Forensics: Catching the Killer

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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.

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Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2021

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1. The Murder of Little Miss Nobody

Police have only a skeleton to help them piece together what happened to a body found 10 years after a murder.

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2. The Martial Arts Murder

When his parents are found dead, a man does everything he can to avoid being caught - but Luminol reveals a vital clue.

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3. Murder at the Wedding

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.

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4. Murder by the Lake

A man insists his missing parents are on holiday, but a forensic investigation of their house shows signs of a vicious attack.

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5. A Killer in the Family

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.

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6. The Saturday Night Strangler

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

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7. Murder on the Island

Experts analyse sand found in a car when a man goes missing, which leads them to a body and a twisted murder case.

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8. The Freezer Murders

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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