Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre brings to the stage the true stories of killers who came terrifyingly close to escaping justice.
Donal MacIntyre brings The Makings of a Murderer - Fatal Mistake to the Northcott Theatre on Friday 12 February 2027, starting at 7:30pm. It's part of his The Makings of a Murderer series, a live true-crime production that looks at criminal investigation and the cases that make the headlines.
MacIntyre is an award-winning investigative journalist and broadcaster, and he's built this show around a specific kind of case: killers who came terrifyingly close to getting away with it. He talks about the ones who lied convincingly, destroyed evidence and built false alibis, only to be undone by a single mistake. It could be a tiny forensic trace, a forgotten witness, a piece of CCTV or a contradiction in their story. He draws on some of the most compelling murder investigations of recent times to take the audience inside the hunt for killers who believed they'd committed the perfect crime.
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It's a long one, running for 135 minutes including an interval, so there's plenty of room for the details to breathe rather than rushing through a few headlines. If you're into true crime and the way a case actually comes together, it's right up that alley. Tickets are £34.50, and the show is at the Northcott Theatre, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QB.
