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Forensic Firsts

Forensic Firsts

Description: `Forensic Firsts' traces the origins of key forensic investigative techniques, including DNA profiling, fingerprints, skeletal remains, insect evidence, toxicology and ballistics. Each hour-long episode weaves together two criminal cases: a headline-grabbing modern murder investigation and the very first case where a forensic technique was invented and tested in court. The cases reveal how the science evolved, often from a simple hunch into a sophisticated tool that revolutionizes crime science. World-renowned forensic scientists, historians and law enforcement officials who have worked on some of the most high-profile murder cases of the last 50 years are featured on the programme.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Year Released: 2012
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 13
First episode air date: June 17, 2012
Genre: News
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