From septic tanks to swimming pools, bathtubs to open lakes and even bodies washed up miles away from the crime scene or found out at sea, each episode dives into one chilling case to discover what it took to track down the killer.
Water forensic experts, supported by criminal psychologists and pathologists reveal the complex forensics that the disposal of bodies in water present, how they complicate an investigation and what detectives and investigators have to do to piece together the evidence – often a race against time. The series also reveals the psychology and motivation behind how and why killers chose to dispose of their victims in water – all hoping by doing so they’d never have to face the consequences of their actions.
EPISODE 1: A FINDING IN THE LOCH
Police divers training in Loch Lomond, Scotland discover human body parts. But when their prime suspect goes on the run, detectives face a battle to put the killer behind bars.
EPISODE 2: BODY IN THE BAG
A murdered woman is found in a duffle-bag washed up on the Florida coast. Her married, military lover is the prime suspect – and a single gold earring seals his fate.
EPISODE 3: BODY AT THE DOCK
A body is found floating at a dock in a North Florida creek. Police initially suspect a motive of robbery, but the victim’s complex love life suggests this is a crime of passion.
EPISODE 4: SUNK IN THE LAKE
A drought at a French lake reveals a sunken Toyota holding the body of a British ex-pat who’s been missing for two years. Her controlling husband becomes police’s prime suspect.
EPISODE 5: THE BATHTUB KILLER
A woman allegedly drowns in the bathtub, but her husband's story doesn't add up. When his second wife drowns in a hot tub two years on, police’s worst fears are confirmed.
EPISODE 6: BODY ON THE SHORE
A missing woman’s body is found washed up on the shore of a tidal estuary. CCTV, DNA and a cryptic note lead investigators to her ex-partner.
EPISODE 7: BODY IN THE RIVER
When a fisherman is murdered and dumped in the River Thames, forensics link three men to the scene. But evidence lost in the river makes convicting his killers challenging.
EPISODE 8: BODY OVERBOARD
A woman’s husband reports her falling overboard into Lake Erie, but police suspect foul play. When her body surfaces three weeks on, it’s clear this was no boating accident.
EPISODE 9: BODY IN THE SWAMP
A murdered woman is found 230 miles from home, dumped from a bridge into swampland. Was she killed by someone she met online, or by her own husband?
EPISODE 10: DUMPED IN THE CREEK
Police find the dismembered body parts of a missing woman in an alligator-infested creek. They must race to prove who was responsible for this gruesome killing.