成人快手

Now more than ever, forensic science is opening up the possibility of catching criminals for crimes that have remained unsolved for years. In this episode, a case that had lain dormant for 30 years is revitalised when a new forensic investigator examines the evidence.

Glasgow woman Mary McLaughlin was found strangled to death at her West End flat in 1984. Without witnesses or other crucial leads, the case remained cold until 2014, when forensic biologist and DNA specialist Joanne Cochrane was asked to re-examine Mary鈥檚 clothing. Joanne鈥檚 analysis of a dressing gown cord opened up the case and led to the conviction of a notorious sex offender. Mary鈥檚 daughter Gina McGavin recalls the terrible impact her mother鈥檚 murder had on the family and the relief that the killer was finally caught.

In our second case, police made a gruesome discovery in east London in the summer of 2022 鈥� a young female student鈥檚 body had been placed in a suitcase and dumped on a quiet roadside. Hina Bashir was just 21 years old, and police were quick to suspect Hina鈥檚 friend Muhammad Arslan. But when Arslan denied being in the area where Hina鈥檚 body was found, detectives enlisted the help of soil analyst Professor Lorna Dawson. Lorna鈥檚 expertise became crucial in placing Arslan at the crime scene and led to a life sentence for the callous killer. Hina鈥檚 father recalls the pain of the discovery of his daughter鈥檚 remains and the search for justice.