Murder: Point of Contact
Overview
The series delves into the essential function of Family Liaison Officers within contemporary law enforcement, especially in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. It offers an insightful perspective on the complex relationship between families and the police as they cope with the aftermath of a murder, highlighting the challenges and support that arise during this difficult time.
Episodes
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1
A Stranger Comes Knocking
In May 1997, 8-year-old Jamie Lavis from Manchester, UK, disappeared while playing outdoors. His parents soon became alarmed and promptly reported him...
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2
Three Little Kisses
Christopher and Amanda Birks seemed to lead a joyful family life. However, when a fire engulfs their home, Christopher manages to flee with the childr...
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3
The Birkby House Fire
In 2002, the Chishti family from Huddersfield, UK, suffered a tragic loss when a devastating arson attack claimed the lives of eight of their family m...
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4
No Honour Murder
At the age of 16, Surjit Athwal from Coventry found herself pushed into an arranged marriage. In 1998, she was deceived into traveling to India with t...
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5
Murder in Plain Sight
After a prior confrontation, Cody Fisher went to a nightclub event in Birmingham with friends, where he was violently attacked and stabbed in the ches...
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6
The Wrong Place, The Wrong Time
In 2013, Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir, a 16-year-old, was tragically attacked and stabbed more than twenty times by a group of as many as ten masked indi...
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7
Murder in the Family
In 2004, Zainab Begum disappeared without a trace, raising alarm for her daughter Samina, especially as her brothers-in-law seemed indifferent to the ...
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8
A Tear Hit the Desk
In 2017, 15-year-old Kyron Webb was tragically killed on Moston Lane in Manchester, UK, by two young assailants wearing masks. Surveillance footage ca...
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9
One on One
In 2014, the lifeless body of 18-year-old Jamil Palmer, a college student from the UK, was discovered in Crane Park, Hounslow, with fatal stab wounds....
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10
The First Family Liaison
In 1993, Stephen Lawrence was brutally assaulted and stabbed twice by a group of individuals while he was waiting for a bus with a friend in London, U...