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Forensics: Catching the Killer

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.

Genre: Crime, Documentary

Actor: Ceri Jackson

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Country: United Kingdom

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 44m

Release: 2021

Rating: 7.0

1 "The Murder of Little Miss Nobody"

2021-12-01

"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 Murder"

2021-12-08

"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 Wedding"

2021-12-15

"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 Lake"

2021-12-22

"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 Family"

2021-12-29

"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 Strangler"

2022-01-05

"Thirty years after three gruesome murders, familial DNA and the exhumation of a body finally closes the case."

7 "Murder on the Island"

2022-01-12

"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 Murders"

2022-01-19

"Experts analyse the bodies of two women found in a freezer. Their untimely deaths would be linked to one vicious predator."

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1 "The Soham Murders"

2023-12-04

"The 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman horrified and shook the nation. Explore how forensic science helped find their killer."

2 "Murder in Suburbia"

2023-12-11

"In 2022, 35-year-old Zara Aleena was beaten to death just ten minutes from her London home, but the only evidence left by her brutal killer was one bloody fingerprint at the crime scene."

3 "Murder on the Moor"

2023-12-18

"In 1975, 11-year-old schoolgirl Lesley Molseed went to the shops and never returned to her family home in West Yorkshire. The ensuing police investigation led to a tragic miscarriage of justice before DNA evidence identified the true killer."

4 "The Happy Slapping Killing"

2024-01-08

"Larger-than-life David Morley survived a terrorist bombing in London, only to be beaten to death five years later during a night out in the city."

5 "Murder in the Woods"

2024-01-15

"Mum Karen Doubleday was found murdered in the woods in 2002. The clue to finding her killer lay in pollen spores from the Ice Age."

6 "Murder in the Playground"

2024-01-22

"Teenager Naomi Smith went to post a letter for her mother in 1995 and never came back home, but a bite mark left on her body gave police crucial evidence to help reveal her killer."

7 "The Mum Who Never Came Home"

2024-01-29

"After mum Michelle Gunshon disappeared, police found CCTV footage showing her with a mystery man. They managed to track him down, but where was she?"

8 "Catching the Rochdale Ripper"

2024-02-05

"When mum of three Eileen Jawczak was murdered, clues were minimal. Could police link her death to the Rochdale Ripper?"

9 "Catching the Midlands Ripper"

2024-02-12

"Two bodies are found just months apart in Leicestershire, but when the case goes cold, one woman's bravery could be key."

1 "The Pembrokeshire Murders"

2024-10-14

"In 1989, two bodies were found in Pembrokeshire - and the answers to their demise lay in the forensics, as a shocking truth was revealed."

2 "The Murder of Sarah Payne"

2024-10-21

"When the body of eight-year-old Sarah Payne was found in 2000, police utilised the help of forensic scientists to catch her killer."