Half of the members of a happy family are murdered in one day. There is one survivor of the motiveless attack — a 9-year-old girl, clinging to life, hanging on, by the finest of threads. Will the correct perpetrator of these ruthless crimes be punished in the case known as The Chillenden Murders?… (Part 1 of 2).
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On this episode of They Walk Among America… On October 27, 1983, State Troopers in Anchorage, Alaska, brought a man in for questioning relating to a kidnapping and sexual assault, committed earlier that year. As he was being interviewed, the police were executing a search warrant at his home. The warrant had been granted after FBI profilers, including John Douglas, had signed an affidavit detailing what they thought would be found inside the property. Robert Hansen had been a suspect in multiple investigations, and once the troopers uncovered a collection of incriminating items, they knew they had their man…
Read moreA Case Of Mistaken Identity / The Murder Of Murder of Aamir Siddiqi - Part 2
In a shocking case of mistaken identity, 17-year-old Aamir Siddiqi’s life was savagely brought to an end when he was stabbed to death. The two men accused of the killing stood in the dock, blaming each other for the crime. The person who allegedly ordered the botched murder had fled the country. However, he was captured by the Indian authorities and was awaiting extradition. Agonisingly, protracted legal proceedings prolonged the family’s torment when several times the trial collapsed, leaving Aamir’s loved ones wondering if they would ever get justice… (Part 2 of 2).
Read moreA Case Of Mistaken Identity / The Murder Of Murder of Aamir Siddiqi - Part 1
Two men hiding their faces in balaclavas showed up at a property on Ninian Road in Cardiff and forced their way inside. It was just after half-past one on the afternoon of Sunday, April 11, 2010…. (Part 1 of 2).
Read moreDouble Jeopardy (Part 2)
On this episode of They Walk Among America… In 1986 Timothy Hennis was found guilty of murdering Kathryn, Kara and Erin Eastburn, and sentenced to death. At the time, no forensic evidence definitively tied Hennis to the crimes. However, several witnesses were confident the man fleeing the scene in a white Chevrolet Chevette, and using Kathryn Eastburn’s stolen bank card, was standing in the dock. The case would make its way to the supreme court, and Hennis won a new trial, citing the inflammatory photographs presented to the jury during the first set of legal proceedings. In a second trial, several years later, Timothy Hennis would be acquitted of all charges. Advances in forensic analysis would be made over the intervening years, but was it enough to catch the person responsible?… (Part 2 of 2)
Read moreEvisceration / An Attack in HMP Frankland
The role of the prison system is to punish offenders, protect the public, and rehabilitate inmates. In the majority of cases, convicted offenders can be reformed and re-enter society to live a productive, law-abiding existence, but in some instances, prison can bring out the worst in people who are already deemed dangerous…
Read moreTell Us Where She Is / What Happened To Carole Packman?
Lifeboats and helicopters were dispatched to try and find the missing man. Although they hoped Russell was somehow clinging to life, the conditions were treacherous, making it extremely hard for the search party to see anything. After they failed to find any sign of Russell Causley or his body in the vast waters, the police had to notify his daughter, Samantha, of her father's disappearance…
Read moreDouble Jeopardy (Part 1)
On this episode of They Walk Among America… On May 12, 1985, the Fayetteville police in North Carolina received a phone call from a woman concerned about her neighbours. The caller told the operator that she had not seen the occupants of the property in the middle-class neighbourhood of Summerhill Road for several days. She had been over to the house and knocked on their door, but no one answered. She could hear the muffled sounds of a baby crying from inside the home… (Part 1 of 2)
Read moreCASE UPDATE - Extremism & The Classics
"Have you read Dickens? Austen? Start with Pride and Prejudice and Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Think about Hardy. Think about Trollope. On January 4, you will tell me what you have read and I will test you on it. I will test you, and if I think you are lying to me, you will suffer. I will be watching you, Ben John, every step of the way. If you let me down you know what will happen" - Judge Timothy Spencer QC, Leicester Crown Court, August 2021.
Read moreA Leopard Never Changes Its Spots / Lottery Win & Attempted Murder
When we think of good fortune, we imagine a loving family, being healthy, and maybe even a financial windfall from winning the lottery. Emma Brown had all three… then things rapidly fell apart.
Read moreTortured Teenager / Alan & Margaret Livesey
A teenager is found bound, tortured and murdered in his own home. A suspect is apprehended and brought to trial. But could a family member really be responsible, and was the right person behind bars?…
Read moreObsession
On this episode of They Walk Among America… The mutilated bodies of two young women are found close to one another in a river. It quickly becomes obvious to investigators they are dealing with a sadistic serial killer who strangles his victims. Can the authorities find the person responsible before they hurt someone else?…
Read moreAcid Attack / The Case Of Mark Van Dongen
Spend your days in constant excruciating pain or be allowed to peacefully end your life on your own terms? A deliberate act of murder or violent assault? Personal opinions are divided concerning the death of Mark Van Dongen…
Read moreMoney, Incest And Matricide / Barbara & Antony Baekeland
The enviable life of a socialite and her rich husband was not all that it appeared to be. Scratch the impeccable surface of the Baekeland family, and you would find violence, abuse and betrayal…
Read moreThe Cage Fighter Killer / A Bloody Scene In Linton
A teacher and a schoolboy were found bruised and bloody in a brutal attack. Detectives must unpick a problematic personal life to gather evidence…
Read moreHeads or Tails
On this episode of They Walk Among America… Trapped on a vast isolated ranch with nothing and no one else for miles and miles around, deprived of sleep, food and viciously beaten after a grueling workday. Will the victims survive the place known as The Texas Slave Ranch?…
Read moreNight Stalker / Delroy Grant
Elderly people in and around South London were fearful they could be the next. The man, the press dubbed The Night Stalker, entered the homes of the most vulnerable by prying their windows open in the early hours. With the predator still at large, did anyone feel safe...
Read moreYuba County Five
On this episode of They Walk Among America… After attending a basketball game the night before they were due to compete at a Special Olympics playoff tournament, 5 men went missing in mysterious circumstances…
Read moreGetting Away With Murder - Part 2 / The Confession Of Donald Hume
Donald Hume was charged with the murder of Stanley Setty. However, once the evidence had been presented at the trial, jurors could not reach a verdict. Hume would subsequently admit his guilt on a charge of accessory to murder and was sentenced to 12 years, but only after a second jury were instructed to return a verdict of not guilty to the murder charge. The prosecution felt it was not in the “interests of justice” to proceed. Yet, this is not where the story ends, far from it… (Part 2 of 2)
Read moreCollateral Damage
On this episode of They Walk Among America… An ominous figure watches an affluent suburban home from afar. He blames the wealthy residents of the neighbourhood for his chaotic life. The next day he comes back to the mansion to exact his revenge...
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