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Season 1 – Expert Witness

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A look at 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.
Expert Witness — Season 1

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Ashley John-Baptiste

Host

Richard Weller

Producer

Emma Barker

Executive Producer

Edward Hart

Executive Producer

Liza Chambers

Director

Liza Chambers

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 25, 2021 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 26, 2021 Blood Under Paint and Gait A forensic scientist helps police locate new evidence to find the real killer after five men are wrongfully arrested for a crime; forensic analysis of fragments of CCTV footage blows apart a suspect's alibi. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 27, 2021 Forensic Imaging and MSN Chat Marks left by the tread of a shoe help detectives catch a killer terrorizing Rochdale; a forensic linguist deciphers messages written in slang, revealing a murder plot. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 28, 2021 Fibre Trails and Diamonds A team of expert witnesses follow a trail of fibers and DNA to solve three cold cases in Pembrokeshire; a fraudulent diamond investment scheme is exposed by a gemologist. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 29, 2021 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; fibers fused with car wreckage prove who caused a fatal traffic collision. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 1, 2021 DNA, Fibres and Bones When bones are discovered on moorland in West Yorkshire, detectives aren't even certain they are human; a team of expert witnesses is able to reveal the victim's story hidden within the bones and bring two killers to justice. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 2021 Aging Insects and Fake Fairies Insect evidence helps crack the case of missing Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed; a series of convincing John Anster Fitzgerald forgeries are uncovered by an art expert. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 3, 2021 Soil on a Spade and Stones in a Shoe Soil on a spade helps catch the killer of a young woman from Swindon, who for years evaded justice; a stone stuck in the sole of a shoe helps solve a murder in Manchester. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 4, 2021 Cerium and CCTV A wrongful conviction is overturned by re-examining microscopic particles on a van seat; an attempted murder outside a nightclub is solved by a facial comparison expert. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 5, 2021 Pollen, Bones and DNA Pollen and bone experts help identify the remains of a murder victim found in a sports bag; advances in DNA help find the killer of a Bradford pensioner after 22 years. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 8, 2021 Text Messages and DNA Analysis of text messages reveal a husband's plot to cover up his wife's murder and traces of DNA on decades old evidence helps bring justice to the family of a murdered woman. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 9, 2021 Pollen, Chalk and DNA How expert analysis of nettles and chalky soil helped catch the killer of Soham schoolgirls; how advances in DNA techniques finally solve the murder known as Beauty in the Bath. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 10, 2021 Insects and Bones Insects establish an accurate time of death, helping to prove a husband killed his wife; analysis of burnt remains in Leeds, uncovers another husband's cold murder of his wife. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 11, 2021 Paint Materials and Blood Patterns Forensics analysis by an art expert prove paintings by a well known Cornish artist are fake; blood spatter patterns in a hotel bedroom, help catch the killer of a father of three. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 12, 2021 60's DNA and Fibres Around the World A fifty year old cold case murder is solved by DNA and the tenacity of an expert witness; a murder investigation is solved by tracking unusual blue fibers around the world. Details
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Season Info

Director
Liza Chambers
Executive Producer
Emma Barker, Edward Hart
Network
BBC
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 25, 2021