Forensics: Catching the Killer
★ 7 · 2021 · 44m · Crime · Documentary
Explores horrific murder cases through the various twists and turns and unpacks in detail how the forensic work helped catch a killer. Telling these true crime stories are those closest to the case – from the forensic officers and experts, police officers, journalists, and family and friends.
Episodes
1. The Murder of Little Miss Nobody44m · Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder.
2. The Martial Arts Murder44m · When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue.
3. Murder at the Wedding44m · Bite marks in a block of cheese hold the key to catching a killer when he helps himself to a snack after a home invasion.
4. Murder by the Lake43m · A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack.
5. A Killer in the Family44m · When the body of a 16-year-old girl is found in a field, it would take over two decades before a DNA profile of the killer can be developed.
6. The Saturday Night Strangler44m · Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case.
7. Murder on the Island45m · Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case.
8. The Freezer Murders44m · Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator.More Like This
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