Britain's Almost Perfect Murders
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Play S1 E1True crime documentary series looking at a number of murder cases and attempted murders in the UK where the crimes were so ingenious that the perpetrators almost got away with their crimes.
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- 1. The Parachute PlotEmile Cilliers tries to murder his wife twice, first via a gas leak and then when that failed by sabotaging her parachutes - but her survival exposed the plot.CC47minMar 5, 2026
- 2. The FirestarterFor years Carol Wray was seen as a fire survivor, until investigators uncovered a hidden pattern of arson that ended with her family dead.CC47minMar 12, 2026
- 3. No One Will Miss HimThomas Downey is murdered in Bath. DNA and CCTV lead to Darrell Richards being jailed in 2015.CC47minMar 19, 2026
- 4. The Angel of DeathNurse Beverley Allitt murdered four children and harmed nine more in Lincolnshire, abusing trust until a pattern of deaths exposed her.CC47minMar 26, 2026
- 5. The Burning ManIn 1930, Alfred Rouse murders a drifter in Northamptonshire, and burns the body to fake his own death; but a witness, a wallet and a number plate convict him.CC47minApr 2, 2026
- 6. The Cop Turned KillerPolice officer Martin Forshaw kills fiancé, Claire Howarth, in Greater Manchester, just days before their wedding. His poor staging of a car crash led to a life sentence.CC47minApr 9, 2026
- 7. The Christmas Day KillingNo synopsis available yet.CC47minApr 16, 2026
- 8. Destined to KillAfter assaulting Lily Morris in her bungalow in 1984, William Mottershead is caught by chance and convicted of murder. The Judge says he is never to be released.CC47minApr 23, 2026
- 9. The Doctor of DeathDr Hawley Crippen flees to Canada but is caught and hanged for his wife Cora's murder in 1910. A discovery in 2007 suggests that the remains aren't hers.CC47minApr 30, 2026
- 10. Murder at the FarmThe story of what happened when five people died at White House Farm in Essex in 1985. Jeremy Bamber framed his sister for the murders, but silencer forensics and boasting were his undoing.CC47minMay 7, 2026
Britain's Almost Perfect Murders
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True crime documentary series looking at a number of murder cases and attempted murders in the UK where the crimes were so ingenious that the perpetrators almost got away with their crimes.
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