About this season
British true crime documentary series about forensics teams, looking at some of the cutting edge techniques that have been used to solve infamous crimes.
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 28 August 2023 • 45 min
Officers from the Metropolitan Police uncover a shallow grave in the back garden of a missing woman, leading detectives on an international manhunt.
2. Episode 2
Aired 4 September 2023 • 45 min
Seventeen-year-old Jodie Chesney was stabbed in the back while hanging out with friends in the local park. An obscure clip of CCTV helped to catch her killers.
3. Episode 3
Aired 11 September 2023 • 45 min
A small north Wales community is in fear after the ritualistic murder of an elderly woman. Police are convinced the killer is a local. Forensic evidence mounts, and the net closes in.
4. Episode 4
Aired 18 September 2023 • 45 min
A loving mother is brutally attacked in the street during the evening rush hour. The police's prime suspect has a watertight alibi, so it's up to the forensics to uncover the truth.
5. Episode 5
Aired 25 September 2023 • 45 min
After church organist Alan Greaves dies following a suspected hit and run, forensic experts find a clue on his body that unlocks the truth of the case.
6. Episode 6
Aired 2 October 2023 • 45 min
After a gruesome discovery in a London canal, the investigation leads police to believe they're dealing with a serial killer. He's been careful to cover up his crimes, but forensic experts uncover hidden clues to expose the truth.
7. Episode 7
Aired 9 October 2023 • 45 min
A family confront suspected moped thieves with fatal consequences. A close-knit London community demand justice, helping forensic specialists uncover evidence to unmask the knifeman.
8. Episode 8
Aired 16 October 2023 • 45 min
After a talented young skateboarder is shot dead in front of his family in Liverpool, forensic experts recover a deleted social media message exposing two killers bent on petty revenge.
9. Episode 9
Aired 23 October 2023 • 45 min
Police receive a call that 21-year-old student Libby Squire is missing. Humberside Police launch one of their biggest-ever missing persons searches. Then a body is found in an estuary.
10. Episode 10
Aired 30 October 2023 • 45 min
The police force in Cornwall uncover a house of horrors: three bodies wrapped in bedsheets, hidden under a woodshed. The police uncover a web of lies, and zero in on their prime suspect.
11. Episode 11
Aired 6 November 2023 • 45 min
After the shocking discovery of a man wrapped in a shower curtain and buried in a deep makeshift grave in the back garden of a Surrey home, forensic experts expose a dark secret.
12. Episode 12
Aired 13 November 2023 • 45 min
A woman is found dead in a playground. When DNA links the murder to a series of sexual assaults in the area, forensic analysis of a water bottle identifies a dangerous predator.