1 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,279 Don't get me wrong, King's Cross could be hell on earth. 2 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,479 How do you mean? 3 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:44,159 It was a place of extremes. 4 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:46,039 You know, I can remember one night 5 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,479 a runaway gave birth right on the platform, 6 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:50,919 and then an hour later, a man was stabbed to death 7 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,840 behind the coalhouse. It was a madhouse! 8 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,799 But there was community. 9 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,679 All of life was here. 10 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,999 Almost sounds like you miss it. 11 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,240 Hmm. 12 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,840 What happened? 13 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:09,799 Oh. Um... 14 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,079 Despite being a model of Victorian build quality, 15 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,159 the structure suffers from subsidence, 16 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,599 not helped by decades of construction 17 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,199 and track reverberation. 18 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,039 Plus, there's a deep warren of passages, 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,600 tunnels, shafts under our feet... 20 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,439 Nikki Alexander. Jack Hodgson. 21 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,559 DI Steve Tudor. 22 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,479 Right. Um... Layouts, 23 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,639 hard hats... 24 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:17,480 ..and, if you have them, steel-toe-capped boots. 25 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,280 No. Me neither. 26 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,359 Used to be the Railway Tavern. 27 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,239 Dates back to the 19th century. 28 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,559 Survived the big refurb? Oh, yeah, it's listed. 29 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:33,759 Do you know the patch? 30 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,919 Yeah. King's Cross was my beat for years. 31 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,359 First in uniform, then in plain clothes. 32 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,799 If memory serves, this was variously used as a storeroom, 33 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,079 as a shelter for rough sleepers, 34 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,960 and somewhere the more resourceful sex workers brought their punters. 35 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:00,720 Thanks. 36 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,599 It's an old hatch. 37 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,480 Someone sealed it over. 38 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,040 Cool and dry - perfect for a cellar. 39 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,160 And for stalling decomposition. 40 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,440 Presents as male. 41 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,279 Massive injuries to the top of the skull. 42 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:52,439 Fall? 43 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,080 No obvious signs of blood in the surrounding area. 44 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,599 No ID. Some sort of fob. 45 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,839 Got blood here. 46 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:11,679 What is that? 47 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,080 Hmm. 48 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,479 Some kind of handcart, I think. 49 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,680 Maybe he was thrown down through the hatch? 50 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,559 I've got more blood in here, Nikki. On a mattress. 51 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,359 I've got red-orange dust embedded in the skull. 52 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:57,759 Brick? 53 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,160 Yep. Maybe. 54 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,720 Hair all over the mattress. 55 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,600 Can of Mace. 56 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,920 Manufactured in Illinois. 57 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,640 Nikki? 58 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,879 Looks new, the padlock. 59 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:50,880 Newer than the door anyway. 60 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:20,920 How many? 61 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,079 Six, I think. 62 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,840 Maybe seven. 63 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,560 Eight. 64 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,999 We need to take control now. 65 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,079 We're not just smack in the middle of London, 66 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,319 we're in King's Cross Station. 67 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,759 If one photo of one body gets posted online, we've failed. 68 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,519 So we start as we mean to go on. 69 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,239 Eight bodies, a challenging location... 70 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,759 I reckon we're in mass disaster territory. 71 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,639 DVI protocol, the works. 72 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,159 I want to activate an emergency mortuary - 73 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,959 that means a call to the coroner. 74 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,239 I'll make a similar call to the Commissioner's office. 75 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,639 Somewhere, there will be a plan 76 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,199 for dealing with something like this. Might even work. 77 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,119 I'll get the area secured. No-one in or out without authority. 78 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,359 I want a moat. Inner and outer cordons, 79 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:25,839 signed in and out at both. 80 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,440 If the Commissioner agrees with us, he'll throw in a drawbridge. 81 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,959 Nikki Alexander, lead pathologist. 82 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,639 Jack Hodgson, crime scene manager. 83 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,079 Gabriel Folukoya, pathologist and director of the Lyell Centre. 84 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,279 Malcolm Jones, former station coordinator 85 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,039 and curator of the King's Cross Museum. 86 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,119 DI Steve Tudor. That's it. 87 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,279 Chief Superintendent Sheila Court, 88 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,959 Senior Investigating Officer. 89 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,679 This Gold Group meeting is officially open. 90 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:05,359 For the avoidance of doubt, mass disaster status has been designated. 91 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,039 My priority is to secure the integrity of the forensic 92 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,999 and pathology investigation, so whatever you need. 93 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,639 Right. Well, to ensure that integrity, 94 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:18,519 I'd like to set up an emergency mortuary here at the station. 95 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,719 Fine with me. 96 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:25,359 We haven't had a chance to discuss it, but in principle it's OK. 97 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,279 My main concern is cross-contamination. 98 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,879 We can collect trace evidence material at the scene 99 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,799 before the bodies are moved. It's a bit unorthodox, 100 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,719 but this is the part we can't repeat or revisit. 101 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,920 Agreed. All that makes sense. 102 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,999 We'll need secure access, 103 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,719 running water, power and lighting. 104 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,919 The temperature will ideally be adjustable 105 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,719 and ventilation sufficient. 106 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,919 Couple of options come to mind. 107 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,839 We'll also need adequate storage space 108 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,239 for the securing of the human remains, 109 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,600 evidence and property. 110 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:02,759 OK. With eight bodies, I imagine you'll want 111 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,879 to spread the load, bring in more pathologists? 112 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,240 Actually, no. 113 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,439 In the Shipman case, all the PMs were done by the same pathologist. 114 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,799 And it's my view that, from a continuity-of-evidence perspective, 115 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,839 you want one set of eyes on all the bodies. 116 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,680 And I'll be working alongside Gabriel to speed up the process. 117 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,999 OK. Whoever did this has got away with it for ten years plus. 118 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,319 They've had a free pass. Not any more. 119 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,039 Somewhere in that basement's a clue that's going to unmask this person 120 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,920 and bring them to justice. We can't miss it. 121 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,439 Sorry if I overstepped the mark just now. 122 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,279 Would've been good to discuss, but...all fine. 123 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,919 We can do eight bodies. We can. 124 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,079 But if we make one mistake, drop one ball, 125 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,039 the wisdom of the decision will be questioned, 126 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,919 and rightly so. 127 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,840 Got a candidate for the mortuary. 128 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,279 Despite the face-lift, the station is still associated 129 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,199 with a high number of missing persons. 130 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,359 My focus is on the two years 131 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,879 prior to the building's renovation in June '09, 132 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,919 prioritising medium and high-risk cases 133 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,560 in which CID got involved. 134 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,400 If this isn't suitable, we have options. 135 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,919 Power points, pipework, heat sources all listed. 136 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,800 Thank you, Malcolm. Thanks. 137 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,159 Divide and rule? 138 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,439 I kit this place out, you return to the coalface? 139 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:04,880 Agreed. 140 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,079 Can we clear this area, please? 141 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,600 Consider it done. 142 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,199 I want to get this body out now, 143 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,679 keep him separate and do his postmortem first. 144 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:22,319 That makes sense. We have a hoist en route. 145 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,959 We treat that room as a separate crime scene. 146 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,719 Before we go in there or touch anything, 147 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,119 we map and photograph the bodies' positions. 148 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,199 From the way they're positioned and other factors, 149 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:48,319 our working theory is that the bodies at the back were left first. 150 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,879 So the furthest body we're calling Body 1. 151 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,359 And the one nearest the door Body 7? 152 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:55,639 Exactly. 153 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,559 Operating a last-in, first-out methodology, 154 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:01,560 we'll now begin removing these bodies. 155 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,159 Body 7 presents as male. 156 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,039 His throat appears to have been cut. 157 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,479 He's wearing what looks like a yellow-metal ring 158 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,359 on his wedding finger. 159 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,959 He's wearing a tracksuit 160 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,119 and...Nike trainers. 161 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,200 There we go. Good. 162 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:34,199 Body 6 also presents as male. 163 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,679 There's a gag in his mouth. 164 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:37,959 And rope around his neck. 165 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,479 Hands are tied with rope too. 166 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,119 Which extends up his back... 167 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,439 ..encircling his neck in a noose. 168 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,600 What is that about? 169 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,079 Body 5 wears a polyester top 170 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,799 with some sort of emblem. 171 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,719 A football shirt maybe. 172 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:09,479 Body 4 presents as female, 173 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,480 shoulder-length auburn hair. 174 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:16,679 She's wearing jewellery - earrings, necklace. 175 00:14:16,680 --> 00:14:18,879 Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 176 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,959 Does that include a gold chain necklace 177 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,480 with a four-leaf clover pendant? 178 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,639 Yes, it does. 179 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,159 All right. The necklace was listed as identifying property 180 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,119 belonging to the American tourist Judy Holmes. 181 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,679 I mean, obviously, it's a secondary identifier 182 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:40,239 but height, hair colour, they all fit, too, so... 183 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,080 In all likelihood, we've identified our first victim. 184 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,399 What else do we know about Judy? 185 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,759 Um... Her bag was found in bushes by the Regent's Canal 186 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:57,199 half a mile away. CID pulled out all the stops, dragging the canal. 187 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,760 Their thinking was it was a mugging gone bad. 188 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,840 I retrieved a can of Mace manufactured in Illinois. 189 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,439 Take it we have her prints and DNA? 190 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,440 It's all logged in the misper report and on the missing persons database. 191 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,280 And lift. 192 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,759 Body 3 has a reddish-grey beard... 193 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,160 ..and is wearing what looks like a military coat... 194 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:33,160 ..which is caked with blood. 195 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,999 Hair colouring's a visual match 196 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,759 to hairs I recovered on the mattress back there. 197 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,399 DNA'll confirm. 198 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:46,039 So was this bloke sleeping rough down here when he was killed? 199 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,560 Turf war? 200 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,239 Body 2 has been left on top of Body 1. 201 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,279 Some green material is draped across both bodies. 202 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,679 Body 2 presents as male. 203 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,079 Cropped, peroxided blond hair. 204 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,200 Evidence of multiple stab wounds to the chest. 205 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,359 Body 1 presents as male. 206 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:31,039 As with Body 2, there's evidence of stab wounds to the chest 207 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,279 and torso... 208 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,880 ..in even greater number. 209 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,319 Tattoo... 210 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,079 ..and multiple hoop earrings. 211 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,760 Could help with an ID. 212 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,799 What do you think we're looking at here? 213 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,679 A killer or killers 214 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,719 of exceptional brutality 215 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,719 who learned on the job and evolved... 216 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,600 ..fast. 217 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,359 We need you to hold the fort here, start the processing. 218 00:17:10,360 --> 00:17:14,279 There's going to be a lot of it, and this is just the beginning. 219 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:15,959 You up to the challenge? 220 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,919 Yeah. Of course. 221 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,279 Good. 222 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,439 Get anywhere with the fob from Victim 8's jeans? 223 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,439 At first, it defeated me, to be honest, but... 224 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,120 You tried florescence? Yes. Great minds. 225 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,320 Here, bottom right. 226 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,679 "Mandrake Systems." 227 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,119 I've just called them. 228 00:17:36,120 --> 00:17:38,799 Very cooperative. And their chief engineer is on the way. 229 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,000 Nice. 230 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:44,439 It's really bad, then? 231 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:45,760 Yeah. 232 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,880 Well, we're here. 233 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:52,560 I know. Thanks. 234 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,600 We're going to get names for them all. 235 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,680 No numbers. 236 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,359 Great job. 237 00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:30,720 Gives the Lyell a run for its money. 238 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,279 Cats are out of bags. 239 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,639 I'm here at King's Cross Museum, 240 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,759 that lies just behind the station itself, 241 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,879 where we're getting unconfirmed reports 242 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,639 that a mass grave has been discovered, 243 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,039 and there's already a crowd of curious onlookers 244 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:50,679 growing at the entrance. 245 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,599 It's as yet unclear how many bodies have been uncovered, 246 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,119 but police and forensics have arrived at the scene 247 00:18:56,120 --> 00:19:00,159 and will be working hard to identify the bodies as soon as possible. 248 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,319 We'll do the postmortem on Body 8 now, 249 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,799 then carry out the remaining seven tomorrow. 250 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,719 The fob recovered from Body 8 is an entry key. 251 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,959 It accessed Halford Court, block of flats in Dalston, 252 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,559 no earlier than March '09, 253 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,639 no later than October '10, when upgraded fobs were issued. 254 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,159 Great. We have the beginnings of a timeframe. 255 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:23,399 I cut out the middleman and spoke to the lads on the maintenance crew. 256 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,080 By "middleman", do you mean Malcolm Jones? 257 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:32,639 I have a timeline of the whole development from 2007 to 2010. 258 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,199 With a focus on the Tavern, I hope? 259 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,559 Yeah. That was a late refurb, August '09. 260 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,959 Reading between the lines, it was a rushed job. 261 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,679 And now we have a window when Body 8 was killed - 262 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,119 March 2009 till August 2009. 263 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:49,279 And it's likely he was killed after the seven victims 264 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,039 recovered from the basement. 265 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,879 So they were killed prior to mid-2009? 266 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,959 When the station was undergoing an intense period 267 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,519 of rebuilding. This is a bloody time bomb. 268 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,319 A serial killer was on the loose. Not only did we fail to catch him, 269 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:03,919 we didn't even know he existed. 270 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,959 All the police top brass from '09 must have gone by now. 271 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,159 Well, there'll be a shitstorm of criticism boiling down 272 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,319 to one question - how did he get away with it on our watch? 273 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:13,919 How do we get ahead of that? 274 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,879 By getting, and keeping, the public onside. 275 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,919 To that end, I'm holding a press conference tonight. 276 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:20,599 I'd like one of you to be present. 277 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,000 Gabriel. 278 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,759 OK, you get over to that building block in Dalston, 279 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,320 start knocking on doors. I've got you six detectives from London Wall. 280 00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:35,359 Body 8 is male. 281 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:39,120 Analysis of his pubic symphysis will give us an age range. 282 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:56,319 There is massive blunt-force trauma to the crown of the skull, 283 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,399 which is partially staved in. 284 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,200 These multiple injuries are the likely cause of death. 285 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,799 There is red dust embedded in the fractures, 286 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,239 possibly brick dust. Certainly, a brick wielded with force 287 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,359 would inflict those kinds of injuries. 288 00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:14,639 Any sign of the brick? Not yet. 289 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,719 There's a single wound to the forehead, 290 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,160 one of the more robust areas of the skull. 291 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,599 Do we know what made these marks? 292 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,759 We think a handcart being dropped on the body. 293 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,839 Fibres inside the tray are a visual match 294 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,439 to the deceased's clothing. 295 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,959 We'll compare the blood to the reference sample 296 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,599 when we have it. Suggests he was probably transported in the cart. 297 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,519 From the murder scene to the Tavern? 298 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,999 Residue in the cart suggests it was used for shifting bricks. 299 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,439 What, so the killer just throws a tarpaulin over the body 300 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,160 and he's good to go? 301 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,359 In the end, there were 37 construction companies on site. 302 00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:03,879 Someone in overalls pulling a cart wouldn't get a second glance. 303 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,399 So maybe the killer was a builder? Even better camouflage. 304 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,159 Did a good job cementing up the hatch. 305 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:10,880 Yet we don't know that was him. 306 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:16,639 We don't, but the victim's jeans and shirt were spattered 307 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,759 with dried cement. 308 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,319 Maybe they were both builders. 309 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,560 There's metal debris embedded in his right eye. 310 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:30,200 That sort of injury is usually associated with construction work. 311 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,000 He was treated significantly differently to the others. 312 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,559 He wasn't placed in the cupboard, and there was plenty of room. 313 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,439 Just thrown down through the hatch. 314 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:43,679 If they were builders, 315 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,079 maybe they were working together and things kicked off. 316 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,279 It's a long shot, but if we can tie the brick in question 317 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,760 to a specific construction, it might help ID the victim and the killer. 318 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:54,239 Thank you. 319 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,600 I need to relay all this to my team. 320 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,919 Thank you, everyone. One at a time. 321 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:13,959 Chief Superintendent Court, is it fair to say without this issue of the floor dropping, 322 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,039 these bodies would never have been found? 323 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,439 Yes. That's a fair assessment. 324 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,799 So someone was murdering people in one of our busiest stations 325 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,039 and the police had no idea? 326 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,719 At least one of the victims was reported missing 327 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,799 and a full CID investigation was launched. 328 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,920 "At least one"? How many bodies have been found? 329 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,999 Eight. 330 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,799 We've recovered eight bodies so far. 331 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,600 You shouldn't be here, Mr Jones. 332 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:20,000 Malcolm, please. 333 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:26,040 Sorry. I just came to retrieve my stuff. 334 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,440 You OK? 335 00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:33,479 Not really. 336 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,479 The thought of them mouldering away in the dark... 337 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,440 ..unnoticed, unacknowledged... 338 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,519 ..unmourned. 339 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,479 I'm sure they weren't unmourned. 340 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,559 No. No, of course not. Um... 341 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,120 I didn't mean... 342 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,400 It is hard to get your head around. 343 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,159 When was your tenure at the station? 344 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,520 2004 to 2010. 345 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,079 That's when you think this happened, isn't it? 346 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:11,439 Sorry. 347 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,079 Hello. This is Steve Tudor. 348 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,039 I followed up on the entry fob to Halford Court 349 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,759 and might have found an ex-partner of Body 8. 350 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,919 Tentative ID is a Kacper Tadych, 351 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,119 a Polish national. Great. 352 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:28,919 Partner's name is Anna Gorska, and she may have questions 353 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,360 you're better placed to answer than me. 354 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:37,959 I have some photographs 355 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:41,799 of the deceased's clothes, the remains of them. 356 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,599 Could I show them to you, Anna? 357 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,280 To see if you recognise them as Kacper's? 358 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,760 That's Kacper's belt. 359 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,080 Thank you. 360 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:36,840 Would he have...? 361 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,120 Did he suffer? 362 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,679 Judging by the pathology evidence, 363 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:49,480 I'd say it's likely that death was close to instantaneous... 364 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,359 ..but I can't be certain. 365 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:55,439 Of course, yeah. 366 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,480 Could you tell us a bit about your relationship with Kacper? 367 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,599 We dated in high school in Poland. 368 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,319 He was two years younger. 369 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,640 I called him my toy boy. 370 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,839 We broke up when I went to university, and then I got a job here in London. 371 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,039 Doing what, if you don't mind me asking? 372 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:20,439 Marketing manager, pharmaceuticals mainly. 373 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,159 Um... 374 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,239 One day, Kacper just showed up. 375 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,880 He worked as a builder and he heard I'd moved here. 376 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,519 We picked up where we left off. 377 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,039 It was a very special time... 378 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,879 ..like a miracle. 379 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,359 It didn't last? 380 00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:40,039 No. He... 381 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,759 He had an eye injury at work. 382 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,719 It gave him headaches and... 383 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,320 ..he'd get angry without any warning. 384 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,319 Um... 385 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:55,639 ..one day Kacper woke up with a bigger hangover than normal. 386 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,720 He was late, and angry, and it was all my fault. 387 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,599 We had a proper screaming match. 388 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,080 And he stormed out. 389 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,360 I never saw him again. 390 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:13,079 Did he ever mention someone at work he didn't like? 391 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:14,680 Who got on his nerves? 392 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,880 What about the building firm he worked for? 393 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:26,479 No. He'd just... He'd wait on a corner of a street at 6am, 394 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,360 and sometimes he would get work, sometimes he wouldn't. 395 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:35,720 We'd like confirm Kacper's identity via DNA if possible. 396 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,959 Did you manage to find anything that...? 397 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:41,319 Um... 398 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,319 I threw out the stuff he left years ago. 399 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,560 But I do have something. 400 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,320 Kacper loved this. 401 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,720 He read it over and over again. 402 00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,560 Thank you. 403 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:07,439 I appreciate that. I know you've had a long day. 404 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,999 Or are you a glutton for punishment like me? 405 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,999 Ha. Maybe. A bit. 406 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,879 I feel bad for her. 407 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,799 She'll be thinking, "What if, what if... 408 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,959 "What if we hadn't rowed that morning? 409 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,439 "What if I'd held out an olive branch?" 410 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,000 I know I would. 411 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,320 Steve Tudor. 412 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,360 Thank you. 413 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:38,440 DNA confirms it - Body 4 is Judy Holmes. 414 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,039 Ted Holmes. 415 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:21,559 Ted, my name is Detective Inspector Steve Tudor 416 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,319 from Greater London Police... 417 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,840 Have you found her? Have you found Judy? 418 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:28,560 Yes. Yes, we have. 419 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,560 At the station? King's Cross? 420 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,600 Penny for them? 421 00:30:58,080 --> 00:30:59,640 The victimology. 422 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:02,599 You asked. 423 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,720 Go on. I know you're dying to tell me. 424 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,359 You'd expect to see something of the killer in the victims, 425 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,359 or at the scene. 426 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,559 We've got eight and I can't see anything. Can you? 427 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,159 Male, female, varied ethnicity... 428 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:18,600 Nothing at all. 429 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,800 It's all riding on the pathologist, by the sounds of it. 430 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,399 My sister had been planning that trip to Europe for years, 431 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,759 saving for it, talking about it, 432 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,160 all the places she was going to visit. 433 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:49,559 How could you just not know this guy was doing what he was doing? 434 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,679 I don't know the answer to that yet, 435 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,199 but I promise you I will keep in close touch 436 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,280 as the investigation progresses. 437 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,519 Um... 438 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,039 ..Ted... 439 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:08,520 ..did Judy ever carry a can of Mace, as far as you know? 440 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,040 Yeah. Never went anywhere without it. 441 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,159 I warned her it was illegal to take it through UK Customs, 442 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,839 but... 443 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,559 ...that was Judy. 444 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:23,999 She was my big sister 445 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,680 and she wouldn't be told. 446 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,439 You know the drill. 447 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:36,319 One, and then the other, all right? 448 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:37,839 It's too much. Just help me! 449 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,319 I can't do it, Russell. I need help. 450 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,079 I'm just going to sit down. 451 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,239 Russell! And then I'll do us some breakfast. 452 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:45,719 Come back and help me! 453 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,119 Russell! 454 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,160 Russell! 455 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,199 Help me! 456 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,839 ...Cross Museum, where Greater London Police have now confirmed 457 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,519 that a homicide investigation is under way, following the discovery 458 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:05,039 of eight bodies in a cellar beneath the museum. 459 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,079 Speaking at a press conference last night, 460 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,599 Chief Superintendent Sheila Court confirmed 461 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,039 that Greater London Police were called to the museum 462 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,759 earlier this week after construction workers 463 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,879 repairing damage to the museum's floor uncovered... 464 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,319 An emergency mortuary has been established 465 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,719 in King's Cross, and pathologists from the Thomas Lyell Centre 466 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,599 are understood to be conducting postmortem examinations. 467 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:51,119 While police have not released the identity of any victims, 468 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,319 they have confirmed that at least one was the subject 469 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,439 of a missing person investigation 470 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,759 and that next of kin have been informed. 471 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,439 There's police work to formally identify each victim... 472 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,920 Something tells me this is going to be dinner, not lunch. 473 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:27,960 Yours looks nicer than mine. 474 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,359 OK, so firstly, I just want to acknowledge 475 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,799 the marathon series of postmortems you carried out today, 476 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,439 a truly Herculean task, and we're all really appreciative. 477 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,799 But we need to know who we're looking for. 478 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,639 We need to get him in focus. 479 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,279 So it would be helpful - well, it's vital 480 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,519 to get a forensic pathology narrative 481 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,040 charting his evolution across the eight murders. 482 00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:05,679 Right. Well... 483 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:09,600 ..the first killing was a sustained attack. 484 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,639 Body 1 is male, 485 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,719 40 to 50 years old. 486 00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:19,559 There's a shallow, unhealed cut to his throat... 487 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:21,159 Wasn't fatal? 488 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:24,479 Unlikely. But the killer might have expected it to be. 489 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,919 Instead, the victim fights back. 490 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,359 Maybe. 491 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,559 There's a flurry of unhealed wounds 492 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:34,319 to the chest that would ultimately prove fatal. 493 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,079 And there's what looks like another stab wound to the chest, 494 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:38,719 but this one's healed. 495 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:42,279 So likely sustained some years before his death? 496 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,959 Months, I'd say. Weeks, even. 497 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,439 There are permanent internal sutures 498 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,359 where he's been stitched up, 499 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:53,280 and evidence of a fractured rib that was in the process of healing. 500 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,280 Body 2 defended himself... 501 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:01,559 ..before finally being overpowered by the killer. 502 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,439 We see the same sustained stabbing attack, 503 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:09,159 but the wounds are deeper, more definite and fewer in number. 504 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:13,039 Body 2 was 20 to 30 years old. 505 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,080 He was placed on top of Body 1. 506 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,519 A large square of dark-green quilted material 507 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,919 was then draped over both bodies. 508 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,759 There are healed linear scars across the fingertips 509 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,479 of his right hand. Knife wound? 510 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:28,999 Possibly. 511 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,999 Additionally, Body 2 bears some defensive wounds - 512 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,719 slices across the forearms 513 00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:38,960 and an unhealed broken nose. 514 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:43,799 So neither victim went quietly into the good night? 515 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,120 No. 516 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:51,119 Body 3 is a little different. 517 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,559 50 to 60 years old. 518 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:55,879 He was stabbed in the back multiple times 519 00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,079 while lying face down on a mattress, which we've recovered. 520 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,079 A surprise attack 521 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:11,079 certainly fits with the absence of defensive wounds. 522 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,039 So, what, he was sleeping down there? 523 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:14,399 Possibly. 524 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,959 So maybe we're looking at a territorial motive. 525 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:18,599 Victim 3's kipping in the basement, 526 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,199 the killer shows up and wants the space for himself? 527 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,240 Doesn't that screw up our timeline? 528 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,519 If he's killed after Victims 1 and 2, 529 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,719 why hasn't he raised the alarm about their bodies? 530 00:37:29,720 --> 00:37:31,239 Good question. 531 00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:34,399 Maybe Victim 3 was a partner in crime? 532 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,199 Or...he just shows up, 533 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,919 sees the mattress, not the body, beds down? 534 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:42,399 The volume of his hairs on the mattress argues against that. 535 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,679 Or...Victim 3 was killed first and we're setting too much store 536 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:49,319 by where their bodies were left in the cupboard? 537 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,319 It is an anomaly, 538 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,840 but inevitably at this stage, one of many. 539 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,879 Body 4, Judy Holmes. 540 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,839 These wounds are consistent with the tangential movement 541 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,239 of a sharp implement across the skin. 542 00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:06,439 The depth and angle of the wounds suggest that they were made 543 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:10,919 left to right, from behind, by a right-handed assailant. 544 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:15,639 This wound breached the jugular vein and the carotid artery, 545 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:17,919 suggesting that Judy's head was drawn back 546 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,079 to expose the throat. 547 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:23,119 The vessels sit deeper in the neck than people think, 548 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:24,559 so if you tilt the head back, 549 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,319 the sternocleidomastoid muscle covers them up. 550 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:31,119 So if the killer expected quick slice and down they go, 551 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:32,879 he got a big surprise? 552 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:36,040 Explaining the three separate cuts to her neck. 553 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:40,079 The attack on Judy was very different. 554 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,799 For one, it's likely she was abducted before she was killed. 555 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,039 Based on? 556 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:48,599 An unhealed dislocated shoulder 557 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,759 and green-painted splinters under her fingernails 558 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:56,519 which are visually consistent with a board fence by the old Tavern. 559 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,959 Yesterday you asked a good question. How did the killer 560 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,639 get away with it in the middle of King's Cross? You have the answer? 561 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,559 I have an answer. 562 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:06,119 The entire west side of the station was rebuilt 563 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,959 and remodelled from 2007 to 2010. 564 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,479 This necessitated a network of boarded passages across the station 565 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,879 so the public had access to the trains and surrounding streets 566 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:18,479 whilst being shielded from the works. 567 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:22,039 Cooks Passage was the first to be built, the longest, 568 00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:24,799 running north-south and emerging onto Cooks Way. 569 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:28,999 It had a total of 16 doors marked "Authorised Personnel Only" 570 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,799 that let station staff and building crews exit at whatever point 571 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:35,839 would bring them to their behind-the-scenes destination. 572 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,679 The Tavern? 573 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,479 Yeah. One door... 574 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,399 ..opened onto the clutch of buildings 575 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,199 north of the western concourse that, 576 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:48,039 yes, included the then-derelict Tavern. 577 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,079 But surely those doors were kept locked. 578 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:54,319 Eventually, after a series of thefts and trespassing incidents, 579 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:56,239 keypads were installed. 580 00:39:56,240 --> 00:39:57,759 Hmm. CCTV? 581 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,119 Limited to the entrances of the passages 582 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:01,919 and major intersections. 583 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:03,839 That footage will be long gone anyway. 584 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:05,999 Yeah. 585 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,799 In light of all this, Judy Holmes was likely abducted 586 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:12,199 as she walked down Cooks Passage late on a Sunday night. 587 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,399 Yeah. She'd got off a train from Durham. 588 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,639 She was heading for her hotel off Euston Road. 589 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:20,599 Significantly, none of her jewellery was taken 590 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,039 and she was fully clothed. 591 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,959 So it's unlikely a financial or sexual motive drove the killer. 592 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:30,800 So he was getting a taste for killing for killing's sake? 593 00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:42,280 Someone looks overwhelmed. 594 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,879 This is only half the trace evidence. 595 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:51,280 There's still so much more from the basement. 596 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:55,680 A problem shared... 597 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:58,480 Right. 598 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,119 Body Number 6 599 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,039 was wearing 600 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,679 an Apollonia bumbag 601 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:10,239 and a cagoule. 602 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:12,759 Right? 603 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:16,479 Was that the victim with the noose attached to his bound hands? 604 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:17,879 Yes. Him. 605 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:21,319 So, I've never heard of Apollonia, 606 00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:26,879 which made me think, like, small local brand 607 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:29,519 which might help us with a nationality, 608 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:34,000 which might help us with a missing persons search. 609 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:36,559 No joy? 610 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:40,759 Just two hours looking at 611 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,479 the Greek equivalent to Companies House 612 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:48,240 and...their Board of Commerce. 613 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:52,400 Apollonia... 614 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,559 ..was part of Ancient Greece. 615 00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:59,199 But now I think... 616 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:00,920 ..it's part of Albania. 617 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:07,000 Is it possible the company was Albanian? 618 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:14,559 So our killer was getting sharper all round. 619 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:18,039 He knew that Judy would be missed, 620 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:20,319 so he dumped her bag 621 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:21,879 by Regent's Canal. 622 00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:25,799 He wanted to draw attention away from the station. 623 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:27,199 I reckon he was sleeping 624 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:29,239 in the Tavern basement, at least some of the time. 625 00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:31,999 Unfortunately, the killer now had a can of Mace 626 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,479 that he almost certainly used on subsequent victims. 627 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,199 Body 5, our youngest victim yet. 628 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,159 Killed in a similar way to Judy. 629 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:42,999 Knife to the throat but a single, deeper wound. 630 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:44,839 There's some trauma around the eyes 631 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:46,919 that could've been made by Mace. 632 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,959 We know from Judy Holmes' brother she brought a can into the country. 633 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:52,919 I'll swab the skin for it. Clothing too. 634 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:54,719 Notice the rip in his jacket? 635 00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,639 Sleeves were stretched. All the buttons were loose or missing. 636 00:42:57,640 --> 00:42:58,959 So a struggle? 637 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:01,879 He's also missing his right trainer. 638 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,440 Once again, it suggests resistance to abduction. 639 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:21,680 With Body 6, we see a different mode of death. 640 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:25,759 His mouth was gagged, 641 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:29,519 hands bound with rope that extends up his back, 642 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,920 forming a noose around his neck. 643 00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:55,119 Taken in conjunction with the gag, 644 00:43:55,120 --> 00:44:00,719 the bound hands and noose feel as much about an attempt to control him 645 00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:02,159 as to kill him. 646 00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:04,919 If he tries to free himself, the noose tightens. 647 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:07,799 All of which suggests the killer chose to keep him alive 648 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:09,520 for a period of time. 649 00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:20,440 Something else in there... 650 00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:27,760 A denture, partially swallowed. 651 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:35,879 But why would he do that six victims in? 652 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:39,839 Huh? Why do kids tear the wings off flies? 653 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:41,479 Certain kids. 654 00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:43,319 You've answered your own question. 655 00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:46,999 Six victims in, he's now sufficiently confident 656 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:50,480 to indulge his impulses, curiosities, whatever. 657 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:55,519 They went full circle on Body 7 - 658 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:58,719 at 6'4", his biggest opponent yet, 659 00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:01,680 killing him with a single cut to the throat. 660 00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:08,279 Unlike what we saw with Body 4, Judy Holmes, 661 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:09,799 the ragged nature of this cut 662 00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:11,999 suggests the head was tilted forward. 663 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,399 Which is in line with military training. 664 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,799 Leaning the head forward loosens the skin, 665 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:20,319 yielding a more ragged, lethal cut. 666 00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:23,159 Are we saying this guy was in the Army? 667 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:24,439 Possible, 668 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:28,479 or just a DIY military fanboy with a library card. 669 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:31,999 The wound also suggests the use of a serrated blade, 670 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,439 something like a hunting knife. 671 00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:37,999 In other words, the killer perfected the art of killing 672 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,839 and on his biggest victim yet. 673 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:43,079 Maybe that's why he chose him. 674 00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:45,600 A challenge? A sport? 675 00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:51,279 How does the bludgeoning of his final victim 676 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:54,759 fit his new expertise? Another anomaly? 677 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,639 For the pathology evidence and forensics, 678 00:45:57,640 --> 00:46:01,799 we think that Kacper's murder could have been unplanned 679 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:03,919 and heat of the moment. 680 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,279 Whether or not we're right about the killer being a builder, 681 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:08,359 he had to know his days in the Tavern were numbered. 682 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:10,279 And that became a stressor. 683 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:13,400 Yes. What was he going to do with the bodies in the basement? 684 00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:17,360 Excuse me a second. 685 00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:21,999 I thought you might need... 686 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:23,239 Come on, then. 687 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:25,839 This is Velvy. He has some information about Body 6. 688 00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:28,639 Body 6. One with the noose. 689 00:46:28,640 --> 00:46:30,919 Good. Um, yes. 690 00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:35,319 Through the discontinued Albanian clothing brand Apollonia 691 00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:39,639 worn by Body 6, we hazarded a guess that he was also Albanian 692 00:46:39,640 --> 00:46:42,119 and we ran a missing person search. 693 00:46:42,120 --> 00:46:46,239 I believe his name is Elseid Broja. 694 00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:47,760 Um... 695 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:53,159 A 25-year-old Albanian student 696 00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:56,519 who went missing in London in summer 2009. 697 00:46:56,520 --> 00:46:59,119 Based on more than a clothing brand, I hope? 698 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:02,239 Mm. One of Broja's distinguishing features 699 00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:05,679 was a partial denture - 700 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:07,320 three teeth. 701 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:14,800 We found just such a denture in the throat of Body 6. 702 00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,599 But what about our killer's DNA? 703 00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:22,679 All these bodies, all this evidence, 704 00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:24,399 he's got to have left it somewhere. 705 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:26,479 We've collected, and are collecting, 706 00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:28,999 scores of DNA samples from the basement 707 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:30,359 and the victims' clothing, 708 00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,759 all of which we'll run against the database. 709 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:33,999 But? 710 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,519 But there's a strong possibility he wore gloves. 711 00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:37,839 Based on...? 712 00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:39,519 The padlock. 713 00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:42,319 He must have used it regularly, 714 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,160 but there's not a print on it. 715 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:52,840 Good job, lads. Same time tomorrow. 716 00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:12,519 Keith Pryor. 717 00:49:12,520 --> 00:49:14,960 Hello, Keith. Russell Drake. 718 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,039 Hey, Russ. How you doing, mate? 719 00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,120 Surviving. 720 00:49:22,240 --> 00:49:24,559 I know that you're doing OK, 721 00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:26,119 so forgive me for not asking. 722 00:49:26,120 --> 00:49:27,920 Can't complain, can't complain. 723 00:49:28,920 --> 00:49:31,279 What can I do for you, Russell? 724 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:33,879 Well, I thought we might compare notes. 725 00:49:33,880 --> 00:49:35,399 King's Cross. 726 00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:40,039 Yeah. The bodies in that Tavern likely killed between 2008 and 2010. 727 00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:41,719 Sorry, Russ, the line's breaking up. 728 00:49:41,720 --> 00:49:43,799 Why don't we talk in person? 729 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:46,239 No. No way. 730 00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:47,759 I'm not stupid. 731 00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:49,400 You come to me, then. 732 00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:55,039 No, I'm going to the police. 733 00:49:55,040 --> 00:49:57,639 Tell them what I should have told them years ago. 734 00:49:57,640 --> 00:49:59,839 Now, if that were true, 735 00:49:59,840 --> 00:50:02,160 you would have done it already, wouldn't you? 736 00:50:03,320 --> 00:50:05,839 This sounds like a shakedown, 737 00:50:05,840 --> 00:50:07,799 like you want something from me. 738 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:09,400 Russell! 739 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:14,159 Russell! 740 00:50:14,160 --> 00:50:15,999 Got to go, Russ? 741 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:17,759 Sounds like you're needed. 742 00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:19,239 Russell! 743 00:50:19,240 --> 00:50:20,720 No. OK. 744 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,400 Yeah, let's meet. But in a public place of my choosing. 745 00:50:36,680 --> 00:50:38,400 Oh, excuse me. 746 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:40,999 Can I help you? 747 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:45,319 Um, who should I speak to about the King's Cross investigation? 748 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:48,519 I'm a nurse at the Royal Free. I've just come off a double shift. 749 00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:50,679 I caught the end... 750 00:50:50,680 --> 00:50:53,959 You were at the press conference, the pathologist. 751 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:56,479 Yes. Gabriel. Um...? 752 00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:59,080 Esther. Esther Daniels. 753 00:51:01,640 --> 00:51:06,760 My son Simon went missing in 2009, aged 17. 754 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:11,199 Are any of the victims as young as 17? 755 00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:12,799 Let's talk inside. 756 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:16,159 Well... When Simon was small, 757 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:18,599 he broke his leg in two places skateboarding, 758 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:20,599 his right leg. 759 00:51:20,600 --> 00:51:23,720 As a pathologist, you'd notice something like that, right? 760 00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:39,120 Thank you. 761 00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:49,319 Simon's DNA is on file? 762 00:51:49,320 --> 00:51:51,520 He's on the missing persons database? 763 00:51:52,720 --> 00:51:56,399 I gave the police his hairbrush in 2009. 764 00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:59,360 In that case, we should have confirmation by tomorrow. 765 00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:06,319 When he went missing, 766 00:52:06,320 --> 00:52:07,960 he'd been getting in trouble... 767 00:52:09,240 --> 00:52:12,839 ..dropping out of college, on the fringes of a gang, 768 00:52:12,840 --> 00:52:14,759 but... 769 00:52:14,760 --> 00:52:16,600 ..nothing too serious. 770 00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:20,119 Looking back, 771 00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:22,040 it was all an act of rebellion. 772 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:25,440 Against what? 773 00:52:26,840 --> 00:52:29,320 I was pregnant and I'd just remarried. 774 00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:34,319 No doubt he was feeling a lot of jealousy. 775 00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,839 So Simon didn't get on with your new husband? 776 00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:41,439 By spring 2009, he'd moved out. 777 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:45,319 It was only when his birthday came round and he didn't call, 778 00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:47,479 I knew something was wrong. 779 00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:49,800 And that's when you reported him missing? 780 00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:54,480 A month later... 781 00:52:55,520 --> 00:52:58,320 ..they found Simon's bag up in Holloway Woods. 782 00:53:00,320 --> 00:53:02,840 It's a known spot for dealing. 783 00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:09,080 It was like the police just lost interest at that point. 784 00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:15,079 If my son was killed in King's Cross, 785 00:53:15,080 --> 00:53:17,320 half a mile from his front door... 786 00:53:18,760 --> 00:53:21,719 ..who took his bag up to Holloway Woods? 787 00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:28,840 My husband. 788 00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:33,240 Probably wondering where I am. 789 00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:37,160 I'm going to run you home, Esther. 790 00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:39,840 Thank you. 791 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:51,280 The lab have been busy and we now have DNA matches on three bodies. 792 00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:54,879 Body 1 is or was - 793 00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:57,839 Adam Perry, 52, 794 00:53:57,840 --> 00:54:03,200 a convicted criminal who disappeared in February 2008. 795 00:54:05,160 --> 00:54:10,319 Body 5 is 17-year-old Simon Daniels. 796 00:54:10,320 --> 00:54:13,679 I met his mother, Esther, last night. 797 00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:16,599 She recognised me from the press conference. 798 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:19,399 I submitted a brief account of that meeting for the file. 799 00:54:19,400 --> 00:54:20,639 Thank you. 800 00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:25,519 Body 7 is a personal trainer called Faisal Hosseini. 801 00:54:25,520 --> 00:54:27,519 At the time of his disappearance, 802 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,039 he was about to enter into a civil partnership 803 00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:32,999 with his long-term boyfriend, Josh. 804 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:36,039 He'd taken a client for a workout in Regent's Park 805 00:54:36,040 --> 00:54:39,239 and was supposedly heading back home on foot 806 00:54:39,240 --> 00:54:42,919 to his flat in Angel when he vanished. 807 00:54:42,920 --> 00:54:46,399 So we have provisional IDs on six of the eight? 808 00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:48,999 Just Bodies 2 and 3 remain unidentified? 809 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:50,279 Correct. 810 00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:54,359 We suggest that the immediate focus is Body 1, Adam Perry. 811 00:54:54,360 --> 00:54:55,879 Why? 812 00:54:55,880 --> 00:55:00,039 Well, Perry apparently had a long record for assault 813 00:55:00,040 --> 00:55:03,680 and procuring runaways for sexual activity. 814 00:55:11,600 --> 00:55:13,000 Ringing bells? 815 00:55:14,080 --> 00:55:15,640 He was an animal. 816 00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:19,919 Hospital records bear out our pathology findings 817 00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:23,719 with respect to the healed stab wound. 818 00:55:23,720 --> 00:55:26,839 Adam Perry was admitted to A&E 819 00:55:26,840 --> 00:55:32,679 with a suspected knife injury on January 2nd 2008. 820 00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:34,399 He was lucky to live. 821 00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:37,599 These victims - there's no pattern, is there? 822 00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:40,039 No type he goes for? 823 00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:42,359 No conventional victimology 824 00:55:42,360 --> 00:55:46,079 that would hold a mirror up to the offender? 825 00:55:46,080 --> 00:55:50,359 If there is, all I'm seeing in that mirror is a black hole. 826 00:55:50,360 --> 00:55:52,560 There's more questions than answers. 827 00:56:29,960 --> 00:56:34,039 Mrs Perry, I have some general questions 828 00:56:34,040 --> 00:56:36,919 about the period leading up to Adam's disappearance. 829 00:56:36,920 --> 00:56:41,439 Dr Alexander is a pathologist who has some more specific questions. 830 00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:42,839 Pathologist? 831 00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:44,639 Yes. 832 00:56:44,640 --> 00:56:49,159 I wanted to ask you about a knife injury that your husband sustained 833 00:56:49,160 --> 00:56:51,479 in the weeks prior to his murder. 834 00:56:51,480 --> 00:56:53,080 I know who did this. 835 00:56:54,440 --> 00:56:56,480 I know who did all of 'em. 836 00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:01,799 He's... 837 00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:03,119 He's a monster, 838 00:57:03,120 --> 00:57:05,400 but only cos Adam made him one. 839 00:57:11,160 --> 00:57:13,960 His name's Terry Bordell. 840 00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:24,400 Russell! 841 00:57:27,440 --> 00:57:28,840 Russell? 842 00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:32,720 Russell! 843 00:57:34,880 --> 00:57:36,640 Where are you?! 844 00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:39,920 Russell!