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    75. Wrong Wife: Should we be worried about DIY firearms?

    A man is shot using a gun that doesn't exist. Can we track the untraceable?

  2. 74. Web of Deceit: When should offenders be released?

    Why was John Worboys offered parole and when is a criminal no longer a threat?

  3. 73. Fire bath: Is it a 鈥渟low burn鈥�, or murder?

    Is it possible to defend yourself against a sleeping attacker?

  4. 71. The Oversteegen Sisters: Is it ever OK to kill?

    Two teenagers become the secret and deadly weapon of the Dutch resistance.

  5. 70. Pharma Bro 2: Why do we hate?

    Martin Shkreli seemingly loved playing the world鈥檚 villain. Why do we hate?

  6. 7. River Rat: What leads to false confessions?

    Could you confess to a murder you didn鈥檛 commit?

  7. 69. Pharma Bro 1: Is greed inherently bad?

    In 2015, Martin Shkreli raised the price of a life-saving drug by more than 4000%.

  8. 68. The Letterman: When does dark humour go too far?

    A photo of a newly transplanted liver reveals a crime.

  9. 67. Gangster: Career Criminals

    If you鈥榲e already made millions and you know you鈥檙e being watched, why keep offending?

  10. 66. Respawn: What is child-to-parent violence?

    Can Daniel Petric鈥檚 love of video games help explain why he attacked his parents?

  11. 65. Bloody footprint: What rights does a dead body have?

    New evidence leads the police to possibly the most notorious necrophile in UK history.

  12. 64. Underworld Aristocracy: Who chooses solitary confinement?

    An athlete with an unusual past. What are the consequences of solitary confinement?

  13. 63. No socks: Why do people confess their crimes?

    The serial killer you鈥檝e probably never heard of. Why do people confess their crimes?

  14. 62. Unabomber 2: A mastermind with a lack of insight?

    After six years of inactivity, the Unabomber is back. Will he finally be caught?

  15. 61. Unabomber 1: How far are technophobes willing to go?

    The Unabomber terrorised American citizens for nearly two decades. Why?

  16. 60. Little Helen: How fallible are forensics?

    Eight-year-old Helen is sent to buy bread for her mother. She never returns.

  17. 6. When Children Kill: Should we imprison kids?

    How different countries respond to young killers

  18. 59. Poster boy: When is homophobia a hate crime?

    The case of Matthew Shepard and the 鈥済ay panic鈥� defense.

  19. 58. Africa Eye: Black Market Babies

    Poor and desperate, Klenice is on the verge of selling her baby to traffickers.

  20. 57. The Iceman: Who becomes a contract killer?

    The Iceman admitted to killing over 100 people. Who becomes a contract killer?

  21. 56. Death on camera: How can we tackle white fragility?

    A bar fight at a "student night", leads to Christopher Adler being horrendously detained

  22. 55. Jon Ronson: The Satanic Panic

    Kelly is accused of horrific crimes. But all is not what it seems.

  23. 54. The Jump: Is jealousy a useful emotion?

    A skydiver fell to her death after her parachute failed. Was it murder?

  24. 53. Wiretapped: Can you hear colour?

    A police officer testifies that he can hear a person鈥檚 race.

  25. 52. Uncivilised Cruelty: Should rough sex be illegal?

    Why did a group of men end up in prison after having sex?

  26. 51. Fen-Phen Scandal: What would you risk to be thin?

    A 鈥渄iet miracle鈥� turned nightmare.

  27. 50. Death Truck: What motivates people smugglers?

    A chicken truck is abandoned in Austria when smugglers realise the worst has happened.

  28. 5. The Wrong Man: What causes misidentification?

    Ronald Cotton spent 10 years in prison for a crime he didn鈥檛 commit.

  29. 49. Black Pill: Are incels dangerous?

    A man in a van mounts a pavement in Toronto, killing ten people. What was his motive?

  30. 48. Family Reunion: Research opportunity or ethical nightmare?

    Two brothers are overjoyed to find each other. But something isn鈥檛 quite right.

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