Criminologist David Wilson explores mysterious deaths and what happens when murders are clouded in mystery.

David visits Boarhills in Fife to investigate the death of former soldier Sandy Drummond. Sandy was thought to have died of natural causes because of the absence of visible injuries, but following a post-mortem, it was determined he was murdered by a martial arts move to his neck. Crime writer Douglas Skelton talks to David about the unusual behaviour displayed by Sandy in the days leading up to his death and how his mother, Effie, died without ever finding out the answers she was searching for.

David is joined in studio by our resident forensic scientist Helen Meadows, who dissects the evidence surrounding Sandy Drummond’s case and also discusses the curious death of Robert Higgins from Kirkliston. David travels to Kirkliston to examine the last weekend of Robert Higgins, who was murdered in 1995. Robert spent his last days away from family and friends and in the presence of a mystery couple. Crime reporter Jane Hamilton covered the case at the time, and she speaks to David about the unusual location where Robert's body was discovered, as well as the questions still left behind by the mysterious murder. Show less