Expert Witness
Series 2
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.
Where to Watch Series 2
15 Episodes
- Shallow Graves - Unearthing a Serial Killer
E1Shallow Graves - Unearthing a Serial KillerSome criminal investigations are so complicated that they require a number of expert witnesses to be involved. This programme examines how forensic evidence from a whole team of scientists turned a missing person case into a hunt for a murderer, and then into an investigation into one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. - Mystery of the Playground Shooter and Signature of a Killer
E2Mystery of the Playground Shooter and Signature of a KillerA young schoolboy is mysteriously shot in the head while playing in the school yard, but who fired the gun and from where? Philip Boyce, a forensic ballistics expert, is called in to test-fire a number of different guns and reconstruct the injuries to find out who fired the gun. - The Curry Killer and the Body on the Beach
E3The Curry Killer and the Body on the BeachFollowing the unexplained death of a man in Yorkshire, found alone in his home with no signs of forced entry or a struggle, police were at a loss to explain his death. They turned to expert witness Duncan Campbell to help solve the mystery. Duncan, a forensic scientist, decided to analyse something that is part of everyday life, food. After examining the man’s final meal, the expert witness not only solved the crime but in turn helped to make legal history by ensuring a guilty verdict was achieved in this very rare and unusual case. - Body in the Snow and Betrayed by a Text
E4Body in the Snow and Betrayed by a TextAfter a 25-year-old woman goes missing in Bristol, the police launch a major missing-person enquiry. Soon after, the body of the young woman is discoved by dog walkers on Christmas Day, and the hunt becomes a major murder enquiry. As investigators can find no sign of forced entry to her flat, they conclude that her killer must be someone known to her. - Body in the Woods and Murder at the Post Office
E5Body in the Woods and Murder at the Post OfficeThis episode follows two shocking criminal cases in Yorkshire, each involving a woman murdered by her partner, and two expert witnesses with very different disciplines in forensic science who help to deliver justice. - Murder in the Suburbs and Search for a Serial Killer
E6Murder in the Suburbs and Search for a Serial KillerIn our first story, a community reels in total shock when a doting grandmother is found murdered in her home. Detectives search for the killer and suspect it may be someone close to her. The suspect's DNA is found all over the crime scene, but that is easily explained because he lived until recently in the same house. So the police try another route. They approach Kelly Sheridan, an expert witness in fibre evidence, who uncovers a trail of fibres, unravelling the mystery and putting the killer in jail.
