About this season
This brand-new true-crime anthology explores murder stories that began with bodies discovered in unusual public or private spaces – leading to gripping investigations, with first-hand accounts from detectives and chilling archive and evidence.
Episodes (3)
1. The Body in the River
Aired 19 December 2024 • 47 min
The heartbreaking story of 'Adam' – whose dismembered body was discovered in the Thames in 2001. It would become one of the Met's longest unsolved child murder cases – and take detectives across the globe in their hunt for those responsible.
2. The Body in the Suitcase
Aired 17 September 2025 • 44 min
An unopened suitcase in a hedge on a quiet lane. Its contents, the remains of a young woman, would lead to the most complex murder investigation ever undertaken by North Yorkshire Police. Who is she? How did she get here? Who killed her? And why?
3. The Body in The Carpet
Aired 24 September 2025 • 45 min
The Body in The Carpet follows the truly groundbreaking detective work that solved the shocking case of 15-year-old Karen Price, whose skeletal remains were found in a carpet in 1989 - eight years after she had last officially been seen.