The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road's murderer to justice. BATH, 1984 Jean Road, a 49-year-old mother of three, awakens to news that her daughter Melanie has been murdered in a nearby street as she walked home from a club in the early hours. Britain's biggest manhunt begins. A trail of blood is found leading away from the scene. It's a rare blood type. But despite a year-long inquiry and 94 arrests, the case is wound down. No one is charged with Melanie's murder. AVON & SOMERSET POLICE HQ, 2009 Detective Sergeant Julie Mackay, a 41-year-old single mother of three who has been overlooked for promotion for years, transfers to the Cold Case Unit. She unearths a file from the original inquiry and becomes hooked by the details: the rare blood type, Bath on a summer's night, the investigative wrong turns … She takes on the case, and with the help of Melanie's inspirational mother works tirelessly to rebuild it. This is the true story of how she did it. · Julie and Rob's ITV Podcast about the case - Catching Melanie's Killer - is one of this year's most popular podcasts - making #6 in the Apple Podcast charts and #3 in the True Crime charts. It has been downloaded over 300k times so far and the reviews have been excellent.· Catching Melanie's Killer appeals to the readers of books like The Pembrokeshire Murders, Catching a Serial Killer by Stephen Fulcher (25.5k), Murders at White House Farm (17k), Manhunt by Colin Sutton (14k)· One of Julie's other cases - the murder of Becky Watts - is one of HC's most successful ebooks selling over 60,000 copies.· The anniversary of the Melanie's death is on 8th June.· Julie has had a number of approaches for TV and film. Competition: The Pembrokshire Murders;Catching a Serial Killer;Murders at the Whitehouse Farm;Manhunt;Beyond Evil;Love as Always, Mum xxx;My Sister Milly;Dark Side of the Mind;Remembered Forever. By;Stephen Fulcher;Colin Sutton;Nathan Yates;Mae West;Carol Ann Lee;Gemma Dowler;Kerry Daynes;Luke & Ryan Hart

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