Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story
These absorbing programs chart 200 years' worth of innovations in the science and history of crime-solving forensic investigation.
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- Documentary, Suspense
These absorbing programs chart 200 years' worth of innovations in the science and history of crime-solving forensic investigation.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
A Question of Identity
53 mins
This program reveals the cutting edge science that's keeping detectives one step ahead of the criminals. There was a time when obscuring the identity of the victim would ensure the killer escaped justice, but the emergence of forensic science would turn the tables on the murderer.
Episode 2
Traces of Guilt
50 mins
Every contact leaves a trace. The killer will leave something at the scene of the crime - hairs, fibers or they will take something away with them, such as the soil on their shoes. This program examines four cases all concerned with the interpretation of evidence.
Episode 3
Instruments of Murder
51 mins
The key piece of evidence that detectives are always desperate to find is the murder weapon, which can hold vital clues that will expose the killer. This episode looks at murder cases with unusual weapons.