Crime Viral: Can You Catch A Serial Killer

Can You Catch a Serial Killer? is an interactive investigation session at The Old Woollen in Leeds, in which the audience works through a fictional murder case. It is presented as the first interactive serial killer investigation in the UK.

Participants step into a series of dramatised crime scene mock-ups and follow the case as it develops. Criminal profiling, investigative techniques and forensic evidence are used to link clues and analyse what has happened, and some scenarios include simulated autopsies.

The session is hosted by Cheish Merryweather, described as a serial killer expert. Decisions are taken by audience vote using a handheld device called a CLiKAPAD, which is collected on arrival at The Old Woollen and can be worn on a lanyard for the duration of the session. The high-pressure investigative simulations ask the group to choose a course of action before the killer strikes again, and the reconstructions are fictionalised.

It suits those with an interest in true crime, forensic methods or how investigations are reasoned through, and groups who enjoy solving a puzzle together. No prior knowledge is needed to take part.