In the Footsteps of Killers reexamines the deaths of Carol Lannen and Elizabeth McCabe, also known as the Templeton Woods Murders.
Emilia Fox rejoins criminologist David Wilson for another run of the true crime documentary series which reinvestigates cold murder cases.
Episode one attempts to shed light on the horrifying deaths of Carol Lannen and Elizabeth McCabe.
Within one year, both women were strangled and found in Templeton Woods just yards apart.
Here’s everything you need to know about the murders, suspects and if the crimes were linked.
In the Footsteps of Killers on C4: The Templeton Woods Murders
Emilia Fox, criminologist Professor David Wilson and ex-detective Dr Graham Hill revisit the Templeton Woods Murders for series 2 of In the Footsteps of Killers.
In March 1979, the body of 18-year-old Carol Lannen was found just outside Dundee.
Less than 12 months later, the body of 20-year-old Elizabeth McCabe was found in the same area.
Both had been strangled.
David, Emilia and Graham investigate both cases and uncover some explosive new evidence that convinces them that they know who’s responsible…
What happened to Carol Lannen?
Scottish Carol Lannen was just 18 when she was murdered in 1979.
A part-time sex worker at the time of her disappearance, she worked and lived in Dundee.
Her brother Mick was looking after Carol’s young son on the night of her murder.
Eyewitnesses saw Carol getting into a red Cortina on Exchange Street, near Dundee city centre, on the evening of March 20, 1979.
The area was considered the city’s red light district at the time.
It was the last time she was seen alive.
Carol’s body was found naked, although partially covered in snow, and strangled in Dundee forest Templeton Woods on March 21, 1979.
Just days later, Carol’s handbag and clothes were found 70 miles away on the banks of the River Don, near Kintore, Aberdeenshire.
Her death sparked a huge manhunt in Scotland.
Carol Lannen son Derek
Tragically, Carol had a three month old son called Derek who was left without a mum when she died.
Carol’s mother Christina McCluskey raised Derek as her own.
Derek is understandably still haunted by his mum’s death.
In 2016, the then 37-year-old spoke publicly about seeking justice for his mum.
He said: “As I’ve got older and learned more about the murder I wanted closure for my gran.
“She was devastated by it and over the years her hopes had been raised the killer would be found then crushed again.
“She passed away in 2011 and I’ve struggled to cope with her death.
“I just wish someone who knows something would come forward so they can both rest in peace as they deserve.”
Who killed Carol Lannen?
Police launched a massive manhunt after the death of Carol Lannen.
Officers interviewed all men with red cars who had been in the area where Carol was last seen.
They also issued a photofit of a man with a moustache.
But tragically the killer was never found.
He could even still be alive to this day.
What happened to Elizabeth McCabe?
Dundee resident Elizabeth McCabe was found dead in the same woods in February 1980.
She was murdered after a night out on Union Street with her friend Sandra Niven, shortly before her 21st birthday.
She still lived at home with her parents.
On February 26, 1980, two hunters found Elizabeth’s lifeless body.
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