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Barrister Robert Rinder examines the case of Rolandas Poskus, a man who was found dead in a park in Hull, and Amanda Playle, a woman who was stalked by her ex-boyfriend.

The barrister examines the cases of Arash Ghorbani-Zarin, who was stabbed to death by his girlfriend's brothers. Thames Valley Police led the investigation into Arash's murder and soon uncovered that his death was the result of a shocking `honour killing'. There is also a look at the case of Violet-Grace Youens, who died after being hit by a car driven at 80mph in a 30mph area, by a driver who had no licence or insurance and who ran from the scene.

Barrister Robert Rinder examines more real-life cases, beginning with the 2001 murder of 15-year-old Danielle Jones, who went missing on her way to school.

The barrister tells the story of six-year-old Stanley Metcalfe, who was shot in the stomach by an air rifle held by his great-grandfather. Plus, how police tackled a moped gang.

When 22-year-old Helen McCourt went missing on a stormy night in February 1988, her mother Marie feared the weather was to blame, little did she know, the real cause of her daughter's disappearance was a lot more sinister, and would be the start of a lifelong campaign to find her. Barrister Robert Rinder examines the case.

In May 1996, police were called to a road-rage incident on a slip-road of the M25 that led to the stabbing to death of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron. Robert Rinder examines how the case led to an international manhunt for suspect Kenneth Noye, who fled the country and was eventually tracked down in Spain in 1998.

Nova Welsh was found dead in a cupboard at her home in Birmingham in 1981. Thirty five years later, police decided to look again at the evidence. Could they catch the killer?

The barrister examines the case of 84-year-old Diana Bramall, who decided to install CCTV to film her carer Donna after noticing money was going missing from her handbag, but the footage captured would shock her and her family and leave Diana devastated. The barrister also examines the case of Lyndsey Vaux, who was found dead in the home she shared with her partner Becky and Becky's mother Gillian.

Barrister Robert Rinder recalls how the Border Force and the National Crime Agency worked together to carry out the UK's biggest ever drugs bust. He also recounts the events of February 2006, when the small market town of Tonbridge in Kent made headlines around the world as news broke of the biggest cash robbery in British history.

Barrister Robert Rinder examines more real-life cases, looking at the events leading up to crimes, going through the police investigations and summing up the trials. In the first edition, he focuses on the deaths of six children in a house fire in Derby, where Mick and Mairead Philpott quickly became prime suspects, and the murder of 67-year-old Rita Stephens in Penoced, Bridgend, for which police arrested her son Mark.

Defence barrister Robert Rinder reviews two more real-life cases. When Liz and Jonathan Speirs were approached by friend and neighbour Keith Cameron to invest in a telecoms business, the offer seemed too good to be true. Sure enough, Keith was a conman with just one thing on his mind - scamming them out of as much cash as possible. Plus, the story of trainee motor mechanic Billy Dove, whose night out with friends in 2011 ended in tragedy when a fight broke out with a gang outside a nightclub and Billy was fatally stabbed.

The cases of lovable rogue Adam Vincent, who was menaced by a neighbouring family known to Humberside Police for causing trouble and dealing in drugs. Plus, Sophie Lancaster and boyfriend Robert Maltby who were brutally attacked in a park in Bacup, Lancashire. Sophie died of her injuries, while Robert suffered brain damage.

The case of Julie Archer, who was set on fire in her home, and another involving the theft of 11 canisters of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, from a hospital in Darlington.

Barrister Robert Rinder presents the 2003 case of a drive-by shooting in Aston, Birmingham, that left two girls fighting for their lives when they were caught in the crossfire of gang rivalry. He also follows the investigation to find the man who broke into a woman's Pembrokeshire home and sexually assaulted her.

Barrister Robert Rinder looks into the investigation that followed a number of complaints to the RSPCA from people who had purchased sick and dying dogs. It led to an unscrupulous gang of puppy traders and several raids and arrests - but the complaints kept coming. Plus, the story of a murder that tore a family apart.

Barrister Robert Rinder examines the story of how Border Force cutters the HMC Seeker and HMC Searcher tracked a fishing vessel suspected of carrying a shipment of cocaine. Plus, drunken driver Thomas Burney, who drove into and killed 19-year-old pedestrian Bryony Hollands in 2015.

Barrister Robert Rinder return to examine more real-life cases, looking at the events leading up to crimes, going through the police investigations and summing up the trials. The first edition features two off-duty police men who showed extreme bravery after interrupting an armed robbery at a jewellers in Newark, Nottinghamshire, as well as a look at the the apparent suicide of a mother-of-three.

The National Crime Agency and Border Force's work to track the movements of a suspicious light aircraft, and an innocent teenager, Conner Marshall who was the victim of an unprovoked assault.

Robert Rinder examines the case of 51-year-old solicitor David Edwards, who was subjected to abusive and controlling behaviour by his wife Sharon, before she murdered him. He also looks into the case of Jodie Nicholson, whose boyfriend Sam Poplar conned her family out of thousands of pounds.

The barrister considers the case of 25-year-old Joanna Yeates, who was found strangled to death and partially covered in snow on a county lane on Christmas morning 2010. The discovery of her body ended an eight-day police search, but the authorities and the media focused on Joanna's landlord and neighbour, Christopher Jeffries, while the real killer was on the loose.

In October 1993, Gary Nelson, a man described as one of the most violent and dangerous men to walk the streets of the UK, murdered a bouncer and community police officer. In an investigation spanning 13 years, a determined team of police officers work to ensure Gary Nelson faces justice for his crimes.

The barrister considers the case of Stephen Downing, who was convicted in 1974 of the murder of Wendy Sewell in Bakewell Cemetery and released on appeal in 2001 following a lengthy campaign by journalist Don Hale.

The barrister examines two more real-life cases, including that of Darrell Simester, who was held against his will for 13 years on a farm in Newport, Wales. Plus, the case of Paul Roylance, who stole the money left to his mother Shelley when his father lost his life to cancer.

In February 1997, Roger Andrews is confronted in his home by a man holding a gun. In a split second decision Roger fights back with his own pistol and shoots the man 3 times. The man survives and is arrested by the police. Quickly links between the man arrested and another crime emerge - the murder of a retired town clerk in Ramsgate in 1996. In June 2010, 14-year-old Lillian Groves was killed outside her home in New Addlington in Surrey by speeding motorist John Page, who had been smoking cannabis. This is the story of Lillian’s parents’ fight to change the legal system that had allowed this man to escape a fitting punishment.