Donal MacIntyre's Released to Kill

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Exploring the background behind murders committed by previously convicted individuals. Donal MacIntyre hears from a range of experts, including leading criminal psychiatrists, prosecutors, probation officers and prison governors, to delve into the killers' motivations and the sequence of events that often occurred just days after their release from prison.

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Episode 1Theodore Johnson

Theodore Johnson evades murder charges twice, only to be set free to kill for a third time. Tragically, all his victims are the people closest to him.

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Episode 2Unwin & McFall

Two convicted murderers on a parole are suspects in a murder of a woman in the UK, found in a blazing car.

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Episode 3Joanna Dennehy

The episode looks at the crimes of Joanna Dennehy from the UK, one of the most notorious female killers.

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Episode 4Ian Birley

UK convicted killer Ian Birley was out of prison on probation for eighteen months when he killed again.

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Episode 5Peter Bryan

Paranoid schizophrenic released under the observation of health services kills again in the UK.

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Episode 6Leroy Campbell

In the UK, a man stabs a woman to death two weeks after he’s released from prison for previous violent crimes.

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Episode 6Matthew Williams

Fourteen days after being released from prison, Matthew Williams, a prolific offender with a long history of violence, viciously attacked a young woman.

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Episode 7Ian McLoughlin

A man is stabbed while helping a neighbour who's being burgled, and he tragically bleeds to death. The killer is murderer Ian McLoughlin, out on day release from prison. S1, Ep10

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Episode 8Marvyn Iheanacho

In the UK, Marvyn Iheanacho was released from prison but soon violated his parole terms and murdered a child.

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Episode 10David Cook

After murdering a teacher, David Cook was released from prison after 21 years. Tragically, just three years later, he strangled a pensioner to death. S1, Ep9

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