Killed Without a Trace: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Killed Without a Trace explores the huge task facing police forces and prosecutors across the UK as they try to get justice for families and prove a murder has happened without that vital piece of evidence – the body.

British actress Joanna Scanlan explores these remarkable and unconventional investigations, uncovering the lengths detectives must go to prove a murder has occurred. Joanna also reveals the heart-rending stories of families who, despite seeing a killer brought to justice, never had the chance to lay their loved ones to rest and are still searching for closure all these years later.

This Crime + Investigation commission includes interviews from detectives leading the investigations, prosecutors, experts who helped to establish ‘no proof of life' and firsthand testimonies from friends and family.

Series details

• Title: Killed Without a Trace
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2024-11-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Crime & Investigation
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80714

Cast and credited roles

• Joanna Scanlan — Joanna Scanlan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-11-11; final listed air date 2024-12-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Killed Without a Trace on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.