True Crime Xtra Saturday

Buying goods from home

When Carole Packman disappeared, her husband managed to convince police that she had walked out - a decade later, detectives piece together what really happened

Percy Mapleton was looking for a way to a fast fortune, and identified Brighton bond trader Isaac Gold as his target, but a robbery on a moving train turned into tragedy

Jason Webster was an undergraduate who became obsessed with mature student, Rebecca love. When Rebecca rejected his advances, he murdered her in a drunken rage.

Buck Ruxton was a well-respected GP and was greatly admired by his patients. But behind his respectable exterior, there lurked a duplicitous and jealous man.

A bizarre murder case began when police attended the scene of a dog barking outside a campervan. Inside, they found its owner - Tony Robinson - murdered

A bizarre case in which a woman was shot dead. Investigators initially suspected her husband of the crime, but forensic evidence gave the story a surreal twist

The disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of the organisation American Atheists. The discovery of a mutilated body helps reveal the culprit

A case in which two witnesses reported seeing a truck drive over an apparently unconscious man. They retreated to the safety of a bar, but when police arrived, they found nothing

The body of a woman is found in a box, and police call in forensic entomologists to establish the cause and time of death

How an 18-year-old girl who was abducted from her home deliberately left DNA at the crime scene to prove the identity of her killer

How the owner of a severed leg was identified through the use of forensic science and DNA profiling

The story of how Sharon Whelan was attacked and murdered in her home on Christmas Eve, and how the killer also made the calculated decision to also end her daughters' lives

A $5,000 marijuana drug deal gone wrong is disputed by ex-roommates who fight over alleged damages as a result of a police raid.

After eight weeks of work, a young man says he was injured on the job and sues his boss for $5,000 for an alleged wrongful termination and a workman's comp claim.

A 13-year-old boy is asked to step out of the courtroom before his family members start fighting over living expenses and a restraining order.

Breaking up via a text message, inappropriate courtroom attire and a used computer come into play when exes dispute custody of a Lenovo laptop.

After dating a single parent for only eight weeks, a woman claims she loaned him money to buy a new truck because his old truck was in danger of being repossessed.

A young woman slides into a fire hydrant during an ice storm and totals the car her father's friend was letting her borrow; she admits it was the second car she has totaled

A dog perishes in an apartment fire caused by the pet's owner; the renter then sues the landlord and contractor for damages to his belongings.

A poker party ends in thousands of dollars in alleged damages when a married couple finds deep scratches on their hardwood floor; they blame a card dealer

A second DUI leaves a woman with 320 hours of community service to complete; she claims a pastor swindled her into free labor.

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Donal meets DCS Martin Brunning to discover how he cracked the shocking murder of Jolanta Dumciuviene, whose body was found wedged under the mattress of her own bed

Donal MacIntyre meets former DI Simon Shuttleworth to discover how Leicester Police captured the murderers of 45-year-old Timothy Smith, found fatally wounded in a crashed car

A woman accused of setting her house on fire and then intentionally running over her husband as he escaped the flames speaks out for the first time

A bizarre case in which a woman was shot dead. Investigators initially suspected her husband of the crime, but forensic evidence gave the story a surreal twist

The disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of the organisation American Atheists. The discovery of a mutilated body helps reveal the culprit

A case in which two witnesses reported seeing a truck drive over an apparently unconscious man. They retreated to the safety of a bar, but when police arrived, they found nothing

Buying goods from home