Release Date

07 Jan, 2020

Runtime

00:59: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

8/4

Synopsis

Guilty or not guilty? Haunting cold cases and gripping investigations unfold as Murder suspects stand trial and victim’s families seek justice in Scotland’s High Courts.

Original Title

Murder Trial

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Specials

11 Feb, 2025

The remains of a body are discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Scotland, but the victim, the motive and cause of death are all unknown. Soon, a shocking and premeditated crime is uncovered as decorator David Barnes stands accused of killing his customer - but nobody knows how he died. In a unique criminal case shrouded in mystery, this programme follows the family’s quest for justice and goes behind the scenes at the Scottish High Court

The Vanishing Woman

07 Jan, 2020

A mystery disappearance, a suspected secret guarded for 16 years, a murder trial in search of answers - two-part documentary Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming has unprecedented access to the investigation and subsequent trial of co-accused Edward Cairney and Avril Jones.

A Dangerous Affair

22 Aug, 2023

Unprecedented access to the murder trial related to one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved mysteries - the disappearance of Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son Andrew.

A Deadly Obsession

23 Jan, 2024

One of Scotland's most long-awaited murder cases comes to trial: the brutal killing of Dr Brenda Page.

Girl in the River

28 Jan, 2025

Girl in the River, follows one of the nation’s biggest cold cases - the murder of Caroline Glachan, a Scottish schoolgirl who never came home. Now, three suspects stand accused of brutally killing the 14-year-old, more than two decades after her body was found, face down in the River Leven, Dunbartonshire. Shocking revelations unfold in court as Caroline’s family seek justice in one of Scotland’s most haunting cold cases.

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