Synopsis
When a young man is stabbed to death, a facial recognition expert helps Merseyside Police catch the killer. And a specialist palynologist's help is needed by detectives investigating the disappearance of an elderly couple.
- Programme: Expert Witness
- Series: 3
- Episode: 06: Face of a Killer and Proof in the Pollen
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Criminology
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