The Spalding Murders
Can teenage romance spark cold-blooded murder?
4.1 (22)
41 mins
Explore the terrifying story of fourteen-year-olds Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham, Britain’s youngest convicted double murderers. Discover how the young couple meticulously planned and executed the ruthless killings of Kim's mother and younger sister in their Spalding home. Learn about the chilling calm they displayed after the attack, spending days together watching movies as if nothing had happened.
Ep 1:
A Quiet Town, A Silent House
In a peaceful English market town, a welfare check uncovers a horror behind an ordinary front door—introducing the victims, the troubled teens, and the fractures that set catastrophe in motion.
Ep 2:
Happy Meals and a Death Plan
Isolated and increasingly obsessed, two teenagers turn a forbidden romance into a methodical murder plot, plotting over Happy Meals until the night they finally act.
Ep 3:
Three Knocks and a Confession
In the murders' chilling aftermath, teenagers watch Twilight beside the bodies before police break in—leading to a confession so calm it stuns even hardened detectives.
Ep 4:
Twenty Years for Two Lives
As trial gives way to verdict, sentencing, and appeal, the case forces a reckoning with diminished responsibility, lenient justice, and whether young killers can ever truly change.
Discussions (5)
Don
Level 8 · 1 week agoKim smirking at Mary in court broke me fr
Susan
Level 4 · 1 week agoSpalding actually does rank among the lowest crime areas in Lincolnshire. The quiet town detail checks out completely.
Israel
Level 3 · 1 week agoKim cried at her sentencing but not once during testimony about her mom or Katie. Girl really said 'let me know when this starts affecting ME'
