Crimes That Shook Britain (Series 9)

Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan is also joined by a team of experts and witnesses to examine the cases that gripped the nation and shaped public conversation. The series also analyses the events that led to such atrocities and examines the devastating effects they left in their wake.

In this, our ninth series, we explore the following crimes – the Christmas Eve shooting of innocent bystander Elle Edwards in Merseyside, the Forbury Gardens terrorist attack in Reading, the fatal XL Bully dog attacks across the UK, the abuse and killing of Shakira Spencer during the Covid lockdown, the murder of trans teenager Brianna Ghey, the murder of Lee Pomeroy on a commuter train in London, the double murder of Cathy Burke and Iuliana Tudos in north London and the murder of Sophie Lancaster in Bacup.