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About Forensics: Catching the Killer

Forensics: Catching the Killer is a crime and documentary TV series that premiered on Sky Crime on December 1, 2021. It has 5 seasons and 47 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 10, aired on December 31, 2025.

Explores horrific murder cases through the various twists and turns and unpacks in detail how the forensic work helped catch a killer. Telling these true crime stories are those closest to the case – from the forensic officers and experts, police officers, journalists, and family and friends.

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Episodes

47 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

2021 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

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    8. The Freezer Murders

    Finale

    Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator.

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    7. Murder on the Island

    Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case.

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    6. The Saturday Night Strangler

    Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case.

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    5. A Killer in the Family

    When the body of a 16-year-old girl is found in a field, it would take over two decades before a DNA profile of the killer can be developed.

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    4. Murder by the Lake

    A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack.

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    3. Murder at the Wedding

    Bite marks in a block of cheese hold the key to catching a killer when he helps himself to a snack after a home invasion.

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    2. The Martial Arts Murder

    When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue.

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    1. The Murder of Little Miss Nobody

    Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder.

Season 2

2022 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

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    12. The Body Under the Stairs

    Finale

    A women's killer remains at large for more than 30 years, until forensic investigators track him down with a tiny clue at the scene.

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    11. The Murder With No Body

    The tragic case of 22-year-old Helen McCourt, who got off a bus one night in her hometown but never arrived at her nearby home.

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    10. The Murder in the Tower Block

    When a body is found in a flat, a trial of forensic evidence allows detectives to distinguish between friend and foe.

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    9. The Head on the Beach Murder

    When body parts wash up on a beach in Arbroath, forensic investigators must unravel the disturbing truth behind a woman's death.

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    8. Murder in Silence

    The case of Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman murdered in her own home, whose murder took forensic investigators on a trail through Europe.

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    7. Murder at the Allotment

    After a grandmother is strangled to death at an allotment shed, police use the scene's forensics clues to solve a chilling case.

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    6. Murder in the Bus Station

    See how investigators uncovered the perpetrator behind the 1994 murder of a grandmother at a bathroom of a bus station in Bury.

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    5. The Shoe Fetish Murder

    The investigation of a murder of her mother in her home in 1994, as police used forensic clues to find an appalling killer.

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    4. Killed for Being Kind

    A woman dies in an apparently accidental house fire, but one police officer spots signs that something more sinister is at play.

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    3. The Minicab Murders

    Years after the crime, see how forensics helped solve the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards, finding a killer who had sadly murdered again.

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    2. Murder Caught On Camera

    The case of Tia Sharp, a 12-year-old girl reported missing in London, leading to a major search which took the police close to home.

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    1. Murder in the Woods

    When 13-year-old Lucy is reported missing by her mother, police and forensic investigators begin the painstaking search for the truth.

Season 3

2023 · 9 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago

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    9. Catching the Midlands Ripper

    Finale

    Two bodies are found just months apart in Leicestershire, but when the case goes cold, one woman's bravery could be key.

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    8. Catching the Rochdale Ripper

    When mum of three Eileen Jawczak was murdered, clues were minimal. Could police link her death to the Rochdale Ripper?

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    7. The Mum Who Never Came Home

    After mum Michelle Gunshon disappeared, police found CCTV footage showing her with a mystery man. They managed to track him down, but where was she?

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    6. Murder in the Playground

    Teenager Naomi Smith went to post a letter for her mother in 1995 and never came back home, but a bite mark left on her body gave police crucial evidence to help reveal her killer.

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    5. Murder in the Woods

    Mum Karen Doubleday was found murdered in the woods in 2002. The clue to finding her killer lay in pollen spores from the Ice Age.

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    4. The Happy Slapping Killing

    Larger-than-life David Morley survived a terrorist bombing in London, only to be beaten to death five years later during a night out in the city.

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    3. Murder on the Moor

    In 1975, 11-year-old schoolgirl Lesley Molseed went to the shops and never returned to her family home in West Yorkshire. The ensuing police investigation led to a tragic miscarriage of justice before DNA evidence identified the true killer.

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    2. Murder in Suburbia

    In 2022, 35-year-old Zara Aleena was beaten to death just ten minutes from her London home, but the only evidence left by her brutal killer was one bloody fingerprint at the crime scene.

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    1. The Soham Murders

    The 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman horrified and shook the nation. Explore how forensic science helped find their killer.

Season 4

2024 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago

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    8. The Body in the Car

    Finale

    When Teresa De Simone's body was discovered, one man would soon be found guilty - but would forensic science prove his innocence?

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    7. Murdered Metres from Home

    In 1986, 16-year-old Elaine Doyle was murdered just metres from her home - but catching her killer was no easy task.

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    6. Catching the Birmingham Spree Killer

    In 2000, the bodies of three women were found in Birmingham. Could police hunt down the dangerous killer?

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    5. A Murder in Butetown

    Lynette White's murder led to one of Britain's most infamous miscarriages of justice and an exhaustive forensic investigation.

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    4. The Murder in the Deli

    The murder of 15 year-old Paige Doherty sends shock waves through Clydebank - and the key to finding her killer lies in the local Deli.

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    3. The Lady in the Lake

    Carol Park's body was pulled from a lake more than 20 years after she vanished - and the key to solving the case lay in unique forensics.

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    2. The Murder of Sarah Payne

    When the body of eight-year-old Sarah Payne was found in 2000, police utilised the help of forensic scientists to catch her killer.

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    1. The Pembrokeshire Murders

    In 1989, two bodies were found in Pembrokeshire - and the answers to their demise lay in the forensics, as a shocking truth was revealed.

Season 5

2025 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 10 months ago

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    10. Episode 10

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    9. Episode 9

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    8. Episode 8

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    7. Episode 7

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    6. Episode 6

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    5. The Body in the Alley

    When Carly Bateman is found dead in an alley, the police uncover the truth, bringing her killer to justice and peace to a grieving town.

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    4. A Fatal Vendetta

    The 2019 murder of Raymond Cullen sparked an investigation, where forensic and digital evidence exposed a shocking, calculated plot behind his death.

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    3. The Murder of April Jones

    Five-year-old April disappeared close to her home. She had been playing outside when she was seen getting into a vehicle and, within moments, was gone.

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    2. A Daughter Dishonoured

    In September 2003, 17-year-old Shafilea vanishes. Months later, her body is found in Cumbria, turning a missing person case into a shocking murder inquiry.

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    1. The Boy In The Woods

    In 1994, six-year-old Rikki Neave vanished walking to school. Found dead, his case remained cold until forensic advances revealed his killer decades later.

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The most recent episode of Forensics: Catching the Killer, Season 5 Episode 10, aired on December 31, 2025.

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Forensics: Catching the Killer has 5 seasons with 47 episodes in total.

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Forensics: Catching the Killer first aired on Sky Crime on December 1, 2021.

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