The Big Cases

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The Bus Stop Murder
Episode overview
The shocking story of Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed to death at a bus stop outside a shopping centre in Croydon, south London, in a row about a teddy bear.
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The Predator Who Fled to Paradise
Episode overview
The shocking tale of a predator who went on the run for almost three decades. He lived a life in paradise while his victims wondered if they would ever get justice.
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The Sycamore Gap: From Roots to Ruin
Episode overview
A single tree, growing in a natural dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, is destroyed overnight, and a community is left reeling. Who chopped down the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?
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The Aristocrat, the Convict and the Missing Baby
Episode overview
An aristocrat and her convict partner go on the run with their newborn baby. The search ends in heartbreak. Family, friends, and witnesses reveal the background to this extraordinary case.
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The Body Hoarder
Episode overview
The story of Robert Bush, an undertaker in Hull who kept 35 dead bodies and half a tonne of human ashes, deceiving grieving families and defrauding them of thousands of pounds.
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Murdered by his Grandparents
Episode overview
The tragic case of two-year-old Ethan, who was killed by his grandparents. A police investigation unraveled a horrific story of brutal abuse by those who should have cared for and nurtured him.
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The Bodies in the Suitcases
Episode overview
When two suitcases are abandoned by a man behaving strangely on a bridge in Bristol, the shocking contents lead police to a brutal double murder scene.