Murders in the Steel City is the BBC crime drama everyone is talking about. Starring Philip Glennister and Steffan Rhodri, the film follows the real-life murders committed by the Saturday Night Strangler in the 1970s. Not to mention DNA evidence that could help identify the killer early on the 2000s.
According to the details of the case, the four-part series is set in Wales, where the murders originally took place. But where was it actually filmed? Here’s what you need to know…
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Where was Steeltown Murders filmed?
The BBC series was filmed in and around a number of murder sites, including Talbot Harbour, Burry Harbor and Neath Valley. Llandarcy – where the bodies of Geraldine Hughes and Pauline Floyd were found – were also used for the footage, Wales Online reported.
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© Tom Jackson The series was shot in South Wales
The publication reports that several sets have also been built at Dragon Studios’ premises in Pencoed, as well as studios in Swansea Bay. Filming begins in November 2022.
What was the Steeltown murder about?
The Steeltown Murders Follows two detectives on their quest to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area. Set in 1973 and the early 2000s, the new TV series follows a decades-long journey to solve a case.
© BBCGareth John Bale as DC Geraint Bale, Philip Glenister as DCI Paul Bethell and Steffan Rhodri as Phil Bach Rees in Steeltown Murders
The series’ official synopsis reads: “Combining 1970s police methods with the forensic discoveries of the early decades, Steeltown Murders is a portrait of a town dealing with the aftermath of an unsolved case three decades later, and the question of whether justice will ever truly be served.”
What is the real story behind the Steeltown murders?
In the summer of 1973, three 16-year-old girls were strangled and killed, leading to the nation’s largest manhunt for murderers. The first incident occurred in July when Sandra Newton disappeared around 1 a.m. while walking 5 miles home. Two days later her body was found in a canal. The teenage girl was hit in the head and strangled with her own dress.
© Simon Ridgway The Steel City Murders follow the real-life hunt for the Saturday Night Stranger
Two months later, in September, best friends Geraldine Hughes and Pauline Floyd were found dead in a wooded area in nearby Llandarcy after hitchhiking home from a Swansea nightclub. The two girls were also strangled and their bodies dumped seven miles from where Sandra was found.
The incident prompted a major police investigation, with a team of 150 officers questioning 35,000 people who barely matched the description of a shaggy-haired man in his early to mid-30s with a suit. mustache. A key witness saw Geraldine and Pauline get into a brightly colored Morris 1100 driven by a man so described.
© Tom Jackson The case was not resolved until 30 years later following developments in the DNA profile
However, it was not until 30 years later that the killer was identified. Thanks to the development of DNA analysis, police were able to determine that the same man committed all three murders and, after narrowing the list of suspects, they found Paul Kappen.
Local auto thief Paul was on a crime database in and around the Port Talbot area, but was only 7 years old at the time of the murder. This led the police to consider Paul’s father, Joseph, who owned a light-colored Morris 1100. He was questioned in 1973 but got an alibi from his wife and said his car broke down on the night of the murder.
When investigators knocked on Joseph’s door to conduct more DNA tests, they learned he had died of lung cancer in 1990. After taking DNA samples from Joseph’s ex-wife and daughter, all signs were found. All show him to be a murderer. In the end, the exhumation and forensic examination of Josip’s body revealed the truth. He really is a killer.
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