Series synopsis
When Missing Turns to Murder is a British documentary crime television series that premiered on Crime & Investigation Network on March 4, 2019. It stars Shaun Dooley.
British true crime documentary series using powerful and emotional testimony from families and friends when a missing persons enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
Premise
British true crime documentary series using powerful and emotional testimony from families and friends when a missing persons enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shaun Dooley as Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | March 4, 2019 | May 6, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 11, 2023 | June 13, 2023 |
| Season 3 | 10 | November 16, 2024 | November 16, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Helen McCourt 22-year-old insurance clerk Helen McCourt was returning home from work in Liverpool before going out on a date with her new boyfriend that evening. She got off the bus on Rainford Road in Billinge - just 500 yards from her home - and went missing. |
March 4, 2019 |
| 2 |
Lorraine Benson In December 1988, 22-year-old Lorraine Benson arrived at Raynes Park tube station after going to a work Christmas party. She'd arranged to meet her friend Peter, but he wasn't there as planned. Peter was due to move to Australia the following day. Lorraine called Peter's mother to ask where he was, and his mother told her that he wasn't back from meeting friends yet. |
March 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Natalie Hemming Young mother of three children, Natalie, was killed by her boyfriend Paul Hemming in their family home whilst her three children slept upstairs. He had a history of coercive control. Their 6-year-old son witnessed Natalie's body wrapped in a rug in the lounge and it was his evidence that was used to charge him. |
March 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Joanna Parkes Joanna Parkes from the Isle of Man, against the advice of everyone around her, marries a narcissistic British Airways pilot. |
April 11, 2023 |
| 2 |
Mihrican Mustafa Mihrican ("Jan") Mustafa, a 37-year-old Turkish-Brit mother disappears. |
April 18, 2023 |
| 3 |
Mark Cummings Mark Cummings, an 8-year-old boy vanishes from a high-rise estate in Glasgow, Scotland |
April 25, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Five months after jovial London resident Sinead Healy disappears, her family finds law enforcement’s prime suspect impossible to accept. |
November 16, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Investigators scour CCTV footage in their search for a Buckinghamshire student last seen returning home in a taxi after celebrating final exams. |
November 16, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A divorced mother finds a boyfriend - but his dominating and abusive personality soon raises alarm bells and isolates her from her family members. |
November 16, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Crime & Investigation Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 4, 2019 |
| Last aired | November 16, 2024 |
| Runtime | 41 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |