' The gripping allure of long-form podcasts such as Serial' Observer On the evening of Saturday 19 March 2011 DS Stephen Fulcher receives a life-changing call that thrusts him into a race against the clock to save missing 22-year-old Sian O' Callaghan who was last seen at a nightclub in Swindon Steve knows from experience that he has a small window of time to find Sian alive but his hopes are quickly dashed when his investigation leads him to Christopher Halliwell a cabbie with sick obsessions Following the investigation as it develops hour-by-hour Steve's gripping inside story of the cat-&-mouse situation that ensues shows how he hunted down Halliwell
- his number-one suspect
- which led him to the discovery of Sian's body & another victim Becky Godden-Edwards who had been missing since 2002 The murders shocked the nation & Halliwell become one of the most hated men in Britain Since then he has been linked to several murders & disappearances & has been called 'sick in the head' by an ex-cellmate for his unrelenting hatred of women Catching a Serial Killer is a thrilling devastating & absorbing look at a real-life murder case & potentially one of the UK's most prolific serial killers