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999 Murderer Calling

Season 1
Scheming killers call 911, trying to escape justice, deceive police and lie about committing murder, but are tripped up by their own words. Detectives unravel the false trails and deception within the 911 calls to expose the truth and catch the killers.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Fentanyl Killer
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    Luke D'Wit tricked his millionaire neighbors into thinking he was a harmless IT geek before poisoning them so he could take over their business. His harrowing call to police gave detectives their first clues in bringing the poisoner to justice.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Confession
    December 9, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    A young mother is feared dead. Seven years later, her ex-partner admits he’s responsible on a call to emergency services. After he retracts his confession, an undercover cop gets to the truth. Also, the heartbreaking death of a 10-month-old baby.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Killer Chemist
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    Mitesh Patel strangled his wife in order to claim insurance and start a new life with his lover. After ransacking their home to make it look like a burglary gone wrong, he made a tearful call to emergency services, unknowingly leaving clues as he spoke.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Microscopic Mistake
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    David and Ann-Marie Pomphret seemed a close and loving couple. When Ann-Marie is found battered to death, a distraught David calls police. Forensic scientists detect microscopic blood cells on his unwashed socks and the truth is revealed.
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  5. S1 E5 - Killer in the Woods
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    Andrew Pearson kidnapped his ex-partner Natalie Harker before strangling, drowning and sexually assaulting her. In a distraught call to police, he then tried to claim her death was an accident but inadvertently left a series of clues as he spoke.
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  6. S1 E6 - An Oscar-Worthy Performance
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    Flames engulf a village workshop, killing owner David Twigg. Police hunt for two masked intruders, who were reported in a call by David's partner, Julie Dixon. Later, at the trial, the judge says Dixon’s call is worthy of an Oscar nomination.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Killer Next Door
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    Ex-Commando and trained killer stabbed his two neighbors to death after a long-running parking dispute. He claimed his actions were due to a mental breakdown caused by his Army service. But his cool and calm call to police told a different story.
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  8. S1 E8 - A Deadly Trap
    November 14, 2024
    44min
    TV-14
    It sounds like a routine call to police, but it's a deadly trap. The caller is a killer who’s vowed vengeance on the police. When two unarmed female officers turn up to investigate, they are brutally murdered by one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives.
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Cast
Rob WarnerJoe CooperTosca BarnesSteve AndersonKieran Coyle
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discovery plus Crimes
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