▁were ▁committed , ▁though ▁usually , ▁nothing ▁new ▁was ▁conclus ively ▁proven . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁sp un ▁off ▁into ▁one ▁further ▁out ing , ▁Second ▁Ver dict . ▁ ▁Over ▁six ▁weeks , ▁they ▁re - inv estig ated ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁b aff ling ▁historic ▁criminal ▁cases , ▁including ▁the ▁Lind berg h ▁kid n app ings ▁and ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁the ▁Prin ces ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁by ▁King ▁Richard ▁III . ▁ ▁The ▁characters ▁sp arring ▁off ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁truth ▁made ▁for ▁entertain ing ▁television , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁episode , ▁it ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁actual ▁evidence ▁to ▁offer ▁real ▁' second ▁ver dict s '. ▁ ▁A ▁compar able ▁I TV ▁series ▁Kill ers ▁featuring ▁detailed ▁reconst ru ctions ▁of ▁not orious ▁crime ▁tri als ▁used ▁much ▁dialog ue ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁trans cript s , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁didn ' t ▁help ▁Second ▁Ver dict . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁contemporary ▁interview , ▁Str at ford ▁Joh ns ▁remarked ▁that : ▁" I ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁the ▁title . ▁It ▁was ▁too ▁limit ing . ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁preferred ▁' Second ▁Op in ion ' ". ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁John ▁W att ▁would ▁see ▁one ▁final ▁solo ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁Z - C ars , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁British ▁crime ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1