Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook

Host Fred Dinenage looks back over the life of Lord Lucan the aristocratic figure whose glamorous life became tainted by murder mistaken identity and events that would launch the biggest manhunt in British history Lord Lucans life had gone from gambling parties and weekends in the country to a bitter divorce a custody battle for his children and huge debts

Host Fred Dinenage examines the horrific murders performed by Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel Manuel was hanged at the age of 31 convicted of seven murders but suspected of many more He was a cold ruthless killer with no motive and an uncontrollable rage Did he just want to be the center of attention

Host Fred Dinenage examines the brutal crimes of child killer Mary Bell At just 11 years old Mary Bell shocked the country when she was convicted of strangling two young boys aged just 3 and 4 What made this child commit such horrific acts and can children who have murdered change and possibly be rehabilitated

Known as the Monster Butler Archibald Halls lust for a luxurious lifestyle turned him from a con man and jewelry thief into a callous murderer Host Fred Dinenage discovers what drove Hall to kill from local journalist Frank Ryan Halls lawyer Len Murray and Alan Place a police officer who was handcuffed to Hall on his arrest

Host Fred Dinenage looks back over the life of John Straffen who at the age of 21 strangled two little girls but escaped the hangmans noose due to his low IQ of just 58 After six months at Broadmoor Hospital Straffen escaped and committed a third murder of another young girl in a local village This time he was sentenced to maximum security prisons and remained there for the next 55 years

During the 1960s fear spread through the local community of Cannock Chase Children were being snatched from the streets sexually assaulted and murdered The brutal killings sparked one of the biggest manhunts in police history and led to the conviction of Raymond Leslie Morris Host Fred Dinenage meets detectives Conrad Joseph and John Farrall who worked firsthand on the child killer hunt

Host Fred Dinenage follows the extraordinary tale of serial killer Patrick Mackay who savagely murdered more than three people in cold blood He was certified a psychopath at 15 Could these murders have been prevented if the authorities had stepped in earlier Fred meets Constable Amy Tapp who dealt with Mackay in his youth when his disturbing behavior had already become a cause for concern

Host Fred Dinenage looks back over the life and crimes of RAF cadet Gordon Cummins During the London Blitz of 1942 terror stalked the wartorn streets It was not just the horror of German bombs falling from the sky but the fear that a spree killer was on the loose In just one week four women were brutally killed and two women attacked earning Cummins the title of the Blackout Ripper