18. Lone Wolf: Who becomes a far-right terrorist?
When far-right terrorist Anders Breivik murdered 77 people, many of whom were children, court-appointed psychiatrists declared him insane. Many Norwegian members of the public were angry that a diagno...
31 Dec 202036min
Black Saturday: Why is Wildfire Arson Common?
On February 7th 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster. The weeks-long intense heat and gale force winds culminated in 400 separate wildfires which ended up taking 173 lives.In the tow...
24 Dec 202031min
16. The Pearl Earring: No body, no parole?
If a killer refuses to reveal where they’ve hidden a body – should they have to stay in prison?Helen McCourt’s family campaigned for the UK to adopt an Australian-style “no body, no parole” law – but ...
17 Dec 202029min
15. "Insanity": Can schizophrenia cause violence?
There were signs that the former polo player Alexander Lewis Ranwell was unravelling in early 2019. He’d lost his job and his girlfriend, was living in a caravan and was no longer taking medication to...
10 Dec 202035min
14. Piggy's Palace 2: Are serial killers intelligent?
An excavation reveals horrific truths about Robert Pickton. The bodies of dozens of women are unearthed on a pig farm, many of whom are sex workers and indigenous. Pickton’s defence team argues that h...
3 Dec 202027min
13. Piggy's Palace 1: Why are witnesses reluctant?
Over 60 sex workers go missing in Vancouver. Robert Pickton is a pig farmer. There are stories of bloodied women's clothes on his farm and even a dead body hanging in a barn. But this isn’t enough f...
26 Nov 202031min
12. Ward Four: Can you spot Munchausen by Proxy?
Hospitals are places of safety, where staff help people to get better. So the parents of four children left in the care of Beverley Allitt never imagined that she’d harm them. The 22 year old nurse w...
19 Nov 202037min
11. Plant Pot Killer: How do our biases blind us?
People have been going missing from Toronto’s Gay Village since the 70s. The gay community claims that the police are not taking the disappearances seriously enough. The pieces start to fall into plac...
12 Nov 202035min
