True Crime Xtra Wednesday

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Christine Eadie and Helen Scott vanished without a trace in October 1977. The police never stopped hunting for them, even changing the law to bring justice

The case of Tracie Andrews, who purportedly witnessed the murder of her boyfriend, Lee Harvey, in a country lane on the night of December 1 1996

The case of a teenager who killed an elderly couple and the controversial new California law which could set him free at the age of 25

Two victims are found in an irrigation canal, but how can a killer be caught if evidence is washed away?

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. Behavioural profiling can be useful to catch a killer, but it can also be misleading, as police found out in one particular case

When a man found his wife covered in blood, he was too late to revive her. Police believed blood evidence didn't match his story

Police initially thought a teenager had run away, until they found her naked battered body in a ditch. Will they find the killer?

In late 1992, an attack led to an investigation which would last nearly a quarter of a century, but over time DNA profiling helped to close the case

An examination of the case of David Jackson, who disappeared from home in 1988. The case remained unsolved until one investigator broke the case wide open

The case of a former TV producer who claims he has been imprisoned for a murder he did not commit

Police recovered a submerged car but the driver was missing. Evidence found inside the car would lead them down a trail of obsession

When a man reported that his girlfriend had shot and killed herself, a post mortem ruled against suicide. But who killed her, and why?

Investigators piece together evidence found at the scene of a Native American woman's murder, and tyre tracks and shoe impressions may lead them to the killer

Arsenic was found in the blood of a dead woman who was due to testify in court, but who would go to such lengths to get her out of the picture?

A woman accuses her ex of punching her in the face and claims he forgave a debt because she promised not to call the police on him.

A teacher sues her former student for the value of a tablet computer that was stolen and damaged; the teenager denies all charges.

A man confesses that he was driving his sister's car when it was destroyed but says he's not to blame because it's not his car.

Accused of lying about the paternity of her child and of vandalizing her ex-lover's car, a woman countersues for false arrest.

Teenage shoe collectors fight over a designer tennis shoe deal gone bad; a countersuit for harassment comes into play.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

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

A woman accuses her ex of punching her in the face and claims he forgave a debt because she promised not to call the police on him.

A teacher sues her former student for the value of a tablet computer that was stolen and damaged; the teenager denies all charges.

A man confesses that he was driving his sister's car when it was destroyed but says he's not to blame because it's not his car.

Accused of lying about the paternity of her child and of vandalizing her ex-lover's car, a woman countersues for false arrest.

Teenage shoe collectors fight over a designer tennis shoe deal gone bad; a countersuit for harassment comes into play.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

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

When a man reported that his girlfriend had shot and killed herself, a post mortem ruled against suicide. But who killed her, and why?

Investigators piece together evidence found at the scene of a Native American woman's murder, and tyre tracks and shoe impressions may lead them to the killer

Arsenic was found in the blood of a dead woman who was due to testify in court, but who would go to such lengths to get her out of the picture?