Murder by the Sea

Victoria Couchman's skull was found near St Leonards-on-Sea months after she vanished. Her father, Tony, became the prime suspect, his controlling behavior leading to tragedy.

Irene Munro, a woman enjoying a holiday on the south coast of England, was tragically bludgeoned to death during what should have been a relaxing getaway. Her life was violently taken by two unemployed war veterans, who then robbed her.

The case of East Sussex businessman Gary Hampson. He was reported missing by his family after failing to turn up for an appointment in January 2011. Police put under surveillance a garage in Brighton, which was a front for drug dealing.

British seaside towns have a dubious reputation for hosting the most remarkable crimes. Murder by the Sea looks at the deadly tales from the coastlines of the United Kingdom.

After not being seen for several days, Rita Parminter was found dead in her home in Hastings. To police, it initially appeared that she had taken her own life.

Felicity Paget was killed by a 'mystery knifeman' who entered her house, and also attacked her fiancé William Webb. The 'fleeing attacker' left footprints behind in blood.

John Kewish was the last person to be hanged for murder on the Isle of Man in August, 1872. Yet, the case continues to create controversy to this day.

In the 1990's, electrician Tony Teare lured Corrine Bentley to remote moorland in the UK, promising her a job. In the violent attack that followed, he left her for dead.

The ninth episode looks back at another case from the Scottish Isle of Man, this time the murder of Corrine Bentley. She was lured into a remote moorland by a local electrician Tony Teare, assaulted and had her throat slit. The murder shocked the island and Teare became the last man sentenced to hang in the UK – but a change in the law ended up saving his life.