Britain’s Most Evil Killers Episode Rating Graph

A master manipulator is accused of the murder of his wife, and is eventually caught out by a polygraph test - and his own fiancée.

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 John Cannan, a dangerous sexual predator who murdered one young woman just days after his release from prison, and is suspected of many others.

In 2003, Jane Longhurst vanished. Her body was found weeks later and police soon closed in on Graham Coutts, who Jane had planned to meet.

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 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.

Across three counties, over four decades, Robert Howard preyed on vulnerable women - leaving two teenage victims dead.

A family's worst nightmare occurs when 16-year-old Becky Watts goes missing, and is found dead days later, murdered by her own stepbrother.

Harold Shipman: A profile of one of the most prolific serial killers in history. With an estimated victim-count of 250, what drove his horrific crimes?

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.

He decided to become a serial killer and brutally snatched away the lives of five innocent men. This is the story of the calculated murderer.

The case of the cannibal killer Stefano Brizzi, who murdered and consumed part of a police officer he met through a dating app.

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

A case highlighting the dangers of online grooming, 14-year-old Breck Bednar was lured to a London flat before being killed by a fellow teenager.

The chilling story of Mark Martin, who murdered three homeless women in his quest to become Nottingham's first serial killer.

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.

When Tia Sharpe disappeared, Stuart Hazell helped police search for her. But in reality he'd murdered the 12-year-old schoolgirl.

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

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

The shocking story of Kenneth Regan and William Horncy, the men who murdered a millionaire and three generations of his family in a vicious, greed-fuelled attack.

A look at the crimes of Andrzej Kunowski, a man so vicious he was nicknamed the Beast after raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in 1997.

British killer Daniel Gonzalez, also known as the Freddy Krueger Killer, who took four lives during a chilling two-day murder spree in 2004 after being inspired by horror films. He eventually commited suicide in his room in Broadmoor Hospital.

Ian Huntley murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in a case that shocked the nation and changed the course of British policing.

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

Peter Moore, the killer dubbed 'The Man In Black', a murderer who took the lives of four innocent men for fun.

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.

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 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.

A look at the man convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering two nine-year-old girls from Brighton in 1986.

The chilling story of Lee Ford, who killed his wife and four stepchildren in a cold-blooded murder spree over 24 hours in September 2000.

The Crossbow Cannibal: A chilling look at Stephen Griffiths, who in 2009 viciously murdered three women - one in blatant view of a CCTV camera.

Dubbed "the Grindr Killer", serial rapist Stephen Port murdered at least four men by using gay social networks to find his victims.

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

A profile of the man responsible for the cold-blooded murder of two teenage girls in 1977, known as the World's End Murders.

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

The horrifying story of a woman who murdered her own sister in a brutal attack, after developing a deadly obsession with her brother-in-law.

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.

After killing Billy Bryan and Annie Castle, Danville Neil escaped justice for 30 years, but advances in forensics eventually caught up with him, helping to convict the murderer in 2020.

When the police investigate Adam Whelehan for the murder of Natalie Jarvis, they uncover a deadly plot fueled by cowardice, cruelty and misogyny.

After leaving Maria, his bigamous wife, Malcolm Pearson and his innocent fiancé Janet discovered just how dangerous his ex really was.

Levi Bellfield was already in prison for killing two women when he was found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002.

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.

After killing 12 people in Cumbria in one of the worst firearm crimes in British history, Derrick Bird turned the gun on himself. Criminologists and psychologists explore what could have made Derrick, known as popular and funny, snap so dramatically.

The life and crimes of Victor Farrant, who, upon being released from prison for rape and GBH, struck again - only this time his victim did not survive

The story of Stuart Campbell, who was convicted of the murder of his 15-year-old niece in 2002, even though her body has never been found.

Three victims murdered, a string of robberies and a killer with nothing to lose - can the police catch Anthony Russell before he strikes again?

30 years after the tragedy in Hungerford took place, we recall the events of 19 August 1987 where killer Michael Ryan claimed 16 lives and his own.

The Suffolk Strangler. Steve Wright brutally killed five women over a six-week period in 2006. He is unquestionably one of Britain's Most Evil Killers.

A chilling look at a man responsible for one of the biggest police investigations in Bristol - the cold-blooded murder of Joanna Yeates.