UK Forensic Breakthroughs

This programme analyses ten of the UK's toughest murder cases, where forensic science was crucial in bringing the killer to justice.

Fibre Analysis Breakthrough

In June 2002, 91-year-old Edwin Hiles was found murdered in his Witney home. Tiernan Coyle's pioneering fibre mapping technique linked Paul Weedon to the crime.

Fire at the Crime Scene

Karen Pedley was hailed a hero after a 1983 fire, but later became a serial arsonist across Cornwall. Forensic investigators linked years of blazes to her.

Digital Death

Special-needs teacher Jane Longhurst visited the flat of Graham Coutts, a guitarist and part-time salesman, in March of 2003 and never left.

Crime Scene Clean Up

As detectives investigate Kim Banyard's disappearance in Essex, meticulous crime scene examination exposes an attempt to conceal the murder and destroy the evidence.