Wrexham killer's capture covered by Crimewatch archive show

An episode in the new series of Crimewatch Caught delves into the archive to take a closer look at the case of Lukasz Reszpondek.

Following an elaborate double bluff set by North Wales Police, he was eventually caught and found guilty of murdering his secret lover, Ermatati (known as Tati) Rodgers.

Ermatati Rodgers (Image: North Wales Police/Archive) In 2008, North Wales Police was calling for information about the disappearance of Ms Rodgers from her Wrexham home.

The show includes appeal footage from the time, including an interview with DI Mark Hughes, who described the disappearance as "completely out of character," as well as an account of the "cat-and-mouse chase" between detectives and Reszpondek.

Enquiries into the victim's contacts led police to him and it was soon established that he was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance.

For 40 years, Crimewatch has brought audiences the biggest crimes with unprecedented access to detectives from across the UK.

As part of its anniversary, this compelling new series is revealing the investigations behind the headlines. 

Lukasz Reszpondek (NWP) (Image: North Wales Police)

It features new cracked cases and the lengths detectives went to, to outwit the criminals. 

Told by the detectives involved, as well as the victims and their families, each episode is showing how the cases were solved and how justice was served.

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The episode featuring Reszpondek, entitled "The Huge Drugs Conspiracy" will air at 8pm on Monday, October 21, on BBC One Wales.

It also covers the work of South Wales Police in dismantling one of Cardiff's largest organised crime groups - all thanks to a careless mistake of a dropped mobile phone.

All 15 episodes of Crimewatch Caught, including five episodes shining a light on some of Wales’ biggest cases, are available to watch on iPlayer.