Britain's Darkest Taboos

Season 62012

Reality series interviewing people/families who were victims of violent crimes or people who were friends / family of murderers and rapists and had narrow escapes

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6 Episodes

    E01 I'm Carrying My Killer Brother's Baby

    The story of convicted rapist David Jaggers, whose sister had his baby when she was 12 years old and kept its father's identity secret for 18 years. By this time, her brother had killed his girlfriend and served six years for manslaughter. He went on to serve life for rape and kidnap. In the first of this series about heinous crimes, his relatives open up about their heartbreak.

    November 7, 2012

    E02 Murdered for a Free Breakfast

    Sonia Oatley reflects on how her 15-year-old daughter, Rebecca Aylward, was murdered by her boyfriend in 2010, reportedly as part of a bet.

    November 14, 2012

    E03 Violence, Drugs and Prostitution: The Murder of Kirsty Grabham

    The mother and sister of Kirsty Grabham open up about her shocking murder, which took place in Swansea in 2009. The 24-year-old's body was found dumped in a suitcase by a motorway.

    November 21, 2012

    E04 Five Murders, One Family... One Killer

    Michael Tranter discusses how his children were killed by their stepfather Lee Ford in 2000, reflecting on the dreadful events and his difficult rehabilitation.

    November 28, 2012

    E05 Killer By Her Pen Pal Lover

    The parents of Carly Fairhurst offer an insight into domestic abuse, speaking about their daughter's death after she had a fight with her boyfriend in 2006.

    December 5, 2012

    E06 Murdered for Reporting Rape

    Account of an A&E nurse who was killed by her ex-boyfriend outside her workplace while he was on bail and awaiting trial for raping her in 2010. The programme explains how the case led to changes in the law to help safeguard victims of crime, and features extracts from her diary in which she had predicted her death a few weeks prior to her murder.

    December 12, 2012
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