Assume Nothing: Escalation

A look at eight real-life cases of murder, asking whether recognising a pattern of behaviour could save lives. Amybeth McNulty investigates why women continue to be murdered and what can be done to prevent it. Professor Jane Monckton Smith outlines the 'homicide timeline' - the pattern of behaviour she has identified in domestic homicides that, if spotted early, could help vulnerable and at-risk women keep themselves safe. The episode recounts a story in which a doting young mother arrived home one morning with her son. Her ex-boyfriend was there, in a rage, waiting