Immediately, Natalie’s mother knew that there was something very very wrong here. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e1: The Impossible Murder, Kerry, DiscoveryPlus 2023
He’s [Paul] having a lot of trouble here … gestural retreat … a fake expression … there’s no tears … ibid. Cliff
We don’t see evidence of him showing concern for Natalie. ibid. Dawn
Paul Hemming was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life. ibid.
Martin Corns: He’s like the Grim Reaper … This is covert stalking. ibid.
Heather Jordan leaves home for her early-morning cleaning shift at a nearby shop. Here route takes her through the local park … ‘She was overpowered and strangled.’ ibid. captions & rozzer
Martin Corns was 52, so 18 years older than Heather, and he was divorced and he also rented out a room to Heather’s father … He sent her over 2,000 text messages. ibid. Kerry
A reliable cluster for deception. ibid. Cliff
December 2020 and two young boys dance happily for the camera. An apparent scene of domestic bliss. But one that masked a terrible secret. Seven months on, one child would be facing a life behind bars, and the other would be dead, the victim of a crime that shamed the nation. His name: Logan Mwangi. Faking It s7e2: Behind Closed Doors
July 21st 2021: 999 call … She’s the one who made the phone call … It feels as though she’s performing.’ ibid. Dawn
13th February 2021: ‘I admit it all … I should have stabbed him a bit more.’ Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e3: I Admit it All, Penny Jackson/Keeley Bunker
Police are called to a quiet coastal village in Somerset where Penny Jackson has stabbed her husband David three times. David Jackson’s condition deteriorates as paramedics arrive. ibid.
‘He’s an aggressive bully and nasty and I’ve had enough.’ ibid. Penny
And she took her case to the Court of Appeal. ibid.
‘I might just go and stab him again … I am compos mentis. I’m in the lounge and he’s in the kitchen and bleeding to death with any luck … Er, three times … I am compos mentis.’ ibid. Penny
‘I should have stabbed him a bit more.’ ibid.
‘She’s highly credible at this point.’ ibid. Dawn
‘I accept my punishment and may he rot in hell.’ ibid. Penny
‘Eighteen years in prison.’ ibid. Kerry
September 18th 2019: Rap artist Aitch’s emotional tribute to a young female fan. Her name Keeley [check] Bunker. ibid.
‘She goes to see British rocker Aitch … And in the audience that night was Keeley.’ ibid.
‘By the end of that night he would have killed somebody.’ ibid. Kerry
‘Forcing himself bodily on to girls is actually a pattern of behaviour for him.’ ibid.
‘This is a reliable indicator of anger.’ ibid. Cliff
‘Physical evidence he’d had sexual intercourse with her.’ ibid. rozzer
More women came forward alleging he’d sexually assaulted them … Jailed for thirty years. ibid.
Calgary, western Canada: A city surrounded by wilderness. And in 2019 one gripped by an unfolding real-life mystery. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e4: Interview With a Killer
9 days after that last sighting and with fears for their safety growing police began searching a wooded area … An Englishman, Robert Leeming, their growing suspect. ibid.
Jasmin met Robert Leeming online … ibid.
She was due to meet her mother and sister for dinner but she never arrived. ibid.
She had become pregnant with his baby. ibid.
‘He started collecting knives from the age of seven.’ ibid. Kerry
‘He doesn’t take any responsibility for himself.’ ibid.
They began delving into his background further … caused them even more worries. ibid.
[Colonel] Russell Williams … led a double life: five years on he would be unmasked as the man behind a wave of sexual terror. Tears of a Crime s7e5: A Disgrace to the Uniform
‘A serial killer if he hadn’t been caught.’ ibid. Kerry
‘The offender had also tried to remove evidence.’ ibid.
Jessica Lloyd had been missing for a week. ibid.
Ottawa: A spate of unnerving crimes … underwear … fetish burglaries … ibid.
‘He’s about to confess.’ ibid. Cliff
Guilty to more than eighty charges … Jailed for life. ibid.
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, August 2020: ‘Laura Castle was incredibly deceptive. And incredibly deceitful.’ ibid.
Laura Castle and her husband Scott had persuaded social services in Cumbria that they were suitable to be considered as adoptive parents … ibid.
The forest of Beauford, an area of outstanding natural beauty … April 2022: in search of a mum of two named Katie Kinton … Tears of a Crime s7e6: Murder in the Forest
‘Andrew Burfield, a builder, odd-job man … Katie was vulnerable, she suffered from anxiety …’ ibid.
‘He reacts by gaslighting her.’ ibid. Kerry
He led them to a clearing seventy metres off the main track. ibid.
Burfield struck her twelve times with the axe. ibid.
Bay View, Australia: home in the early 1980s to Chris and Lyn Dawson … 1991: Officers began a fresh search of the couple’s former property; they also brought in Chris Dawson for fresh questioning. ibid.
Lyn Dawson went missing in 1982. There were two reasons why police regarded her husband as the prime suspect: his implausible explanation at the time and his behaviour immediately afterwards. ibid.