Serial killers and the crimes that remained in the shadows for years

September Shatters the Illusion of Safety: Serial Killers, Buried Bodies and Children Who Never Came Home

Viasat True Crime has already explored the cases of Peter Sutcliffe, Stephen Griffiths, Fred and Rose West, and other notorious serial killers. This September, another perpetrator joins this infamous gallery, although almost fifty years later, his identity remains unknown. The Oakland County Child Killer has no confirmed name or face. What remains are four murdered children and an investigation that has never delivered a final answer.

Darker September days are approaching, bringing stories that prove evil can hide in places that should feel safe: quiet suburbs, a boarding house and behind the doors of an ordinary home.

Children of the Snow: a killer without a face

Premiere: Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September at 21:00 CET

Between 1976 and 1977, four children were abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. The unidentified perpetrator became known as the Oakland County Child Killer, sparking one of the largest manhunts in US history.

The four-part series Children of the Snow revisits a case that left the victims' families without answers for decades. More than forty years later, relatives, an author investigating the case and Detective Cory Williams return to the evidence. Did the killer commit the perfect crime, or was the truth hidden in the files all along?

Murders at the Boarding House: bodies buried in the garden

Airs: Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 September at 22:00 CET

When a social worker reported one of her clients missing, Detective John Cabrera was sent to a boarding house run by Dorothea Puente. The elderly landlady appeared calm, friendly and cooperative. Then human remains were discovered in her garden.

Murders at the Boarding House reveals how a home meant to shelter vulnerable residents became the centre of a murder investigation. Most disturbing is the contrast between Puente's image as a caring landlady and the truth concealed behind the doors of her home.

Moors Murders: the couple who murdered children

Airs: Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 September at 22:00 CET

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley murdered five children, burying some of their victims on the moors near Manchester. The three-part series Moors Murders explores the investigation, the "trial of the century", the families' grief and the decades-long searches for the victims' remains.

Viewers will hear from David Smith, Hindley's brother-in-law and the only eyewitness to one of the murders, as well as discover previously unseen prison correspondence between Brady and Hindley. It remains one of the darkest chapters in British criminal history.

When the clock strikes 22:00 CET, September darkness begins

These three cases share one disturbing element: their victims were particularly vulnerable, including children, elderly people and those dependent on others. The perpetrators exploited trust and a sense of security to remain unsuspected.

September on Viasat True Crime begins with Children of the Snow at 21:00 CET. Later in the month, 22:00 CET becomes the hour when the files on further serial crimes are opened.

Tune in to Viasat True Crime and discover the serial killers who turned their victims' trust into their most effective weapon.