Movie Description

Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

(2019)

Overview

It is the biggest unsolved serial murder case in British criminal history - the so-called 'Jack the Stripper' murders took place in Swinging Sixties London. Professor Wilson and his investigative team - which includes former detective Jackie Malton and forensic psychologist Professor Mike Berry - begin their hunt for the killer not in London, but 150 miles away in Abertillery, South Wales. In 1921, the Welsh mining town was devastated by the double murder of two schoolgirls when eight-year-old Freda Brunell and 11-year-old Florence Little were killed just weeks apart by a local boy, 15-year-old Harold Jones, who the Abertillery residents still refer to as their 'Dark Son'.

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Original TitleDark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2019-01-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 29m

Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c062xj

Production CompaniesBBC,Monster Films,BBC Four

Genres

  • Documentary
  • Crime