After pub landlord Stephen French murdered a customer at the Wisbech Arms, Cambridgeshire, he invented an elaborate cover story to avoid justice.

The story of a man who was jailed for killing his lover's husband, before lying to police about the chain of events in the hope of escaping prosecution.

Kung Fu expert Alan Jermey was sentenced to life in jail after using his skills to throttle his estranged partner, before setting her head on fire and making a hysterical 999 call in an attempt to cover his tracks.

Jennifer Pan was found guilty of staging a home invasion with the intention of killing her own parents. When her father awoke after surviving a gunshot wound, he was able to unpick the details of his daughter's sadistic plot.

Anna Hurd was a troubled teenage girl who thought she had found support and loyalty in Anthony Mitchell. The reality was different. Anthony was a clingy boyfriend who only piled on added family pressure in the run up to her murder.

The disturbing story of Alan Evans, who tried to get away with murdering his wife by pretending she had fallen down the stairs after she found out about his affair.