Episodes
Once Upon a True Crime: The Ice Cream Murders with Douglas Skelton (S1EP4 Crime & Investigation Mon 16 May 2022)
The Ice Cream Murders with Douglas Skelton: Best-selling crime writer Douglas Skelton revisits the unsolved Ice Cream Murders case, which occurred during the early 1980s. At a time when poverty was rife in the city and fuelled violence, rival ice cream van crews battled for control over the territories in Glasgow’s East End. What began with slashed tyres and smashed windscreens escalated into a horrific mass murder, with an arson attack that killed a family of six.
Skelton delves into the tensions between the gangs, a 20-year battle to prove the innocence of two men convicted, and the unsolved case that still haunts Glasgow.
Airdate: Mon 16 May 2022 at 21:00 on Crime & Investigation
Season 1 Episode 4
Once Upon a True Crime follows some of Britain’s best-selling crime fiction writers as they turn detective to explore the enduring mysteries of the real-life murder cases which have inspired some of their most famous characters and novels.