2. A Body is Found

The Boy in the Woods vor 3 Jahren

Police discover the body of six-year-old Rikki Neave laid out in the woods.

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For more than 20 years the case of the murder of six-year-old
Rikki Neave went unsolved. In this new ten part investigation,
award-winning journalist Winifred Robinson, has unearthed the
truth through unprecedented access to police interview rooms, and
follows the investigation as the police move in on the
perpetrator.

It's a haunting and heart-breaking case filled with injustice, a
story of vulnerable children, known to the authorities who should
have been protected, a tale of lives wasted and cut short. You'll
hear original police tapes never broadcast before, fresh
testimony from suspects and witnesses, new and compelling
evidence from forensic scientists. The series takes you inside
the jury room and abroad as the manhunt closes in.

In Episode Two of The Boy in the Woods two police officers
searching the woods near Rikki's home find the body of the
six-year-old: he's been strangled, stripped and posed
star-shaped, with his arms outstretched and legs wide apart. His
murder sends shock waves through the local community and friends
and neighbours quickly start trying to piece together what's
happened and who might be responsible. The Boy in the Woods is
Presented by BBC Journalist, Winifred Robinson; the Series
Producer is Sue Mitchell Sound Design is by Tom Brignall