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Officers investigate the murder of Christoper Donovan by a gang of youths.

Kicked to Death

After going missing for a year and a half, many believed 14-year-old Cheyenne had run away from home. However, closer analysis revealed the tragic truth.

Teenage Runaway

After finding her dead in a bathtub full of bleach, detectives narrowed down the killer from 210,000 possible suspects.

Bathtub of Bleach

After a badly decomposed body was found in a suitcase by a railway embankment in Exeter, Police hunt for the killer with only CCTV evidence to go on.

Body in a Suitcase

In 1986, Detective David Baker became the first person to use DNA profiling in a criminal investigation, when looking for the killer of two young girls.

Traces of DNA

How the investigation into Phillip Inhofer at his home in Sacremento led police to a 20-year-old call girl known as Bat Girl.

Bat Girl

How police used CCTV, eyewitness statements and a public appeal to find the killer of a 28-year old woman, found dead on Nottingham's streets

Caught on CCTV

In 2002, police made a starling discovery inside a locked room in Anthony Hardy's home. This was merely a horrifying prelude for what was to come.

The Camden Ripper

With no CCTV and no witnesses, detective Jon Buehler must find the person responsible for a drive-by shooting of "gentle giant" Sula Palega.

Drive by Shooting

In 1981, detective Mike Southwell investigated a missing persons case that contained one of the grimmest discoveries in British police history

Mad Scientist

DNA left on a cigarette butt leads investigators to the brutal killer of 84 year-old gun enthusiast Kenneth spearman

Assassins Greed

Police painstakingly trawl through hours of cctv footage, location data and forensic evidence to find the brutal killer of a heavily pregnant woman

Til death do us part

An unlikely informant holds the key to justice when 59 year old antique dealer michael Griffiths is targeted and brutally killed in his home

Fire and Ice

A computer at vogue magazine held the key to identifying julie clayton, an ex-cult member who'd been assaulted and murdered upon leaving

Body in the Ditch

It took 18 years to identify melissa halstead after her torso was found in a Rotterdam canal. But detectives never stopped working to catch her killer.

The Canal Murders

A seemingly ordinary family man is the prime suspect when his wife, three young children and mother-in-law are brutally killed after church.

A Killer in the Family

The FBI investigates when a seemingly perfect husband flees the United States following the murder of his wife and three children

A Picture Perfect Family

Two women are killed in the 70s and their cases go cold for over 30 years, until a chilling link between the two emerges.

Delayed Justice: The Grand Rapids Murderer

Detectives look back on the case of Elijah Butler,murdered four days after he married his wife-by her long-term stalker.

Jealousy is Murder

Detectives reflect on how they gathered evidence to charge Melanie McGuire with murder when her husband's remains were found in multiple suitcases

The Suitcase Murderer

Shock pours through a community when a devoted mother is fatally attacked with a machete on her way to pick up her children.

Aulakh: Assassin's Accomplice

The story of Garry Malone, who brutally bludgeoned his wife to death before making a bogus TV appeal for her to come home.

Malone: The Killer With No Conscience

17-year-old Jayden Parkinson was killed by her abusive boyfriend, Ben Blakeley, who then buried her in his uncle's grave.

Parkison / Blakeley: The Shallow Grave

The chilling crimes of Colin Pitchfork, who became the first person to be convicted of rape and murder using DNA profiling.

Mann - Deadly Deceit

After ending her relationship, 15-year-old Maleha Masud pays the ultimate price when her ex-boyfriend starts a lethal blaze at her home.

Masud Murders - Unrequited Love

Sievers - A Murder For Hire

Newlyweds Annette and Frank Carlson are renovating their first home when Angelo Pavageau breaks in, kills Frank, and sexually assaults Annette. Annette later helps investigators to hunt down the assailant.

Carlson - The Stranger In The Night

In 2002, Heath McGowan murdered 88-year-old Henry Marrott in his own Michigan home, but the case against the violent criminal would prove complicated for police investigators.

Marrott - Amensia, Meth And Murder

Police discover the bodies of Duane and Carolee Recob in the family home in Delavan, Wisconsin, and detectives leading the investigation soon uncover the sad truth about their killings.

Swope - Deadly Greed

While on her way to a romantic weekend, Kendra Hatcher is shot dead in cold blood, and police investigators soon suspect that a jealous former lover could be behind the murder.

Delgado - Poisonous Possession

Examining how Howell Donaldson III terrorised a neighbourhood in Tampa, Florida in 2017, killing four random strangers.

51 Days Of Fear - Howell Donaldson

After Gordon Wardell makes an emotional appeal to find his wife's killers, police soon realise they must look closer to home.

Tears Of A Clown - Gordon Wardell

Opportunity For Riches - Steven Sidebottom: Initially deemed accidental, handyman Brian McKandie's death was soon considered murder due to his severe injuries.

Opportunity for Riches: Steven Sidebottom

The Highway Hunter - Adam Leroy Lane: When police find the body of Monica Massaro in her home with 17 stab wounds, they're led to serial killer Adam Leroy Lane.

The Highway Hunter: Adam Leroy Lane

When Lanell Barsock is found dead in her home in Palmdale, California, evidence points to her boyfriend before investigating detectives start to focus on her best friend, Larene Austin.

Fatal Attraction: Larene Austin

Although 17 years had passed since his wife died in a car accident, Malcolm Webster found himself becoming the focus of Scotland's longest-ever criminal trial when police re-examined her death.

The Widower: Malcolm Webster

When Julie Jensen is found dead, police suspect her husband Mark of murder - despite the seemingly happy family life.

Letter From The Grave - Mark Jensen

When elite racer Anna Wilson was shot and killed, police launched a manhunt to Costa Rica in search of Kaitlin Armstrong.

Malicious Intent - Kaitlin Armstrong

Benjamin Laing: Six days after Matthew Manwaring and his daughter Alison vanish, police uncover a grisly scene at Benjamin Laing's home.

Love Always in God

Douglas Ward: When young kickboxing champion Niall Dorr was beaten to death in Dundalk, CCTV helped detectives convict his killer.

A Cold-Hearted Killing

In this true crime series, we reveal as never before, what it's like to be a police officer working on the most incredible and inconceivable murder cases in criminal history in the UK and USA. Focusing solely on the perspective of the police, former policeman and Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding narrates this series packed with revelations from the people who solved some of the most infamous murders from around the world. Featuring exclusive officer accounts, chilling interview recordings and stylish reconstructions, How I Caught The Killer provides a gripping insight into what it's like to work on indecipherable cases.

The Best Seasons of How I Caught The Killer

The Best Seasons of How I Caught The Killer

Season 1

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Season 3

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