Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story (9.00pm BBC 4) shows how fingerprints, hair, fibres and blood can lead police to the putative killer. The seven-part Gallipoli continues at 11.05pm on RTÉ One, as does the Norwegian drama series Arne Dahl (10.50pm TG4).
Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story, 9.00pm BBC 4
There will always be those who think they can commit the perfect murder. In reality it’s virtually impossible to leave no evidence at the scene of a crime. Fingerprints, hair, fibres and blood can all lead to the killer. In this second episode, surgeon Gabriel Weston explores the cases that were solved by examining the smallest traces of forensic evidence. From the first murder case solved in the UK based on fingerprint evidence to the patterns of blood in a bedroom which helped overturn an infamous murder conviction. As well as looking to the past, Gabriel investigates the cutting-edge techniques that are proving vital to catch the killers of today. Amazingly, forensic science can now detect with pinpoint accuracy where someone has walked across an area the size of Scotland, based on nothing more than the soil stuck to the sole of a suspect’s shoe. Picture shows presenter Gabriel Weston.
Catching History's Criminals: The Forensics Story
Gallipoli, 11.05pm RTÉ One
In August, to break the stalemate at Gallipoli, General Hamilton coordinates a complicated series of feints and attacks against the Turks. As rumours circulate, Tolly quits his post as a sniper to fight side-by-side with his brother Bevan in the Battle of Lone Pine. Seven-part Australian television drama mini-series.
Gallipoli
Arne Dahl, 10.50pm TG4
Swedish crime thriller series about an elite team of detectives. A Swedish family are on a road trip in the Austrian Alps, when suddenly their car violently explodes. The man, his wife and their baby are killed instantly. The case ties directly with the A-group. The man killed was a policeman working undercover in Rajko Nedics organization. Nedic is a celebrity, loved by the tabloids, famous for his three star restaurants, and wanted by the police on suspicion of running a drug cartel.
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