London/Hampshire – Wednesday 8th July 2026 – Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Sphere Abacus unveil a new true crime documentary Hair Fetish Killer, which is scheduled to premiere later this year on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland.
Currently in production, Hair Fetish Killer (1 x 90’) goes back to November 2002 when tragically, the mutilated body of a mother was discovered in the seaside town of Bournemouth – and in her hands were two clumps of precisely trimmed hair. It was a brutal murder that would lead detectives over 1,000 miles away to Potenza in Italy. The investigation stretched out for eight years before the discovery of a second victim finally led police to the door of the killer.
Producer and director is Woodcut’s Hannah Webster, with Nick Mavroidakis, Koulla Anastasi and Anna Sadowy serving as executive producers.
Hannah Webster, Series Producer, Woodcut Media commented: “The documentary shines a light on how investigators both in the UK and Italy tirelessly hunted the killer despite numerous challenges, dedicating their lives to securing justice for the families involved. It took 18 years of a dangerous murderer walking free before he was finally locked up, never to be released again!”
Will Stapley, Global Content Director, Sphere Abacus said: “We are delighted to be working again with leading factual producer Woodcut Media. Their expertise in premium true crime series has produced yet another gripping documentary that explores one of the most disturbing and psychologically complex murder cases, which we are certain will grab the interest of audiences worldwide.”
To date, Woodcut Media and Sphere Abacus have teamed-up on multiple true crime docs for Prime Video which include titles such as Confessions of a Female Serial Killer, Murdered or Missing: The Millionaire’s Babies, The Murder of Joanna Yeates, Murder in Concrete, Krays: London’s Gangsters, The London Underground Killer, The Murder of Sandra Rivett, and The Crossbow Cannibal, to name a few.
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About Woodcut Media:
Founded by award-winning producer Kate Beal in 2014, UK indie Woodcut Media is a female-led operation with a diverse team at its core, whose main ethos is to provide an honest and trusted voice – creating programming that tells incredible human stories with creativity, authenticity, and care. As well as being one of the leading true crime doc producers in the UK, Woodcut also specialises in a broad range of standout unscripted content – factual entertainment, specialist factual, and premium/talent led programming. Titles include Confessions of a Female Serial Killer, The Murder of Meredith (Amazon’s Prime Video), long-running series World’s Most Evil Killers/Britain’s Most Evil Killers (10 seasons, 200 episodes), Fiennes: Return to the Wild and Fiennes: Return to the Nile with Joseph and Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Nat Geo), Cut from a Different Cloth, Mandela, My Dad and Me, featuring Idris Elba, and Titanic in Colour (Nat Geo) to name a few. In December 2024 Woodcut launched (in partnership with KI and Seven Network) its first FAST channel (‘Crime Files’) in Australia. The same month Woodcut achieved B-Corp certification and also began its expansion into the digital space with the roll-out of YouTube channels under the banner The Uncut Network (True Crime Uncut, Underworld Uncut, History Uncut, Essentially Uncut). In 2026, Woodcut Media became part of the TV Foundation’s Class Confident network. www.woodcutmedia.com
About Sphere Abacus:
Sphere Abacus is the worldwide sales arm of Sphere Media, operating alongside the company’s highly successful production business. In addition, Sphere Abacus acquires and distributes a diverse slate of premium, multi-genre programming created by exceptional third-party producers for the global content market. At the same time, the company also works with independent producers to facilitate pre-sales and development finance as well as broadcaster commissions. Embracing a fully transparent reporting ethos throughout, Sphere Abacus focuses on building strong client relationships and generating positive solutions at every stage of the process, from initial financing to worldwide broadcast to successfully deliver scripted and non-scripted entertainment that counts to a global audience. Following an investment in May 2025, Sphere Abacus is a Bell Media company.
