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The seemingly admirable and respectable middle class man, John Haigh, guilty of six grotesque murders in which each victim was drained of blood and later dissolved in acid. Haigh’s calculated disposal of the bodies was an attempt to acquire their wealth in belief that this would prevent any risk of conviction. Was he a blood thirsty Satanist or one of the most cunning and callous killers who would do anything for money to feed his greed for money.

The Acid Baths Murderer

Graham Young is the reoffending serial killer fascinated with deadly poisons and toxic chemicals who began his fatal experiments at the mere age of fourteen after poisoning his entire family. Released from jail 15 years later he up-scaled his study, this time lacing cups of tea with deadly poison to an entire factory of workers.

Teacup Poisoner

The heartless bigamist murderer George Joseph Smith left his victims with broken hearts, empty bank accounts and in some cases, dead. Drowning three of his seven wives, Smith was hanged for his murderous greed. Fred Dinenage examines how the early use of forensics helped police unmask the killer.

Brides in the Bath

Scarred by a traumatic and unstable upbringing, Donald Neilson was the serial burglar turned masked murderer obsessed with weapons and military conduct. The meticulous nature to his three murders, became increasingly violent ending in the kidnapping and brutal murder of seventeen year old heiress Lesley Whittle.

The Black Panther

Fifteen year old killer Harold Jones brutally murdered two young girls in 1921 giving the reasons for the murders as a 'desire to kill'. After narrowly escaping prosecution on his first attack, Jones was eventually caught red handed when the mutilated body of his second victim was discovered in his attic. Not yet 16 Jones escaped hanging merely by the virtue of his age. We’ll examine new evidence that shows Jones may have later gone on to become ‘Jack the Stripper’, an unidentified serial killer in the 1960’s.

The Welsh Child Killer

The extraordinary tale of deceitful compulsive liar John Christie, who murdered six women and stored them in his home in Rillington Place between 1943-53. Christie initially framed his neighbour, Timothy Evans, who was consequently hanged for the supposed murder of his wife and child, leading to a strong public outcry upon discovery and the eventual abolition of capital punishment.

John Christie

A brutal crime of passion that gripped the nation and saw Ruth Ellis hanged after murdering her estranged lover at the violent climax of a destructive relationship fuelled by jealousy. We’ll examine what punishment may have been dealt out to Ruth had she committed the murder in today’s modern age.

Ruth Ellis

Derek Bentley, the nineteen year old executed at Wandsworth prison, for his part in the murder of PC Sidney Miles during a break in at a warehouse in Surrey. As a minor Bentley’s accomplice Christopher Craig, who actually shot the officer, escaped execution and a long sentence leaving Bentley alone to take the fall. With the help of Criminologist Professor David Wilson we’ll discover how his case changed the law.

Derek Bentley

Fred Dinenage looks back over the life of Lord Lucan; the aristocratic figure whose glamorous life became tainted by murder, mistaken identity and events that would launch the biggest manhunt in British history.

The Mystery of Lord Lucan

Fred Dinenage examines the horrific murders performed by Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel.

Peter Manuel

Fred Dinenage examines the brutal crimes of child killer Mary Bell.

Mary Bell

During the 1960's, fear spread through the local community of Cannock Chase.

The Cannock Chase Murders

Fred Dinenage follows the extraordinary tale of serial killer Patrick Mackay, who savagely murdered more than three people in cold blood.

Patrick Mackay: The Psychopath

Fred Dinenage looks back over the life and crimes of RAF cadet Gordon Cummins.

The Blackout Ripper

Fred Dinenage takes a journey back to the poverty stricken East End of 1888 and speaks to Ripperologists about the continuing fascination behind the Jack the Ripper mystery.

Jack the Ripper

The Moors Murders is one of the most infamous murder cases of the 20th Century. Between the years 1963 - 1965 young couple Ian Brady and Myra Hindley abducted, assaulted and murdered five children in the Manchester area, burying four of them on Saddleworth Moor.

Moors Murders

In 1962, James Hanratty was hanged for the murder of Michael Gregsten but was there enough evidence at the time?

Hanratty / The A6 Murder

For twenty six years the public believed that two children found dead in Epping Forest in 1970 had died of exposure. Then in 1996 a convicted child murderer, Ronald Jebson, called police from Wakefield Prison – he had information about the murder of the Babes in the Wood.

Babes in the Woods

In Germany in 2002, a case came to light that shocked the world. A man in a rural German village had filmed himself dismembering, killing and eating another man. The culprit, Armin Meiwes was to become known as The Cannibal of Rotenburg.

Armin Meiwes

On Friday 13 April 1973 the bodies of three children were found impaled on garden railings in Worcester. The murderer? The family’s lodger and babysitter David McGreavy.

Monster of Worcester

Fred Dinenage takes a fresh look at the murders that shocked Britain in the twentieth century and the killers that committed them... Fred is the Kray's official biographer and a journalist reporting serious crimes for over forty years. He knows that with certain crimes the myth can take over from the reality of what actually happened. Fred meets with the people whose lives were affected by the crimes, experts in the case and journalists from the time. Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson features in each episode giving his valuable and fascinating insights into each killer. Using criminology, forensic science and other modern techniques, Fred dissect the crimes to understand the motive, method and impact they had then and still have even now.

The Best Seasons of Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook

The Best Seasons of Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook

Season 3

Season 1

Season 2