Steeltown Murders (2023) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.
The single-season narrative follows the reopening of three 1973 murders, a DNA-led search for the killer, and the growing tension between investigative determination and evidential certainty.
Directed by Marc Evans
Rating: 6.8/10 (45 votes)
The CID reopens the investigation into three murders from 1973. Paul begins reconstructing a past that has haunted him and the community for almost thirty years.
A swabbing operation begins as Paul looks for the killer. He also tries to clear people whose lives have been shaped by false accusations and rumours.
The team in 2002 applies groundbreaking familial DNA technology. This produces a route to locating the killer while intensifying the pressure on the investigation.
The killer is located, but the evidence does not provide one hundred per cent certainty. Paul must reconsider his approach rather than treating the breakthrough as conclusive.
Paul seeks higher approval for an exhumation connected to the case. The team worries that his tunnel vision could leave the investigation in a worse situation than before.
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