Crimewatch File: The Lost Boys

Overview

Nick Ross presents a reconstruction of the police investigation into the murder of 14-year-old runaway Jason Swift, which led to the uncovering of a sinister paedophile ring. Within days of the discovery of Jason's body, the hunt was on for the killer of another boy, later identified as 6-year-old Barry Lewis. The bodies of both boys showed traces of the kind of tranquillisers commonly used by paedophiles. Leads from Wandsworth prison eventually revealed that the ring may have been involved with as many as 20 murders of young boys. Next week's programme reconstructs the painstaking follow-on investigation called Operation Orchid.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 4, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC One

Cast

Nick Ross

Director

Bridget Sneyd

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12002162