The Killer in My Family, Richard Matt

A house fire in the small village of Penistone in West Yorkshire claims the lives of two young boys, Paul and Jack, and their father Darren Sykes. On further inspection, police discover that Darren deliberately started the fire in an act of revenge.

Whilst out one evening, Amy Chesler received a phone call from her brother, Jesse Winnick, telling her not to come home because he had killed their mother. Amy now lives in constant fear for her life and the lives of her children.

Harry Jarvis murdered his wife Carol and dumped her body in the basement, while his new lover was living in a shed in the garden. As the gruesome truth was revealed, their son Graham had to face up to the fact that his father was a killer.

Jennifer Meyers dreamed of a bright future with George Yzaguirre, but when he became abusive, the marriage broke down. George re-entered Jennifer’s life when he suddenly confessed to murdering two of his closest friends.

Dean Lowe had a volatile long-term relationship with his childhood girlfriend, Kirby Noden. In 2017, he confessed to his cousin Rebecca that he had killed Kirby and disposed of her body in wheelie bins. She had little choice but to call the Police.

When Mark Jones was murdered during a burglary at his home in 1991, Robert Towery was convicted of his murder and sentenced to death. Robert’s sister, Christine McClaine recalls Robert’s downfall into crime and the battle to stop his death penalty.

Mark Latunski murdered a man in a cannibalistic sex game, hanging his naked corpse from the ceiling in his home. That house had previously been home to Mark’s ex-wife Emily and her four children, before Mark turned from a loving family man into a killer.

Richard Matt tortured, strangled and dismembered his former boss. It wasn’t long before he killed again and was thrown into prison. Whilst in prison, he wrote letters to his daughter Jamie. Jamie tells her story of discovering her father was a murderer.