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Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 1 Episode 8 of 10

Quick Summary

A number of affluent senior women were initially thought to have passed away quietly in their sleep. These deaths appeared natural, leading families to accept them without suspicion. However, detectives later uncovered that the seemingly benign fatalities were the work of a serial killer.

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is a television programme presented as an episode‑length documentary. It falls squarely within the true‑crime genre, focusing on a real‑world investigation rather than a fictional storyline. The central narrative follows a series of deaths that, at first glance, appeared to be peaceful passings in the night. The victims were all affluent, older women who seemed to have died quietly in their own beds. As the investigation progressed, detectives began to notice a pattern that contradicted the initial assumption of natural causes. Their scrutiny led them to the unsettling conclusion that a serial killer was responsible for the seemingly tranquil deaths. The programme details how the detectives’ awareness shifted from treating each case as an isolated incident to recognising a coordinated series of murders. It outlines the steps they took to piece together the evidence, linking the affluent senior women together and exposing the hidden threat behind the façade of peaceful slumber. By the end of the episode, viewers are left with a clear picture of how what first looked like ordinary, unremarkable deaths turned out to be the work of a calculated, serial offender.

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Murder Uncut broadcasts on Sky Crime +1 at 4:00am, Thursday, 12 February 2026. (Subtitles, repeat)

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Production Details

Runtime60 mins