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Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story

Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores the history and development of forensic science.

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Instruments of Murder

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  • Can the face of a killer be constructed from DNA left at the scene of a crime?—A Question of Identity

    Duration: 0:43
  • The future of fingerprint analysis—Traces of Guilt

    Duration: 4:09
  • How a common insect and clever thinking solved a gruesome murder—Instruments of Murder

    Duration: 2:12
  • Lancaster, 1935 — Dr Buck Ruxton is charged with the murder of his wife and their maid—A Question of Identity

    Duration: 2:28
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