I don’t understand why British true crime documentaries lag so far behind their American counterparts. The storytelling always feels rushed, and you never really get to know the victim as a person. In this case, we don’t even get an explanation of how Louise Kam met her killers. Was it planned, random, casual? Did she get a kebab and bump into them by chance? We’re just left guessing.
There was so much missing from this 44‑minute film. The TikTok videos posted by one of the murderers were compelling but also deeply uncomfortable to watch, and while they added shock value, they didn’t provide much real insight into why Louise was killed. We know they wanted her properties, but one of them already had power of attorney, meaning he controlled the portfolio. So why the need to kill? Did she back out of the deal and they panicked? Was there some other grudge we weren’t told about? None of this is explored, which feels like a huge oversight.
What I also found strange was the lack of interviews with Louise’s family and friends. She didn’t come across as someone who was isolated, so where were the voices of the people who knew her?
Instead, the documentary spent far too much time focusing on the journalist covering the case. He didn’t offer much insight, and one of the final scenes of him riding a bus left me scratching my head. Was this meant to symbolise something? Did Louise travel by bus? It was oddly placed and didn’t fit the narrative at all.
The only part that really worked for me was the CCTV footage. They had access to good material but just didn’t build a story around it. If they’d spent even 15 more minutes exploring Louise’s background and showing who she was, it could’ve been a powerful and respectful documentary instead of something that felt cobbled together.
In the end, I wouldn’t recommend this one. Some true‑crime series drag things out over too many episodes, but this one swung too far the other way and left huge gaps. A case as shocking and tragic as this deserved better storytelling.
I totally agree. I looked at it twice as I thought that I had missed a chunk…especially of how Louise’s body was found!