The police investigation has never closed but the murderer's identity has remained a mystery since 1983, the killer quite literally disappearing into the night. Now, over forty years later, there is a glimmer of hope – a DNA profile from preserved crime scene evidence that police believe belongs to George's killer.
With exclusive access, this series offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a cold case investigation, revealing the painstaking efforts to piece together fragments of the past to help solve the crime in the present.
The pursuit of justice for George Murdoch intensifies. A significant breakthrough has provided police with a DNA profile believed to come from George's killer, but it hasn't matched to any known offender. Undeterred, detectives track down people across the UK with similar DNA, who could be blood relatives. Finding a family member could lead them directly to the door of the man who murdered George.