A discarded cigarette butt gives police the proof they need to find the murderers of a young father shot and killed in broad daylight, and a used match found in a drainpipe iden ...
04-07-2025
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When a young woman is reported missing, the SIM card from her phone leads police to a local man. They take him in for questioning, but it’s not until a dog walker discover ...
03-07-2025
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Two men are lured to a spot in Cambridgeshire under the pretence of a business meeting. But they’re kidnapped, threatened with weapons by masked men and forced to transfer ...
03-07-2025
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When a missing woman is found buried in her own back garden, family and friends raise suspicions about her long-term boyfriend. But police don’t have much to go on – ...
02-07-2025
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Two young women are shot dead while out celebrating New Year’s Eve in Birmingham. The crime bears all the hallmarks of a gangland shooting, but neither woman has any conne ...
01-07-2025
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A family home is targeted in an arson attack – and two people die. But the matches police found are damp and only give a partial DNA profile. There is nothing to put the m ...
01-07-2025
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West Midlands Police are facing a massive spate of burglaries, and they know one man is responsible for them all. But they just can’t catch him in the act. However quickly ...
30-06-2025
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A reclusive millionaire is found murdered in his home in west London, and police find hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash there. Why haven’t his killers taken the mone ...
29-06-2025
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A man is found dead in his flat, and he’s been robbed. Police trace the last man he called on his mobile phone. But when toxicology tests reveal the victim died after drin ...
27-06-2025
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When an organised crime gang start bringing large quantities of drugs into Crewe, police need to crack down on them, but the gang’s methods make it painstaking work to unc ...
23-06-2025
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A jacket left behind in a stolen car carries the DNA to prove who was driving the vehicle. But it takes detective work to figure out who he is – and it turns out he’ ...
22-06-2025
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When a child goes missing, police in Newcastle have few leads to go on. But as the weeks pass by, they’re increasingly concerned about the boy. They have a suspect but not ...
20-06-2025
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When an unconscious man is lying on the street, another man stamps on his head, killing him. There’s no CCTV, and the witnesses don’t know him. But can a footwear sp ...
19-06-2025
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When a man dies in a house fire, it looks like a tragic accident. But two years later, it emerges he had a visitor before the fire. And his card was used to buy a flight to Ital ...
18-06-2025
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A plot to extort thousands of pounds from a casino is foiled by a high-stakes sting operation. Investigators hatch a plan to lure the suspects back onto British soil in order to ...
17-04-2025
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A thief who prowls for victims on social media is locked up, thanks to the sheath of his knife. His online accounts contain evidence of the violent crime spree. Also, a plea for ...
16-04-2025
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DNA on a spent bullet casing holds the key to bringing two murderers to justice. Police have already discovered that their getaway car was equipped with a tracker that recorded ...
15-04-2025
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A travel card holds the key to convicting a violent offender after a spate of random stabbings. Police taser the man whilst he brandishes weapons on a public street. Also, a bur ...
14-04-2025
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Bank notes stained with red dye hold the key to tracking down a brazen bank robber. Police trace him to the seaside town of Great Yarmouth, where they raid a static caravan bein ...
11-04-2025
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A drug boss is put behind bars thanks to a paper trail from his dodgy property empire. The offender attempts to destroy evidence as detectives raid his luxury home. Also, an obs ...
10-04-2025
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A bloodstained shopping trolley holds the key to solving the case of a violent assault. A man has been attacked and left for dead in a public park, but no-one knows who he is or ...
09-04-2025
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An airport hire car provides the clues to the identities of a pair of South African hitmen who have come to the UK to brutally murder a private investigator in his home. They es ...
08-04-2025
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A yacht is tracked by police as they follow an organised crime gang suspected of smuggling machine guns into Britain. A covert surveillance operation by the National Crime Agenc ...
07-04-2025
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A few tiny specks of grey paint help to solve not one but two brutal axe murders that have been baffling police. A determined detective has the paint tested and traced back to a ...
07-06-2024
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A car hidden deep within a scrapper’s yard unlocks the riddle of a suspected gangland shooting at a secluded location. As police build their case against their prime suspe ...
04-06-2024
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An ice pick used to stab a man in the head on the street is recovered from the roof of a pub and brings a murderer to justice. Investigators are baffled after a man is brutally ...
03-06-2024
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A man is conclusively linked to a series of murders at music venues by a shoelace with traces of his final victim’s DNA on it. After two people are set upon at a music fes ...
31-05-2024
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A claw hammer recovered from a bin and contaminated with the DNA of both victim and killer is the final piece of the puzzle in a complex murder investigation. When the body of a ...
30-05-2024
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A single piece of A4 paper found on top of a hidden fax machine gives police the number of a shipping container used to smuggle millions of pounds' worth of drugs from Thailand. ...
29-05-2024
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A blood-spattered hammer is the key to charging the police’s prime suspect with a vicious murder. Police believe the man they have in custody is the killer, but with only ...
28-05-2024
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Blood spatters found on a trench coat belonging to a suspect in an unrelated case of armed robbery links a callous killer to the murder of a wealthy pensioner. The police find j ...
27-05-2024
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Fingerprints found at the scene of a burglary prove to be the missing piece of evidence detectives need to convict a man responsible for the murder of the flat's owner. After th ...
24-05-2024
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A jacket recovered from a suspect’s home is found to have the DNA of two stabbing victims on it as police hunt for the person behind a series of seemingly unprovoked attac ...
23-05-2024
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A single fingerprint recovered from a fish and chips wrapper tossed on the ground is enough to place a gunman in a rural location miles from his home. \n\nWhen police on a stake ...
22-05-2024
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A hotel guest book provides police with the names of members of an international drug smuggling network. Eagle-eyed officers match a hotel in Portugal to a selfie posted on soci ...
21-05-2024
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A fingerprint left behind during a previous break-in at a food factory leads detectives to the brutal murderer of a security guard at the same location months later. With no mur ...
20-05-2024
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A USB stick containing key information about the production and supply of illegal drugs is found in a raid of a respectable businesswoman’s house. Authorities tell police ...
06-04-2023
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A few spots of the victim’s blood on a blue shirt convict a murderer when police deduce it was likely to be worn on the day of the killing. Detectives are left baffled by ...
04-04-2023
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A simple business card reveals the true identities of a gang of con artists, and a ripped-up, handwritten note holds the key to locking away two murderers.
25-02-2022
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A grainy video from a petrol station forecourt helps convict a gang of cold-blooded killers, and a criminal’s mobile phone finally connects an unscrupulous gang targeting ...
24-02-2022
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How a distinctive wallpaper pattern exposed the lies of a con-woman who claimed to be suffering from a rare cancer. And a hidden compartment in a car holds the key to convicting ...
23-02-2022
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A distinctive sticker on a laptop finally links a man to a string of burglaries that had terrified an entire community, and a shiny copper hair dye puts a dangerous armed robber ...
22-02-2022
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How a distinctive deer stalker hat is the red flag to cracking a web of stolen bank cards; and one careless text message puts a dangerous stalker behind bars for the longest sen ...
21-02-2022
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How an ordinary hoodie helps police finally take a vicious and dangerous attacker off our streets; and a standard satnav reveals the mastermind behind the biggest armed robbery ...
03-02-2022
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A car key helps crack a criminal conspiracy to steal luxury car parts. Offenders use both sophisticated and low-tech methods to beat the car’s security systems and avoid d ...
03-02-2022
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An everyday satnav is the final clue to put a pair of prolific animal thieves behind bars; and an anonymous letter holds the key to cracking the identity of a blackmailer on a m ...
02-02-2022
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An elderly murderer is convicted after a cat-and-mouse chase with armed police. He had killed a man in a feud over garden clippings. And a fraudster is locked up after using dum ...
02-02-2022
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A wedding video helps crack the case of a teenage abduction, and an expired pilot’s licence exposes a fraudster flying under the radar.
01-02-2022
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A scribbled name in a discarded notebook is the key to putting a dangerous driver behind bars, and the serial numbers on stolen bank notes crack the mystery of a dangerous gang ...
31-01-2022
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A plastic bag heat sealer convicts an online drug trafficker, and a casual chat with a criminal, plus a map, join the dots to catch three burglars terrorising a neighbourhood.
28-01-2022
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How a single glove reveals the identities of a prolific and violent gang, and an image of a distinctive ponytail solves a hi-tech bank heist.
27-01-2022
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How a discarded scrap of paper found in a household bin helps convict a cold-blooded killer; and a distinctive mole holds the key to tracking down a dangerous and predatory atta ...
26-01-2022
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A regular pair of pyjamas reveals the shocking true identity of an attacker who left his victim for dead, and a bright yellow baseball cap puts a daylight robber behind bars.
25-01-2022
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A single text message, hidden amongst thousands, nails a serial fraudster; and an extraordinary surveillance operation leads straight to the kidnappers – and their hostage.
24-01-2022
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A packet of wet wipes helps convict a driver responsible for a deadly hit and run. A young father tragically loses his life as the offender denies any responsibility. Elsewhere, ...
24-01-2022
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A mobile phone hidden in a bundle of clothes helps save a young woman from a forced marriage in Pakistan. British embassy staff arrange for her escape back to family in the UK. ...
19-01-2022
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A train ticket to Glasgow helps police hunt down a pair of hi-tech fraudsters who have links to the Russian underworld and have been stealing identities and thousands of pounds. ...
13-01-2022
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A discarded gun cartridge helps the police to convict a man who gunned down a fellow officer, and a packet of medication helps to lock up a gang of violent jewellery thieves.
25-06-2021
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