From body snatchers to the Suffolk Strangler, retired murder squad detective Trevor Marriott is set to take Epsom audiences through the grisly history of British serial killers next month.

Following the successes of his book, the Evil Within, and his tour on the world’s most infamous serial killers, Mr Marriott will be coming to Epsom Playhouse on Wednesday, September 16.

The show appeals to people’s morbid curiosity with serial killers and forensic science which, as shows like CSI illustrate, a lot of people can confess to have.

Mr Marriott said: "The demand for it has been surprising - first after my book and then from my last tour.

"I get people from all demographics to my show - especially students, who are usually the best-informed, and about 75 per cent of my audience are women.

"Obviously these crimes - because they are the most shocking - get a great deal of media coverage and so the public becomes very interested in them."

Mr Marriott's show is comprised of a walk through the history of 20 UK serial killers from his expert perspective, broken up with photographs and interviews with the killers.

He said: "We use a range of audiovisual media to tell the story - so it never feels like a boring lecture.

"There are lots of photographs and multimedia stuff which keeps the audience engaged throughout.

"It’s fast-paced and exciting, and we get through a lot in a relatively short period of time."

Also appealing, he says, is the historical element of the show; since the dawn of the advanced DNA age in the mid-1980s, serial killers are something of a throwback.

And finally Mr Marriott’s small but loyal core of fans will be entertained by a special section on capital punishment relating to British serial killers.

The UK’s Worst Serial Killers will be on at the Playhouse on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30pm, and tickets are priced from £10 to £12.

Visit the website on www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk or call the Box Office on 01372 742555/742227 to book tickets.