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Stephen Lawrence
Eighteen years after Stephen Lawrence was stabbed in South London by racist youths, two men have finally been found guilty of murder in a case that has been marred by incompetence.
Raoul Moat
The story of one of the UK's biggest manhunts, as Northumbria police tried to find Raoul Moat after he had killed a man and seriously wounded two other people.
The Beauty Salon Killer
The story of Rena Salmon, who shot 36 year old salon owner Lorna Stewart with a double barrelled shotgun in September 2002. Rena's husband had a history of womanising, and when he began an affair with a friend's wife which he refused to end, Rena became increasingly unstable. She began to stalk Lorna and threatened her with abusive messagesbefore taking the ultimate revenge on her adulterous husband by killing her. She was convicted of murder, but was the verdict too harsh?
Babes In The Wood
A look at the renowned 'Babes in the Wood' case, in which the bodies of missing children Gary Hanlon and Susan Blatchford were found entwined in a copse near Epping Forest in 1970.For three decades, only the mothers of the children and one policeman - Nipper Read - believed they had been murdered,until paedophile Ronald Jebson came forward in 1996 claiming to know the real identity of the killers.
Killed By A Perfect Son
Brian Blackwell was the son every parent dreams of having. Charming, confidentand extremely clever: straight A grades at A-level meant he was about to embark on a medicine degree. But beneath all of the effortless success, was another story: Brian was gripped by a personality disorder, which made him obsessed with fantasies of power and brilliance. So when the 19-year-old student treated his girlfriend to a holiday of a lifetime in the US, with lobster, truffles and champagne, and a five-star hotel overlooking Central Park,suspicions began to be aroused. How had he found £30,000 to pay for the holiday? And where were hismother and father? The tragic story of how a seemingly "perfect" son tookrevenge on his parents when they discovered his spending habit was out of control.How he bludgeoned them to death one day; and calmly set off the next on a luxury trip to the States as if nothing had happened.
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