With unprecedented access, this series follows the crack team of investigators from one of Britain’s’ best homicide squads as they attempt to solve some of the most perplexing killings.
From an arson murder in a raging inferno to an horrific assault with a tragic end, each episode reveals the real-life drama as detectives navigate their way through the twists and turns of a single murder investigation. First, they must identify a suspect. Next, they must search for rock solid evidence. Then detectives must put their case to the test - face to face with the suspect in the interview room.
Will the evidence stand or fall? Will the suspect tell the truth? Or will they manage to hide it? Can Detectives find, catch and ultimately charge their Murder Suspect?
Episode 1: Attempted Axe Murder (1 x 67-minutes)
A savage and unprovoked axe attack on a woman in broad daylight in a shopping precinct triggers a huge manhunt. As she desperately clings to life, detectives must capture the suspect - the woman’s ex-partner, who has gone on the run. They will have just 24 hours prove he is guilty….
Episode 2: One Punch Murder (1 x 67-minutes)
A vulnerable man is left fighting for his life after two men, seemingly bent on revenge, force their way into his home and savagely attack him. He dies from a single punch. Police and dog handlers dramatically chase the suspects through the streets. But can detectives now gather enough evidence to charge their suspects with murder?
Episode 3: Knuckle Duster Part 1 (1 x 67-minutes)
A man is brutally beaten in in his own home in Hull with a suspected knuckle duster and later dies in hospital, launching an intense and urgent murder inquiry. A young women who called the ambulance is arrested - but is she responsible, or a crucial witness?
Episode 4: Knuckle Duster Part 2 (1 x 67-minutes)
In Hull, three men are suspected of murdering 49-year-old Jonathan Hutty after he is beaten to death in his own home. Can detectives overcome a major setback to the investigation and nail the killer?
Episode 5: Arson Murder (1 x 45-minutes)
A vulnerable man is violently assaulted in his own home and left for dead in a burning building. Humberside Police’s Major Crime Team investigate it and must act fast to seek, apprehend and bring to justice their dangerous suspect.