Murdered at First Sight (2022)
Synopsis
Most killers know their victims but recently there has been an alarming rise in 'stranger murders'. This is the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met.
Creator
Koulla Anastasi, Matthew Gordon
Network
Sky Crime
Episodes
Fatal Glance: Tashan Daniel
Twenty-year-old Tashan Daniel was waiting for a train to take him to a football match when a fateful encounter on the platform changed everything.
A Devil in Disguise: Yingying Zhang
On 9th June, 2017, Yingying Zhang misses a bus to an appointment in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, and is last seen getting in a car. Yingying is never seen again.
A Child of God: Jeralee Underwood
In June 1993, 11-year-old Jeralee Underwood leaves home on her local newspaper round. It's dusk when her parents become worried and soon a neighbour confirms their worst fears, she's been abducted; forced into a car by an unfamiliar man.
Bound By Tragedy: Amber Debois & Chelsea King
In February 2009, 14-year-old Amber Dubois vanishes while walking to school in Escondido, California. A year later, 17-year-old Chelsea King disappears while jogging in San Diego.
A Quiet Night Out: Robin Chard
On the evening of 23rd April 2004, Robin Chard is making his way home from a quiet night out with friends in Newcastle when his life is cruelly cut short by two complete strangers, Christopher Smith and Joseph Mee.
Death at the Door: Ron Browning
On 7th February 2015, 69-year-old Pastor Ron Browning is home alone in Beckley, West Virginia when he answers the door to a stranger, completely unaware he has just met the stranger who will end his life in a completely unprovoked attack
When Paths Cross: Debbie Buxton
In April 1993, 35-year-old Debbie Buxton is walking her dogs on her local riverbank in the village of Marston-on-Dove in Derbyshire when she crosses paths with the man who will end her life.
No Way Home: Matthew Shepard
On the evening of 6th October 1998, 21-year-old student Matthew Shepard accepts a lift home from two strangers he's been chatting to in a bar in Laramie, Wyoming.
The Hitchhiker: Celine Figard
On 19th December 1995, 19-year-old French hitch-hiker Céline Figard goes missing after accepting a lift from a lorry driver on the M4 in Berkshire. Her body was discovered dumped at a layby in Worcestershire 10 days later.
After Dark: India Chipchase
In the early hours of 30th January 2016 after a night out with friends, distressed and vulnerable India Chipchase (20) is lured into a cab by a stranger promising to get her home safe from outside a nightclub in Northampton.
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Details
Original Title
Murdered at First Sight
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
3
Episodes
30
Production
Woodcut Media