True Crime Xtra Friday

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After not being seen for several days, Rita Parminter was found dead in her home in Hastings. To police, it initially appeared that she had taken her own life.

Felicity Paget was killed by a 'mystery knifeman' who entered her house, and also attacked her fiancé William Webb. The 'fleeing attacker' left footprints behind in blood.

A woman jailed for life for killing her mother in a car fire appeals against the conviction

The search for the murderer of Shari Faye Smith, who was forced to write her last will and testament after she was abducted, and send it to her family

Toxicologists try to determine whether a man who suffered a heart attack was really the victim of a poisoning

A trail of stolen goods helps solve the murder of a 12-year-old girl shot dead in her home after a string of burglaries

The murderer of a 15-year-old girl is brought to justice 24 years after committing the crime

Handwriting experts help with a murder case after a mother-of-two vanishes during a shopping trip and her body is discovered a month later

John Kewish was the last person to be hanged for murder on the Isle of Man in August, 1872. Yet, the case continues to create controversy to this day.

Tony Teare lured Corrine Bentley to remote moorland in the UK, promising her a job. In the violent attack that followed, he left her for dead.

A physics professor helps detectives improve the quality of CCTV footage showing a woman being shot in her store, days before she was to testify against a criminal

A bite mark could help solve a murder that occurred after Florida was hit by a spate of robberies in 1993

Detectives question dated forensic techniques used to secure an arrest after investigators found a bite mark on a victim 10 years ago

Police try to link two cases of alleged murder after two women are found dead in similar circumstances

A nurse discovers she is HIV positive with the help of forensic science, and also finds out her illness was not an accident

A film plot gives investigators clues to the murder of a woman who was found dead in her heavily air-conditioned bedroom

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

An alleged case of mutual combat between a woman and the father of her five children leaves a mother and daughter fighting over bail money

Two young women, fearful that they were being spied on by their landlord, sue him for the return of rent of belongings and alleged harassment.

Two brothers confess they are 'afraid of change' and were coerced by a female friend to travel to Puerto Rico; she sues them for travel costs when they are no-shows

A child is brought along for the ride when the police are called to monitor a car's repossession; the child's mother wants payback when her car is allegedly kicked by a teenager

After a large settlement from a car accident, a woman regrets giving her lover a $4,600 check to cash; she claims he bought a motorcycle with it instead of giving her the cash

A cat allegedly runs away the same day a teenager leaves her apartment after an argument with her roommates; she sues for the return of the cat and a security deposit

Claiming he took care of his ex-girlfriend's three cats and drove her to work, a man says he owes nothing when she sues him for alleged credit card charges and living expenses.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.

An alleged case of mutual combat between a woman and the father of her five children leaves a mother and daughter fighting over bail money

Two young women, fearful that they were being spied on by their landlord, sue him for the return of rent of belongings and alleged harassment.

A physics professor helps detectives improve the quality of CCTV footage showing a woman being shot in her store, days before she was to testify against a criminal

A bite mark could help solve a murder that occurred after Florida was hit by a spate of robberies in 1993

Detectives question dated forensic techniques used to secure an arrest after investigators found a bite mark on a victim 10 years ago

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