Episode Guide

AJ Shaw was found dead in his shop. It looked like a random murder, but key evidence had been left at the scene.

With exclusive access to Police photos and CCTV footage, scientists re-create the forensic tests that eventually revealed who the killer was and how he was finally trapped into admitting the crime on tape during Police interviews.

Three years ago, the murder of 55-year-old Cecilia Nightingale sent shock waves through the beautiful university city of Oxford. It seemed to be a motiveless killing, but Police and Forensic Alliance scientists were able to piece together just what had happened and who was responsible.

With access to CCTV footage and interviews with family members, Professor of Criminology David Wilson investigates this astonishing case that not only resulted in a conviction, but also brought together the victim’s sister and the daughter of the killer.

Professor of Criminolgy David Wilson tells the story of how an unsolved murder case was finally cracked by forensic scientists 18 years later. It was known as the Beauty in the Bath murder and it made headlines throughout the UK.

With exclusive access to Forensic Alliance scientists and police evidence, we follow the extraordinary events that eventually put the killer behind bars – a killer who thought he had left no trace.

With new forensic techniques involving DNA, the Police were able to go back to the original evidence and make an arrest two decades after the crime was committed. It was a triumph for forensic science and the Police.
 

A bizarre crime at night in the backstreets of Norwich – a man in hospital with serious burns, and accusations of attempted murder. It was a case that initially baffled the Police. Professor David Wilson reveals how Forensic Alliance scientists were able to unravel what had actually happened that night.

Using actual scene of crime evidence and with exclusive access to Police interview tapes, we re-create the sequence of events that led to the attack, and the events which followed.

Flo Seccombe was a well-loved 69-year-old woman who was found murdered at a bus station in the coastal town of Plymouth. Initially the Police had nothing to go on, but little by little they were able to piece together the extraordinary story of what had actually happened.

Professor David Wilson examines the complex investigation that followed Flo’s murder: how the local community reacted and how forensic scientists were able to pinpoint the murderer through minute amounts of debris found at the scene.

With access to Police evidence including taped interviews and critical CCTV footage, Leave No Trace tells the story of how Flo Seccombe’s killer was finally put behind bars.