02: Forensic Imaging and MSN Chat – BPA (Extended Version) | Expert Witness

Duration: 43'45''

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Marks left by a shoe help detectives catch a killer, a forensic linguist deciphers digital messages - revealing a murder plot, and the power of blood pattern analysis is examined.

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