There are about 600 murders each year in the UK. So, what drives people to kill? Are some people born to kill or are they driven to it by circumstances? Michael Mosley delves into the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why people kill, and to find out whether by understanding murder we can prevent it.
Coup de Torchon
1981
7/10
Cure
1997
7.6/10
Rocker
1972
6.1/10
Until the Light Takes Us
2008
6.7/10
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine
2014
7.269/10
Wallander: The Secret
2006
6.3/10
We Own the Night
2007
6.695/10
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
8.347/10
Strange Days
1995
7.011/10
Swimming Pool
2003
6.5/10
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
8.41/10
True Romance
1993
7.547/10
Insomnia
2002
6.95/10
A Crime
2006
5.528/10
La ragazza dei lillà
1986
4/10
A Killing Affair
1985
6/10
Mercy
2000
5.2/10
Obsession
1944
7.5/10
Time to Die
2006
4/10
Sexy Beast
2000
7/10
