Crimewatch Live: The Grudge (BBC One, Wednesday, October 22, 2025)

Michelle Ackerley, Rav Wilding Crimewatch Live
Michelle Ackerley, Rav Wilding (Image: BBC Studios)

Rav Wilding and Steph McGovern examine a case of revenge that spiralled into a terrifying attack. The programme reveals how an ex-prisoner, holding a grudge against a guard over a seemingly petty dispute, meticulously planned to get his own back. Investigators explain how they pieced together the evidence to track down the perpetrator before he could strike again.

The show also turns to a cold case that has haunted a family for over two decades. In 2002, Michelle Bettles was murdered, and her killer has never been found. In a fresh appeal for information, police are hoping that someone watching may hold the missing piece of the puzzle that could finally bring her family the justice they have waited so long for.

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Crimewatch Live airs Wednesday October 22, at 10:45am on BBC One.

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