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How some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses. Gripping true crime stories.

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Expert Witness: Series 2: The Curry Killer and The Body on the Beach

The Curry Killer and the Body on the Beach

The Curry Killer and The Body on the Beach

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A food expert shows what killed a man, and facial reconstruction helps identify a body.

A food expert is brought in to explain what killed a healthy 38-year-old man, and an expert witness reconstructs the face of a murdered woman to help the police identify the victim.

Following the unexplained death of a man in Yorkshire, found alone in his home with no signs of forced entry or a struggle, police were at a loss to explain his death. They turned to expert witness Duncan Campbell to help solve the mystery. Duncan, a forensic scientist, decided to analyse something that is part of everyday life, food. After examining the man’s final meal, the expert witness not only solved the crime but in turn helped to make legal history by ensuring a guilty verdict was achieved in this very rare and unusual case.

Sometimes, before a murderer can be identified, the victim must be identified. Such a challenge faced the police when human remains washed up on a beach in Scotland. Detectives enlisted the help of expert witness Caroline Wilkinson to identify the body of the unknown victim. An expert in forensic facial reconstruction, Caroline was able to rebuild the facial features of the young woman. This allowed police to identify the victim and in turn enabled them to catch her killers and put them behind bars.

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