THE MURDER OF JOANNA YEATES

It also became the murder case that put media coverage in the spotlight when an innocent man, Christopher Jefferies, was accused of murder and put on a trial by the tabloids. Even today, her case stands as a grim lesson in what happens when a media frenzy gets out of control.

Speaking to police personnel who worked the case, this documentary reveals how the murder inquiry became one of the largest police investigations ever undertaken in the area. Using news archive from the time to illustrate how the case dominated news coverage in the UK, viewers are introduced to the main suspect - the man the press decided was her killer.