In the Footsteps of Killers

SYNOPSIS

Investigated like a documentary and filmed like a drama, In the Footsteps of Killers is a television hybrid in which an unsolved murder is solved in each episode. Through research for her role in the hit BBC series, Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, has become an expert in unsolved murder. Britain's top criminologist Professor David Wilson specialises in studying serial killers, their modus operandi and psychology and has assisted many police forces across the globe. In each episode, the pair investigate an unsolved British murder. They'll travel to and base themselves in the vicinity of the crime, reinvestigate the evidence for themselves, meeting police, victim's relations, witnesses, journalists, and experts. Crucially, they will walk the murder scene in the footsteps of the killer. Seeing the scene from the murderer and victim's perspective, no matter how long after the crime, is critically important. The series follows the two detectives' ups and downs, their setbacks, and their breakthroughs before they are able to reveal the name of the killer as a result of their thorough re-investigations. Prepare to see inside a crime like never before.