Ashley John-Baptiste presents this daytime true crime documentary series exploring the inside stories of how expert witnesses helped solve some of the UK's most complex major crime cases.
Soil and InsectsSoil analysis helps solve a 37-year-old murder investigation in Scotland. In Huddersfield, analysis of insect life on a body found on the moors helps detectives catch a killer.
Blood Under Paint and Gait
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Blood Under Paint and GaitBlood traces hidden under paint allow an expert witness to find a killer and free five men from suspicion. An unusual gait identifies the murderer of an office worker.
Forensic Imaging and MSN Chat
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Forensic Imaging and MSN ChatMarks left by the tread of a shoe help detectives catch a killer terrorising Rochdale, and a forensic linguist deciphers messages written in slang, revealing a murder plot.
Fibre Trails and Diamonds
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Fibre Trails and DiamondsA team of expert witnesses follow a trail of fibres and DNA to solve three cold cases in Pembrokeshire, and a fraudulent diamond investment scheme is exposed by a gemologist.
Pollen in a Field and Fibres in a Car Crash
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Pollen in a Field and Fibres in a Car CrashA body left in a field prompts the examination of pollen, establishing a new forensic discipline, and fibres fused with car wreckage prove who caused a fatal traffic collision.
DNA, Fibres and Bones
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DNA, Fibres and BonesAfter 32 years, expert fibre analysis helps bring the killer of two Brighton schoolgirls to justice, and the analysis of bones found on a Yorkshire moor helps find two killers.
Aging Insects and Fake Fairies
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Aging Insects and Fake FairiesInsect evidence helps crack the case of missing Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed, and a series of convincing John Anster Fitzgerald forgeries are uncovered by an art expert.
Soil on a Spade and Stones in a Shoe
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Soil on a Spade and Stones in a ShoeSoil on a spade helps catch the killer of a young woman from Swindon, who for years evaded justice and a stone stuck in the sole of a shoe helps solve a murder in Manchester.
Cerium and CCTV
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Cerium and CCTVA wrongful conviction is overturned by re-examining microscopic particles on a van seat and an attempted murder outside a nightclub is solved by a facial comparison expert.
Pollen, Bones and DNA
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Pollen, Bones and DNAPollen and bone experts help identify the remains of a murder victim found in a sports bag. And advances in DNA help find the killer of a Bradford pensioner after 22 years.
Text Messages and DNA
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Text Messages and DNAAnalysis of text messages reveal a husband's plot to cover up his wife's murder and traces of DNA on decades old evidence helps bring justice to the family of a murdered woman.
Pollen, Chalk and DNA
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Pollen, Chalk and DNAHow expert analysis of nettles and chalky soil helped catch the killer of Soham schoolgirls and how advances in DNA techniques finally solve the murder known as Beauty in the Bath
Insects and Bones
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Insects and BonesInsects establish an accurate time of death, helping to prove a husband killed his wife and analysis of burnt remains in Leeds, uncovers another husband's cold murder of his wife.
Paint Materials and Blood Patterns
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Paint Materials and Blood PatternsForensics analysis by an art expert prove paintings by a well known cornish artist are fake, and blood spatter patterns in a hotel bedroom, help catch the killer of a father of 3.
60's DNA and Fibres Around the World
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60's DNA and Fibres Around the WorldA fifty year old cold case murder is solved by DNA and the tenacity of an expert witness. And a murder investigation is solved by tracking unusual blue fibres around the world.
Cast of Series 1
Ashley John-BaptisteSelf - Presenter
Liza ChambersDirector
Richard WellerProducer
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