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The Gameshow Serial Killer: Police Tapes

You can't beat a bit of Bully for exposing murderers. ITV, 12/07/2018, 9pm (July 2018)

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BA
bilky asko
"In this new documentary in ITV’s Crime & Punishment strand, Susanna Reid gains privileged access to police interview tapes from the investigation into one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers, John Cooper, who murdered four people in Wales."

Footage of John Cooper on Bullseye was used against him in his trial, comparing a sketch of him to shots of him on the show. He was on the show a month before committing his second two murders, and the pre-show chat showed that he had knowledge of the area he was to kill in next. And because of the closeness of timing to the alleged crime, it gave the best possible picture to compare against.

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03-Jul-2018 @ 13:39

I reckon that there's going to be quite a lot of footage from Bullseye in the programme.
JM
JamesM0984
Sounds super, smashing, great.
FO
FanOfTV99
This was already made on the same channel.



Maybe they have new evidence but idk.
JA
james-2001
I imagine Challenge haven't ever shown the episode in question.
BR
Brekkie
I thought it was a rerun on Challenge which led to him being identified and convicted.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
It was a Challenge rerun. And Challenge showed the episode in question many times over before the issue came to light. Now it's out of the rota and will probably never be seen again outside of probably really badly cropped and zoomed clips from the set of Bullseye.
BA
bilky asko
This was already made on the same channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgr3I8aJmNw

Maybe they have new evidence but idk.


Does that version contain the police interview tapes?
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
This was already made on the same channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgr3I8aJmNw

Maybe they have new evidence but idk.


Does that version contain the police interview tapes?


Yes it appears to.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
I wonder if this "new" show is just that one in the above video in new packaging, ie a new voiceover and some extra VT links and maybe a reconstruction?

What new evidence could there be? I mean the guy was charged and gaoled for life, with no chance of parole.
BA
bilky asko
I wonder if this "new" show is just that one in the above video in new packaging, ie a new voiceover and some extra VT links and maybe a reconstruction?

What new evidence could there be? I mean the guy was charged and gaoled for life, with no chance of parole.


The press release suggests new content / people speaking for the first time.

9 days later

JO
Johnr
It was basically the same with Susanna Reid shoved in for good measure...
SP
Spencer
This was already made on the same channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgr3I8aJmNw

Maybe they have new evidence but idk.



"You've got an unusual hobby, John, haven't you?"

That's one way of putting it.
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