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Overview
Former Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton spent 30 years in the police force, a career that saw him lead many of the most high profile and successful murder investigations of his generation. In this true crime docuseries, Sutton revisits cases he led and explores everything from the crime itself through to the breakthrough moment when the suspect was identified and arrested.
Key Crew
Producer: Anthony Carne, Trevor Drane
Writer: Colin Sutton, Trevor Drane
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Delroy Grant
2021-03-29Colin Sutton revisits the case of The Night Stalker - serial rapist Delroy Grant, and reveals how he brought his 17-year reign of terror to an end.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Levi Bellfield
2021-04-05Sutton revisits the murders of marsha mcdonnell,amelie delagrange and milly dowler,and how their killer,levi bellfield,was caught
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: The Murder of Chris Donovan
2021-04-12Sutton looks back at the murder of an 18-year-old and how the young killers who took turns to kick his head and body were caught
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: The Murder of Clare Bernal
2021-04-19Harvey Nichols beauty consultant Clare Bernal and security guard Michael Pech had only been on three dates when he began a sustained campaign of stalking against her. Eventually, she reported his behaviour to the police - he had been following her, texting her up to 50 times a day, threatening her - and he was arrested. On September 15th, 2005, Pech was out on bail awaiting sentencing for harassment when he walked into Harvey Nichols and shot the 22-year-old once in the back of the head then three times in the face. She died instantly and he then turned the gun on himself.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: The Murder of Bridie Skehan
2021-04-26Nimpha Ong and Ahmed Al-Haddad were tenants of 92-year-old Bridget 'Bridie' Skehan, a wealthy former socialite, at her Bayswater flat when they brutally beat her to death in a gratuitously savage attack in December 2002, in a bid to get their hands on her fortune. Her body was found in a shed to the rear of the building a few days later, having been bundled into a cardboard box and concealed. When the pair were arrested, they blamed each other for the crime but were both eventually convicted of murdering Bridie and given life sentences.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: The Murder of Krystal Hart
2021-05-03Thomas Hughes murdered pregnant, 22-year-old Krystal Hart with two gunshots to the head on the doorstep of her home in a ruthless execution style murder. Following a long-running dispute between Hart and 'neighbour from hell' Angie Brewer, Hughes took it upon himself to carry out the revenge attack after becoming besotted with Brewer. In a surprising twist, there were CCTV cameras placed above the door to discourage and monitor the feud which Thomas Hughes either ignored or knew nothing of which would help to secure a conviction during the trial. But first, the police had to track Hughes down.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 7: The Disappearance of Maureen Hale
2021-05-10In June 1999, Maureen Hale vanished without a trace, leaving her husband and children behind. Police had long suspected her millionaire husband Martin of killing her after she had demanded a divorce and with damning evidence against him, he was arrested and charged with her murder. That damning evidence? He had offered a friend a large sum of money to hire an incinerator and detectives found a note in his briefcase listing ways to dispose of a body. Martin Hale was found not guilty following the trial and Maureen's whereabouts has never been discovered.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: The Dream City Cinema Fire
2021-05-17In 1994, David Lauwers fought with a doorman at the Dream City Cinema, after which he was ejected. He returned soon after with a can of petrol which he poured into the entrance and set alight.
Runtime: 43 minSeason 2 (2022)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Sally Lawrence
2022-06-13Iain Lawrence was a family man, a businessman, a success. But if you scratched beneath the surface, a darker picture emerged.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The Cullens Robbery
2022-06-20A look at the investigation into the attempted murders of Gary Mullins and Colin Meek during an armed robbery in 1994.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Sian Blake
2022-06-27Colin Sutton and team make a horrific discovery when 43-year-old Eastenders actress Sian Blake and her two children are reported missing in 2015.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: James Attfield and Nahid Almanea
2022-07-04The killings of of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea in 2014 15-year-old Essex boy James Fairweather. Was the teenager's Ripper obsession to blame or was their more to his story?
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Catherine Corridan
2022-07-11Former detective Colin Sutton details how he and his team worked on the cold-case investigation of Catherine Corridan's disappearance alongside other high-profile cases.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Miriam & Maurice Baldock
2022-07-18Colin Sutton recounts his investigation into an attack against an elderly couple, who were stabbed in their home by a man they knew well.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: Duncan Bone
2022-07-25After being picked up by NHS worker Duncan Bone at King's Cross in 1992, Karl Warne and Colin Lockett would murder their host at his flat.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: David Sheehan and Michael Zubrot
2022-08-01An occult-obsessed man gets jail time after viciously stabbing his friend to death. Upon his release, he strikes again.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 9: Allan Chappelow
2022-08-08A reclusive millionaire, Allan Chappelow was brutally murdered by Chinese dissident and MI6 informant Wang Yam in an apparent identity theft scheme.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 10: Adrian Greenwood
2022-08-15The story of Michael Danaher, who found himself deep in debt, prompting him to draw up a list of famous and wealthy robbery targets. But his plans resulted in vicious murder.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 3 (2023)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Camden Ripper
2023-11-06True-crime series following ex-detective Colin Sutton as he revisits the locations of important cases and reveals how they were solved.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The Murder of Danielle Jones
2023-11-13True-crime series following ex-detective Colin Sutton as he revisits important cases and reveals how they were solved.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: The Murder of Thomas Cressman
2023-11-20Former detective Colin Sutton revisits the investigation into the murder of Thomas Cressman.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: The Murder of Lee Harvey
2023-11-27Ex-detective Colin Sutton looks at the murder of Lee Harvey.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: The Murders Of Nisha Sheth, Brian Cherry and Richard Loudwell - The Peter Bryan Case
2023-12-04The Murders of Nisha Sheth, Brian Cherry and Richard Loudwell - The Peter Bryan Case: Ex-detective Colin Sutton revisits the locations of important cases.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: The Murder of Kyser Osman
2023-12-11Ex-detective Colin Sutton revisits the murder of 15-year-old Kyser Osman, who was stabbed by shockingly young offenders.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: The Murder of Marta Ligman
2023-12-18True-crime series following ex-detective Colin Sutton as he revisits important cases and reveals how they were solved.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: The Murder of Ronnie Cook
2023-12-25Ex-detective Colin Sutton revisits the murder of Ronnie Cook, killed by his lover who was later dubbed 'the Black Widow'
Runtime: N/A minSeason 4 (2025)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Day Family
2025-01-15Former detective Colin Sutton revisits the locations of various important cases and reveals how they were solved.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The Chohan Family
2025-01-22Colin Sutton returns to the case of the Chohan family, who vanished without a trace in 2003 before washing up one by one on the coast of the UK.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: The Murders Of Anne Carryer And Elizabeth Blood
2025-01-29Former detective Colin Sutton revisits the locations of various important cases and reveals how they were solved.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: The Murder of Sinead Healy
2025-02-05The Murder of Sinead Healy: True-crime series follows former detective Colin Sutton as he revisits the locations of various important cases and reveals how they were.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: The Murder of Susan Annis
2025-02-12When 31-year-old nurse Susan Annis was found dead whilst on a course at the Royal Brompton Hospital, police attributed her death to a heart condition. But three years later, a sexual assault in a hospital's emergency department led detectives to her killer.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: The Murders of Julian Sanders & Colin Foulkes
2025-02-19With two men dead, and his mother seriously injured, a tangled web of friendship and murder all led back to one man: John Latus.
Runtime: N/A min
