Murder Trial: Girl in the River
Episode 1 of 2
Part one of two. The murder of Scottish schoolgirl Caroline Glachan in August 1996. The original police investigation was hampered by an unwillingness to cooperate with the police and only re-opened in 2019. Three suspects stood accused of killing the 14-year-old, who was found face down in the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, having been violently assaulted. Shocking revelations unfolded in court as Caroline's family sought justice in one of Scotland's most haunting cold cases. Featuring interviews with Caroline's mother, DCI Stuart Grainger the SIO on the case, the mother of key witness 'Archie' and the victim's friends
Murder Trial: Girl in the River airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 29 January. (New, subtitles, audio description.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Factual Crime
Kirsty MacFarlane
Producer
Matt Pinder
Director
Iain Scollay
Executive Producer