Killer Catchers - Fourteen True Stories of How Britain's Wickedest Murderers Were Brought to Justice

The extremely calculated nature of heinous crimes and their perpetrators means that many leave little to no evidence. Often these cases are left open with scant hope of resolution, usually to the horror of affected families and friends. But thanks to rapidly developing advances in forensic techniques—especially in the fields of psychological, psychic, and DNA profiling—an increasing number of cases are being reexamined and solved years after the crimes were committed. Collected here are the incredible true stories of how some the most horrific murderers in existence were caught using astounding and unusual methods, sometimes decades after the fact. Filled with alarming crimes and captivating investigative techniques, these stories are proof that there is no such thing as a perfect murder. "Murderers, Psychopaths, and Paedophiles - Their mention strikes dread and disgust into the heart of a nation, and the crimes committed by such individuals are of a nature more horrendous than any other. Their hideous acts of violence and abuse are unimaginably cruel, and the more disturbed and desperate we become for the killers to be brought to justice. Yet the extremely calculated nature of the crimes and their perpetrators means that evidence is often so thin on the ground that many cases end up being often left 'open' with little hope that more evidence will come to light, leaving families in utter devastation and the public in fear of its safety. However, thanks to rapidly developing advances in forensic techniques, especially in the fields of psychological, psychic and DNA profiling, more and more previously closed cases are being re-examined and solved many years after the crimes were committed. "Killer Catchers" is the incredible collection of such astonishing true stories. The murders in this book will chill you to the bone, but the techniques used to solve them will astound and reassure you in equal measure. The stories in this book are fascinating and varied but they all have one thing in common: each murderer thought they would get away with their horrific crime, and almost nearly did ... But now there is no such thing as the perfect murder."--Publisher's description ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Title Page Dedication 1 TEN MINUTES OF MADNESS DNA profiling solves a 23-year-old murder 2 AN IMPERFECT MURDER Murderer ‘finds’ his victim and aims to sell his story 3 PSYCHO-TRAP The first successful use of psychological profiling in Britain 4 LIFE AFTER DEATH A victim’s ghost identifies her killer 5 ASHES TO ASHEF Forensic evidence unravels blaze death mystery 6 WILL THE REAL MR PLATT...? Murderer kills at sea, then assumes his victim’s identity 7 NO PLACE TO HIDE Drink-driving offence leads police to child-killer 8 96 HOURS OF CARNAGE Three victims lead to serial killer 9 MURDER FOR MONEY A helpless victim welcomes her killer 10 THE SATURDAY NIGHT STRANGLER 40 years on, a corpse is exhumed and a murder solved 11 GUILT ON A SLIDE DNA proves guilt 20 years later 12 FALSE CONFESSION DNA proves innocence, and boasting leads to conviction 13 MURDER IN JERSEY Sons are prime suspects in parents’ murder 14 MURDER INC. Two convicts plan hired killings Copyright Contains stories of murderers, psychopaths, and paedophiles who almost got away with their crimes. This book shows how forensic techniques especially in the fields of psychological, psychic and DNA profiling helped in solving the crimes.