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Category: True crime

The Real Serpent – what will C4 interview reveal?

Posted on 19/03/2024

In 2021, BBC One showed a compelling drama about real-life serial killer, conman and gem dealer Charles Sobhraj. Starring Tahar Rahim as Sobhraj, with Jenna Coleman as his girlfriend, it chillingly recounted…

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CrimeCon 2023

Posted on 14/06/2023

This was my first London CrimeCon, a two-day get-together at the Leonardo Royal Hotel near London Bridge on 10-11 June. So, before attending as a ‘Crime Contributor’ – aka an author there…

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Dark Land: Hunting the Killers

Posted on 01/11/2020

Coming to BBC iPlayer this evening is this new four-part series. It uses contemporary experts to reinvestigate notorious cold cases to unearth possible clues to the killers’ identities. I am a contributor…

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Murder by the Sea’s most fascinating case? You decide…

Posted on 24/06/2020

Vote for the episode of Murder by the Sea that you found most fascinating

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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark TV series

Posted on 07/05/2020

Michelle McNamara, who died in 2016, wrote one of the most fascinating true-crime books of the last 10 years. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark charted her obsession with a case about…

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The Real Prime Suspect series 2

Posted on 18/03/2020

I watched the opener of Jackie Malton’s latest series last night and thought it was a particularly sensitive and interesting episode. The case was the heartbreaking kidnap of Muriel McKay from her…

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Murder by the Sea: Michael Downes

Posted on 28/01/2020

Anyone who doubts the value of bobbies on the beat in these days of major police cuts should consider the case of Michael Downes in Blackpool in the 1970s and 80s. Two…

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Crime, manhunts and classic pop on Portobello Radio

Posted on 23/01/2020

It was fascinating to chat with Portobello Radio host Aidan McManus last night. He’s a walking encyclopaedia of rock music, local history and unsolved crimes. He is also a guide for the…

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The Trial of Christine Keeler

Posted on 29/12/2019

When researching The Hunt for the 60s’ Ripper I came across a book that really shocked me. This was Stephen Ward Was Innocent, OK, written by Geoffrey Robertson QC and published in…

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Murder by the Sea new series 2019

Posted on 13/12/2019

I’ve heard CBS Reality’s Murder by the Sea is returning in January (Tuesday 7th 10pm). For those who haven’t seen it, the premise is that the jolly seaside resort is often the…

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