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?

Nearly 30 years after six year old Rikki Neave was brutally murdered, the cold case is reopened and evidence from a soil expert proves crucial in convicting his killer.

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?

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?