Expert Witness

Episode 1

Soil and Insects

29 mins

Stories of major crimes that were solved with the help of forensic evidence provided by expert witnesses. Soil analysis helps solve a 37-year-old murder investigation

Episode 2

Blood Under Paint and Gait

The murder of Lynette White, in which a forensic scientist help police locate new evidence to find the real killer after five men had been wrongfully arrested for the crime. Plus, how forensic analysis of fragments of CCTV footage blew apart a suspect's alibi.

Episode 3

Forensic Imaging and MSN Chat

The forensic imaging expertise behind the capture of a killer terrorizing Rochdale and how translating slang exchanges between friends in an online chat revealed a murder plot

Episode 4

Fibre Trails and Diamonds

A team of expert witnesses follows a trail of fibers and DNA, to solve three violent cold cases in Pembrokeshire and a fraudulent diamond investment scheme is exposed by a gemologist.

Episode 5

Pollen in a Field and Fibres in a Car Crash

How a body left in a field prompted the examination of pollen, establishing a new forensic discipline. Plus, how fibers fused with a car wreckage proved who caused a fatal traffic collision.

Episode 6

DNA, Fibres and Bones

After 32 years, expert fiber analysis helps bring the murderer of two Brighton schoolgirls to justice, and the analysis of bones found on a Yorkshire moor helps find two killers

Episode 7

Ageing Insects and Fake Fairies

How the study of insects was crucial in solving the disappearance of a Warrington teenager, and the art expert who was called upon to help investigate a string of forged paintings

Episode 8

Soil on a Spade and Stones in a Shoe

The analysis of soil on a spade that finally brought some justice to the grieving family of a murdered woman in Swindon. Plus, how a stone in a shoe unmasked a killer in Swindon

Episode 9

Cerium and CCTV

A wrongful conviction is overturned by re-examining microscopic particles on a van seat, and an attempted murder outside a nightclub is solved by a facial comparison expert

Episode 10

Pollen, Bones and DNA

Pollen and bone experts help identify the remains of a murder victim found in a sports bag. Plus, advances in DNA help find the killer of a Bradford pensioner after 22 years.

Episode 11

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

Episode 12

Pollen, Chalk and DNA

How expert analysis of nettles and chalky soil helped catch killer Ian Huntley, and how advances in DNA techniques finally solved the murder known as Beauty in the Bath

Episode 13

Insects and Bones

Insects establish an accurate time of death, helping to prove a husband killed his wife, and analysis of burnt remains in Leeds uncovers another husband's cold murder of his wife

Episode 14

Paint Materials and Blood Patterns

Forensics analysis by an art expert proves paintings by a well-known Cornish artist are fake, and blood spatter patterns in a hotel bedroom, help catch the killer of a father-of-three.

Episode 15

60's DNA and Fibres Around the World

A 50-year-old cold case murder is solved by DNA and the tenacity of an expert witness. Plus, the murder investigation solved by tracking unusual blue fibers around the world.