Crime+Investigation Channel Highlights August 2021

IVAN MILAT: BACKPACKER MURDERER

Tuesdays from 17 August at 21:00

Ivan Milat, aka The Backpacker Killer, is Australia’s most notorious serial killer, jailed for life in 1996 for the murder of seven young Australian and international backpackers and the disposal of their bodies in the Belanglo State Forest, 90 minutes south of Sydney.

Now, a year after Milat’s death in maximum security prison, Australia’s foremost criminal investigative team set out to prove Milat had many more victims, many more burial grounds, and there are dozens of families who have lost loved ones and need closure.

Criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro and Forensic Anthropologist and Criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett will uncover compelling evidence that 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Milat’s first victim – and there could be up to two dozen more.

CRUISE SHIP KILLERS

Wednesdays from 25 August at 21:00

Cruise Ship Killers returns to Crime+Investigation for a second series. This a true crime series that tells the stories of people who never returned home after taking a holiday on a cruise ship. This series features interviews with family, friends, investigators and experts.

Experts include former Police Detective Damian Turner, former Medical Examiner Investigator Kim Witt and journalist J. H. Moncrieff.

CELLMATE SECRETS

Wednesdays from 4 August at 22:00

Cellmate Secrets is an unfiltered, fresh perspective on well-known true-crime stories.

Each self-contained episode includes a captivating re-telling of a notorious case filled with never-heard-before details, secrets and confessions driven by the very personal perspective of those closest to the infamous convict behind bars: the cellmate, the prison paramour, the guard, or the pen-pal.

New details and theories on the most infamous crimes are revealed as every sex scandal, betrayal, vicious act and shocking secret is exposed.

Episodes will follow the incredible incarceration stories of the notorious Casey Anthony, Susan Smith, Drew Peterson, Chris Watts, Joyce Mitchell, and Shayna Hubers.

HOMICIDE HUNTER

Continues Thursdays at 22:00

Homicide Hunter features the beloved retired detective Lieutenant Joe Kenda.

Kenda spent 23 years in the Colorado Springs Police Department, where he amassed a lifetime of memories catching killers and helping solve close to 400 homicide investigations.

Homicide Hunter reveals the emotional and psychological effects of murder on the investigator himself as Kenda embarks on a personal journey, coming to terms with long-suppressed nightmares.