Killing Spree | The Hungerford Massacre (1987)

The story of how a sleepy British village turned into the scene of a horrible mass shooting.

When a killing spree occurs, the inevitable reaction is one of shock and disbelief at the unexpected and unimaginably violent chain of events. This compelling new series features such murders in forensic detail, drawing upon the testimony of those involved and those who knew the perpetrator to tell the story behind each chain of rapidly executed killings.


This episode examines the case of Michael Ryan, who took the lives of 16 people in Hungerford, Berkshire, in 1987.


Featuring testimonies from acquaintances, eyewitnesses and experts.