Murdertown
2018
📺 5 Seasons
🎬 40 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
DocumentaryCrime
Each episode of this true crime docuseries sees Katherine Kelly tell the compelling, step-by-step story of how one extraordinary murder was solved and how it fit a disturbing wider pattern in one particular city.
Where to Watch (US)
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Seasons
Season 1
This episode explores two terrible crimes that left a lasting impression on Hull - and reveals how complex investigations into one case finally led to both mysteries being solved. The story begins with the apparent kidnap and murder of Christopher Laverack, a crime that initially had police stumped. It would remain unsolved for years. We also tell the story of the disappearance of Joanne Nelson, who vanished from the city on Valentine’s Day, 2005. It was a story that had the whole city on edge and led to the biggest search in Humberside Police history, before a breakthrough led police to finding her killer, and the whereabouts of her body.
Season 2
Examining two murders committed in Portsmouth on Dec. 12 of different years by Allan Grimson, and possible links to the disappearance of Simon Parkes.
Season 3
Rachel Manning had been to a 1970s-themed fancy dress party and Chicago's nightclub with boyfriend Barri White before going missing in the early hours of 10 December 2000.
The teenager was found dead in undergrowth at Woburn Golf Club two days later. She had been strangled and her face disfigured with a steering lock, which was located 500m (546 yards) from her body.
Season 4
With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, Murdertown shines a light on some of Britain’s darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities and the impact they have had on the people living there.
Season 5
Emilia investigates Evie Adams' murder in 2019. The victim's boyfriend, who was already being investigated over two separate deaths, quickly came under suspicion.
Crew
Director
Murray Donaldson
Producer
Charlotte Hobday
Network
Crime + Investigation
Production
Workerbee
Keywords
murdertrue crime