Expert Witness

5.0(3)|2021-10-25|4 seasons, 60 episodes

DocumentaryCrime

Overview

This dramatic true crime series reveals how some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses.

Episodes

Series 1(15)Series 2(15)Series 3(15)Series 4(15)

S1E1 · 2021-10-25 · 29m

Soil and Insects

Soil 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.

S1E2 · 2021-10-26 · 29m

Blood Under Paint and Gait

Blood 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.

S1E3 · 2021-10-27 · 29m

Forensic Imaging and MSN Chat

Marks 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.

S1E4 · 2021-10-28 · 29m

Fibre Trails and Diamonds

A 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.

S1E5 · 2021-10-29 · 29m

Pollen in a Field and Fibres in a Car Crash

A 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.

S1E6 · 2021-11-01 · 29m

DNA, Fibres and Bones

After 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.

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Ashley John-Baptiste

Self - Presenter