Murder in the Badlands

In 2005, a 25-year-old sales assistant vanished in the Badlands of Northern Ireland. Her killer has never been found. In this gripping true crime documentary, the murder of Lisa Dorrian is reinvestigated. Family members, journalists and criminologists will forensically rebuild the timeline of the crime. How could a young woman simply vanish and why has her killer never been caught?

In 1988, the body of a 18-year-old backpacker was found in the most remote part of Ballypatrick Forest in Northern Ireland. This true crime documentary pieces together the unsolved murder of German student Inga Maria Hauser. Her family and detectives from the original investigation revisit these tragic events. But do the local community know who committed this hideous crime?

In 1994, 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson left her home to attend a disco in Bundoran, Northern Ireland. Her older sister waved her goodbye but would never see her again. This true crime documentary revisits this unsolved murder. Arlene's body has never been found, presumed to have been buried in the vast swathes of bogland on the Irish border. But who could be responsible for her death?

In 1973, 18-year-old Marian Beattie, attended a dance in Aughnacloy, Northern Ireland. Her body was later found at the foot of a cliff in a quarry along a narrow country road. This gripping true crime documentary on BBC Select tries to piece together what happened to Marian and why no one has been jailed for this unsolved murder. Her family think they know who killed her, but are they correct?