Britain’s Most Evil Killers

The Yorkshire Ripper. Examining some of the UKs most prolific killers. Peter Sutcliffes five-year killing spree claimed 13 victims.

Between them, Fred and Rose West killed at least 12 girls over two decades in Gloucestershire. What fuelled their appetite for murder?

The first woman in British history to be given a whole life sentence, Joanne Dennehys 2013 rampage saw her murder three men and attack two more.

A look at the north London serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered at least 12 men before being caught when he began flushing remains down the toilet.

When Peter Tobin was convicted for raping and murdering a Polish student in 2006, further investigation linked him to two more murders.

Nurse Beverley Allitt poisoned 13 children under her care, killing four of them, earning her the nickname "The Angel of Death" from the British media.

In 2012, April Jones disappeared from outside her home in Wales, never to be seen again. Her abductor, and murderer, was found to be Mark Bridger.

The story of Raoul Moat, who shot his ex-girlfriend, her new lover and a policeman, leading to the largest manhunt in modern British history.

A profile of the two murderers who terrorized Britain in the 1980s with a string of attacks near railway stations.

The story of Steven Grieveson, the so-called `Sunderland Strangler, who murdered four teenage boys before his capture.

Profiling the Italian killer, jailed for murdering and mutilating his Bournemouth neighbour, Heather Barnett, in 2002.

Robert Napper: Known to some as The Plumstead Ripper, he was convicted of two murders, but his victim count is actually estimated to be much higher.

A profile of serial killer Dale Cregan, who was sentenced to life in prison after the senseless murders of two men and two police officers in 2012.

A profile of the cold-blooded killer John Sweeney, nicknamed the Canal Killer due to the places he dumped the body parts of his victims.

The story of Hartlepool man Arthur Hutchinson, who achieved notoriety in 1984 when he broke into a Sheffield home and took the lives of three family members in a senseless killing.

A profile of the double-killer who branded himself the Angel of Mercy, after murdering two of his neighbours in cold blood.

A profile of the killer who, after killing 22-year-old Julie Hogg, became the first person to be convicted under revised UK double-jeopardy laws.

A look at the twisted killer who tortured and murdered a man in his home, filming the whole ordeal before torching the flat to cover his tracks.

A profile of the double-murderer who killed a 77-year-old teacher and 59-year-old reverend in two frenzied attacks

The crimes of Colin Pitchfork, who took the lives of two 15-year-old girls and became the first person to be convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence.

The story of Ali Qazimaj, the double murderer who was found guilty of the brutal assassination of an elderly couple.

The story of Trimaan Harry Dhillon, who attacked his ex-girlfriend in a jealous frenzy and committed a brutal murder after a campaign of harassment.

The story of Sarah Williams and Katrina Walsh, friends who carried out the evil, jealousy-fuelled murder of businesswoman Sadie Hartley.

The story of 27-year-old Pawel Relowicz, who raped and killed 21-year-old Hull student Libby Squire in a case that made headlines around the UK.

The story of serial killer Geoffrey Evans and his accomplice John Shaw, who hit headlines in 1976 after the murders of two women in Ireland.

The story of Malcolm Green, who was jailed for life for the brutal murder of a Cardiff prostitute, only to kill again when he was released after 18 years.

The story of 30-year-old church warden Ben Field, who was jailed in 2019 for the murder of Peter Farquhar, 69, whom he duped into a fake relationship and persuaded to change his will, before drugging him with a cocktail of pills

A fugitive from the United States, David Bieber, murders one British police officer and tries to kill two more, sparking a nationwide search.

The crimes of Zahid Zaman. On the surface, he portrayed himself as a pillar of the community, but the true story of this cult killer was deeply sinister

Thirty-two years later, a convicted killer serving life for manslaughter is found to be guilty of having committed a second murder.

When Carol Jarvis vanished, doubts grew over her husband Harrys story - and sinister letters he sent his mistress did little to support his lies.

After killing his two children, Jordan Monaghan played the grieving father well. But a third death in 2019 saw detectives finally close the net.

In 1997, Nicholas Burton murdered Rachel McGrath in Stockport before abducting a student at knifepoint just hours later in Manchester. After a complex trial, the killer was found guilty and handed three life sentences.

Ten years after Laura May Al-Shatanawi met Hassan Al Shatanawi in Egypt, she became the devoted mother of a little boy, but she vanished without a trace.

When Charlotte Murray didnt show up to spend her 34th birthday with her twin sister, their family knew something was seriously wrong.

When Christopher McGowan is bailed to Claire Inglis home after yet another offence, the innocent woman becomes trapped in the orbit of a violent man.