FOR thirty-three years of reconstructions and appeals to the public, the popular Crimewatch weekly show has been ditched by the BBC after it emerged criminals prefer being caught on Facebook instead, it has been reported.

The show, which was successful in catching a string of villains through the 80s, 90s and until recently, is no longer serving its purpose, according to our inside whistleblower leak aide who told us:

“Criminals were never happy with their photofits the BBC were coming up with. They always looked like they were drawn by a 5-year-old.

“When Facebook emerged on the scene the criminals were enjoying full-bodied colour and even some of their wanted photos had them smiling and in different poses.

“This gave criminals that feeling of being ‘one of us’ and ‘normal’, allowing them to blend in with society and not being seen as an obvious stick out.”

Crimewatch was responsible for solving high-profile crimes but fell short in capturing the killer of Jill Dando.

A spokesperson for the BBC said: “If Jill had been murdered in the Facebook era we would have caught the killer within minutes. He would most likely have boasted about it on Facebook or posted his location in his smartwatch before updating it onto his status.”

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