Countdown to Murder

Countdown to Murder « Series from 2013

Series from 2013

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Genres: Documentary

A compelling crime series telling the stories of six high profile and shocking murders.

In forensic and chillingly accurate detail, each episode charts the last days leading up to these horrific killings from the perspective of both murderer and victim.

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The Duchess the Killer and Her Lover

Dennis Nilsen's First Kill

Carol Taggart

Ross Taggart, 38, strangled his 54 year old mum, Carol-Ann, at their Dunfermline home in December 2014.

Alethea Taylor

Alethea Taylor, a retired schoolteacher went missing in 2012 and her body has never been found. Her undertaker husband John was eventually convicted of killing her.

Michelle Stewart

Detailing the tragic events leading up to 17 year old Michelle Stewart's horrific murder by her ex-boyfriend in Scotland.

Carole Waugh

This edition looks at the extraordinary case of Carole Waugh, who fell for a lethal conman and gambling addict who claimed to be a doctor, but had more than 40 convictions for fraud. Rakhesh Bhayani took her money then her life.

Penny Beale

The events leading up to the death of Penny Beale in November 2001. Her boyfriend, Michael Moffat claimed she had fallen down the stairs while drunk - but her mother (also called Penny Beale) knew otherwise.

Janet Scott

The final documentary in the third series looks at the case of Janet Scott, who was murdered by her former partner, Simon Mellors - a man who had been hiding a dark and violent secret from his past.

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