Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
A Question of Identity
Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science. The first episode looks at the difficulty of identifying the body in a murder case.
Traces of Guilt
Gabriel Weston looks at cases that were solved by examining the smallest traces of forensic evidence, and investigates the cutting-edge techniques being used today.
Instruments of Murder
Gabriel Weston investigates the forensic advances that have elevated the murder weapon from its role of mere evidence to that of key witness.
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