Forensic techniques are constantly advancing, and over the past 50 years, they have evolved to the point that even the smallest amount of evidence can provide a breakthrough in what would have been an unsolvable case. In 2025, those scientific advancements led to the oldest cold case murder conviction in British history…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
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MUSIC:
Intention by Chelsea McGough
Nuclear Conception by Alice in Winter
Don’t Let Go by Alice in Winter
Road To Nowhere by Caleb Etheridge
Distant Water by Chelsea McGough
Mind Over Matter by Chelsea McGough
Reminiscence by Chelsea McGough
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
Arcadia by Cody Martin
Asylum by Cody Martin
Loaves & Fish by Cody Martin
Peril Preparation by Cody Martin
Rhosphere by Cody Martin
Seeking Answers by Cody Martin
Stone Table by Cody Martin
Storm Coming by Cody Martin
The Fall by Cody Martin
The Void by Cody Martin
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
Count Backwards From 10 by Glasseyes
Greaser by JB Good
The Plot Thickens by Joshua Spacht
Undernight by Lincoln Davis
Reclaim by Michael Briguglio
Memories Of Future Events by Hill
First To Strike by Moments
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https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-v-ryland-headley/
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NEWSBANK
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