Expert Witness

The heart-wrenching case of 8 year old Sarah Payne who was abducted and murdered. A forensic ecologist finds a vital link between the suspect and the gravesite.

A twisted killer throws two suitcases containing severed remains into a canal and it’s down to a 3D scanning expert to uncover the crucial evidence needed to convict him.

When a body is found in a wheelie bin dumped in a lake, can a cell site analyst track the suspects’ movements and help put them behind bars?

When a violent gang use a secret language to discuss a fatal attack, police turn to a forensic linguist to crack their code.

Can untying the knot of a dressing gown cord used to kill Mary McLoughlin 35 years ago, finally reveal the identity of her killer?

In a horrifying case of mistaken identity, a man is stabbed to death in his home. Can an intelligence analyst help convict the suspects?

When fire crew discover a woman’s body in a burning flat, a blood spatter analyst uses a risky and untested method to reveal key evidence.

A teenage girl is found dead in woodland and a forensic pathologist analyses her stab wounds to shed light on what happened to her.

The devastating case of a gunman fatally shooting a young girl in Liverpool. An image analyst helps detectives unmask the notorious killer.

A mother and child disappear in 1976 only leaving a burnt-out car behind them. Over 40 years later can a blood analyst help police finally bring their killer to justice?

The brutal unsolved murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common shocked the nation. Ten years on can a forensic team use new DNA technology to identify the killer?

A young boy is beaten to death, but his killer evades justice. Three decades on a pollen expert finds a crucial link between a suspect and the brutal murder.

A disabled woman is brutally murdered and her neighbour is the prime suspect, but can a consultant doctor help police put him behind bars?

The 2005 murder of a Glasgow woman goes cold, but 17 years on, can a Dutch soil expert help to finally bring the killer to justice?