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Kent's forgotten serial killer

Kent's forgotten serial killer

Serial killer Patrick Mackay confessed to brutally murdering 11 people.

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Does tourist hotspot hold the key to Lord Lucan mystery?

Does tourist hotspot hold the key to Lord Lucan mystery?

The remarkable story of the fugitive peer and one of the county's most charismatic characters.

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'Was it the work of a maniac? It looks very much like it'

'Was it the work of a maniac? It looks very much like it'

It captured the nation's imagination - but did one of Kent's most notorious ever murder cases ever end in justice?

Child killer driven from new home by vigilante group

Child killer driven from new home by vigilante group

A killer rapist released from prison after 46 years was forced out of his new home by vigilantes who threw stones at his windows and front door.

Shot dead in pub with his own gun - but who pulled the trigger?

Shot dead in pub with his own gun - but who pulled the trigger?

As police appeal for new information into one of Kent's most notorious cold cases, we revisit the pub where tragedy struck five years ago.

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How The Kray Twins are linked to Kent

How The Kray Twins are linked to Kent

From owning properties to spending some time at her Majesty's pleasure, this is how the Krays expanded beyond the boundaries of the East End.

'I'm sad killer cheated justice'

'I'm sad killer cheated justice'

A detective told of his disappointment that a parcel bomb murder suspect extradited from Spain would not stand trial after dying from natural causes in jail.

Shot dead on his driveway by masked hitman

Shot dead on his driveway by masked hitman

A murder plotter who fled to Spain after a man was gunned down outside his home in 2001 was finally caught more than 15 years later.

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The chilling murders that stunned a nation

The chilling murders that stunned a nation

One of Kent's most notorious murders took place in 1996 as a mum and her two daughters walked along a country path.

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Who is Michael Stone?

Who is Michael Stone?

Convicted killer Michael Stone has spent more than 20 years behind bars for the notorious Chillenden murders, but his criminal past extends further back.

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Hunt for policeman's killer

Hunt for policeman's killer

Kent became the focus for one of the UK's largest-scale manhunts after the murder of a policeman.

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Mystery remains over green scarf murder after more than 80 years

Mystery remains over green scarf murder after more than 80 years

The death of a woman whose body was found in a coppice in 1938 remains unsolved - this is the story of the green scarf murder.

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Gunned down and drowned - the unsolved double murder which shocked Kent

Gunned down and drowned - the unsolved double murder which shocked Kent

Police are still appealing for information into the shocking unsolved murders of a man and his girlfriend, more than 30 years on.

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Devastating mystery of missing Louise

Devastating mystery of missing Louise

In 2001, Phil Kerton stepped off a plane and received a number of panicked voicemail messages... his life would never be the same again.

The unsolved murder of sex worker found in forest

The unsolved murder of sex worker found in forest

The discovery of a woman's body in a forest sparked a murder hunt in 1979 but no one ever came forward to say who she was.

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'The pain never goes away'

'The pain never goes away'

A father is still fighting relentlessly for answers after his son was shot dead in his home in 2008.

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The terrifying tale of the brides in the bath killer

The terrifying tale of the brides in the bath killer

In 1915 George Smith hanged at Maidstone Prison after being convicted of three of England's most notorious murders - this is his story.

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How tragic tale of wife found buried in husband's garden unfolded over 23 years

How tragic tale of wife found buried in husband's garden unfolded over 23 years

Pregnant Debbie Griggs went missing in 1999, with her remains only discovered this month. We look back at how the tragic case unfolded...

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Debbie's sister speaks out as body found after 23 years

Debbie's sister speaks out as body found after 23 years

The sister of Debbie Griggs tells of the moment she learned her sibling's remains had finally been found, 23 years after she disappeared...

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Glenda's killer never brought to justice

Glenda's killer never brought to justice

A killer has never been caught for the brutal murder - 32 years ago today - of a woman who was then dumped half naked in a churchyard.

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Schoolgirl killer who attended victim's funeral jailed for her murder 20 years later

Schoolgirl killer who attended victim's funeral jailed for her murder 20 years later

A knife-obsessed loner who murdered a 16-year-old girl in a frenzied attack in an alleyway was finally jailed more than 20 years later.

The day police shot murderer in Morrison's

The day police shot murderer in Morrison's

As a he walked into a supermarket waving a gun, only Tomas Uptas knew of the tragic discovery police would make hours later.

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Landlord recalls when blast ripped through pub

Landlord recalls when blast ripped through pub

A former Maidstone pub landlord recalls the day an IRA bomb ripped through a town pub, leaving a trail of destruction.

Shocking unsolved case of baby found in lake

Shocking unsolved case of baby found in lake

The body of 'Baby April' was found in a Kent lake in 1995 but the case remains a mystery almost 30 years later.

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Life in jail for trio who plotted to kill husband

Life in jail for trio who plotted to kill husband

A cheating wife, her lover and his daughter will spend life in prison after plotting to kill a man, shooting him in the face at a marina.

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Police shooting was lawful killing

Police shooting was lawful killing

An inquest jury found the fatal shooting of a dangerous fugitive by police was a lawful killing by officers fearing 'imminent danger'.

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Necrophiliac arrested for '87 murders as wife sleeps

Necrophiliac arrested for '87 murders as wife sleeps

Watch the moment a necrophiliac is arrested for murder after 33 years, with police then discovering he filmed himself having sex with 98 bodies.

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Life for necrophiliac double murderer caught decades later

Life for necrophiliac double murderer caught decades later

A necrophiliac who killed two women in the 1980s was given two whole life orders for his evil crimes.

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Only killer mum to blame for twins' deaths

Only killer mum to blame for twins' deaths

A coroner ruled there were no failings in the mental health care provided to a mother in the weeks before she drowned her children in the bath.

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Twisted serial killer Peter Tobin dies in jail

Twisted serial killer Peter Tobin dies in jail

Notorious murderer Peter Tobin died while serving life sentences in prison for killing three girls.

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'My 20 years as a crown court judge'

'My 20 years as a crown court judge'

From defending alleged Broadwater Farm looters to jailing from her kitchen this judge has seen a lot - we spoke to her about the most infamous cases.

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Kent's 55 unsolved murders

Kent's 55 unsolved murders

Since 1960 there have been hundreds of murders in the county but more than 50 remain unsolved.

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'Murder-suicide' tattooist was on bail over wife's rape claims

'Murder-suicide' tattooist was on bail over wife's rape claims

A man believed to have murdered his wife before taking his own life was facing allegations he had raped her multiple times.

Brothers jailed for murdering woman with wrestling moves

Brothers jailed for murdering woman with wrestling moves

Three brothers who performed fatal wrestling moves on a woman in a seven-hour ordeal were jailed for life after being found guilty of her murder.

Calls for fresh inquiry into IRA bombing

Calls for fresh inquiry into IRA bombing

Nobody was ever brought to justice when the IRA's bomb at Deal Barracks killed 11 men but there have been new calls for a inquiry.

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Brutal murder of homeless man

Brutal murder of homeless man

A pair of teenage thugs beat a homeless man to death in a "shameful, senseless act of mindless brutality".

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Two killed on way home from social club by drink driver

Two killed on way home from social club by drink driver

A drink driver killed two pedestrians and injured three others as they walked home from a social club.

Britain's worst paedophile killed in jail

Britain's worst paedophile killed in jail

A paedophile from Kent who abused around 200 youngsters in Malaysia was murdered in prison by another inmate.

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The shocking road rage murder by gangster Kenneth Noye

The shocking road rage murder by gangster Kenneth Noye

Kenneth Noye, who stabbed 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in a road rage attack on the M25, was released from prison after almost 20 years.

Jealous stalker murdered ex girlfriend in car park

Jealous stalker murdered ex girlfriend in car park

A bitter stalker stabbed and slashed his former girlfriend to death in a shopping centre car park.

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Teen gang jailed for brutal murder

Teen gang jailed for brutal murder

Five teenagers were jailed for a total of 88 years after attacking and killing a defenceless 17-year-old "like vultures".

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The shocking murder with chilling echoes a decade later

The shocking murder with chilling echoes a decade later

Domestic abuse campaigners say a tattoo parlour 'murder-suicide' has alarming similarities to a hairdresser's murder by her husband in 2012.

Killer tells police how he 'lost the plot'

Killer tells police how he 'lost the plot'

This is the moment murderer Ivan Esack admits stabbing wife Natalie to death at her hair salon.

Murderer jailed for shooting homeless man in his tent

Murderer jailed for shooting homeless man in his tent

A callous thug brutally murdered a homeless soldier in his tent with a sawn-off shotgun.

Paranoid man jailed for life after shooting ex-boss dead

Paranoid man jailed for life after shooting ex-boss dead

A man who thought his former boss was laughing at him behind his back murdered him in a brutal shooting at his own shop.

Trio jailed for life after murdering young waiter

Trio jailed for life after murdering young waiter

Three thugs were jailed for life after murdering a young waiter in an 'appalling and sickening group attack' above a restaurant.

'She had her hands cut off and a rope around her neck'

'She had her hands cut off and a rope around her neck'

The murder of an eccentric Kent woman - only discovered after her foot was found buried under a pile of coal - remains unsolved to this day.

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