Dark Land: Hunting the Killers

Wales is a beautiful country, but it is also a dark land, where unsolved murders still cast sinister shadows. Former Welsh police officers join forces with an elite team of criminologists and forensic psychologists to re-examine old clues – and uncover new ones – as they attempt to put to rest the unsolved mysteries that darken Wales’ rolling hills.

DocumentaryCrime

Seasons

1. Maureen Mulcahy

Air Date: 2020-11-01

The team reinvestigates the unsolved murder of 23-year-old Maureen Mulcahy of Port Talbot. After a major breakthrough, the team identifies a new prime suspect.

2. Carol Ann Stephens

Air Date: 2020-11-08

Six-year-old Carol Ann Stephens was abducted and murdered in 1959. Her killer was never caught. The Dark Land team comes across new evidence that could finally put this case to rest.

3. Muriel Drinkwater

Air Date: 2020-11-22

Muriel Drinkwater was brutally murdered near her home in 1946. The team finds a vital new clue that could be the missing piece of this tragic puzzle.

4. Mamie Stuart and George Shotton

Air Date: 2020-11-29

The team attempts to use comparative forensic analysis to solve the gruesome Brighton Trunk Murder, drawing on what they already know about the death of Mamie Stuart in 1919.

1. The Child Who Never Came Home

Air Date: 2023-02-21

In 1939, four-year-old Joyce Cox vanished whilst on her way home. Her killer has never been caught. Can the Dark Land team help her family to solve an eight-decades-old mystery?

2. The Body in the Carpet

Air Date: 2023-02-28

The Dark Land team revisit the case of Karen Price, a 15-year-old girl who disappeared after running away from care.

3. The Body in Bags

Air Date: 2023-03-07

In 1991, the dismembered body of a murdered man began appearing in bags dumped across Gwent. The victim was 25-year-old Clive Tully. The Dark Land team reinvestigate.

4. The Murder Without a Body

Air Date: 2023-03-14

When Danny Dyke went missing, the rumour was that he had been murdered, but where was his body?

5. A Murder in the Deaf Community

Air Date: 2023-03-21

Re-examining the murder of Suzanne Greenhill, a 20-year-old deaf woman from Newport. Detectives had to work closely with the deaf community to uncover her killer.

6. The 50-Year-Old Murder Mystery

Air Date: 2023-03-28

In 1972, two men from Blaenavon were brutally murdered, and the murderer was never found. The Dark Land team re-examines the case.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2020-11-01

Episodes

10 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

James Rourke

Self - Narrator (voice)

Production Companies

Monster Films