suggested there might be a killer afoot.

A woman is found dead in bed with a gun in hand and suicide notes close by. It looks like suicide, but curious evidence suggests otherwise.

Investigators must piece together fragments of a computer disc to discover who murdered the wife of a serviceman in the Philippines.

When a man is murdered in a bomb blast, investigators sift through the remains to hone in on the bomber. Tiny fragments of plastic hold the key to the case.

A deaf father, an alleged visitation assault and the suspected truancy of a 3rd grader come into play when grandmothers fight.

A young man sues his ex-father-in-law for allegedly harassing him at his workplace over custody of a jeep.

Brain surgery, false allegations to CPS and the cost of a wedding come into play when a woman goes up against her daughter and son-in-law.

A healthcare aid says he was verbally and physically abused by his disabled boss and sues for 275 unpaid hours of work.

A woman claims she paid thousands for sneakers but demands a refund when the shoebox that arrives is allegedly empty.

A young man's defence for allegedly damaging a teenager's phone with a laser beam is that he's a redneck and that's what he does for fun.

A teacher claims she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend after he came home drunk and allegedly tried to force himself on her.