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Britain's Darkest Taboos

Season 2 · Episode 6

Gun Fanatic Shoots His Family

0.052mNovember 13, 2013

An examination of the psyche of murderer Michael Atherton, who killed his partner and two others in Co Durham in 2012.

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Episode 1Mick Philpott: The Man Who Tried to Murder Me!
Episode 2Danielle Jones: My Daughter Was Abducted by Her Uncle
Episode 3Our Daughter and Granddaughter Were Murdered On the Same Day
Episode 4Two Sisters, One Rapist: Our Dad
Episode 5My Mum Was Murdered by Her Stalker Ex
Episode 6Gun Fanatic Shoots His Family
Episode 7Britain's First White Honour Killing
Episode 8My Mother and Brother Murdered My Father