Forensics: Catching the Killer (2021)

Name: Forensics: Catching the Killer
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

Explores horrific murder cases through the various twists and turns and unpacks in detail how the forensic work helped catch a killer. Telling these true crime stories are those closest to the case – from the forensic officers and experts, police officers, journalists, and family and friends.

First Air Date: 2021-12-01

Last Air Date: 2025-12-31

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 47

Networks: Sky Crime

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Top Cast

Ceri Jackson as Narrator (voice)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Murder of Little Miss Nobody (2021-12-01)

Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder.
Ep. 2: The Martial Arts Murder (2021-12-08)

When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue.
Ep. 3: Murder at the Wedding (2021-12-15)

Bite marks in a block of cheese hold the key to catching a killer when he helps himself to a snack after a home invasion.
Ep. 4: Murder by the Lake (2021-12-22)

A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack.
Ep. 5: A Killer in the Family (2021-12-29)

When the body of a 16-year-old girl is found in a field, it would take over two decades before a DNA profile of the killer can be developed.
Ep. 6: The Saturday Night Strangler (2022-01-05)

Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case.
Ep. 7: Murder on the Island (2022-01-12)

Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case.
Ep. 8: The Freezer Murders (2022-01-19)

Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator.