Inside Forensic Science

Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
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Each series of Inside Forensic Science explores a crime where forensic science has played a major role. The story is told through the narrator Pennie Stuart and interviews with forensic science, law and police experts. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. The podcast was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Episode 1: The Ravine

    Content warning: discussions of dead bodies, decomposition and dismemberment On a quiet Sunday in September 1935, two women walking outside the small town of Moffat stop at a stone bridge overlooking a ravine through which a small waterfall and stream flowed. It was then that the women spotted something shocking, a partially decomposed human arm protruding from a small package. Police found many similar packages strewn across the ravine, each containing human body parts. Thus began a long investigation into the identities of these unknown people. In this episode, we discuss how police in 1935 investigated the scene at the ravine. How were they certain these body parts were human? How did their investigation compare to forensic practices today? Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart.

    35 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Episode 2: Sin Eaters

    Content warning: discussions of dead bodies, decomposition, including mentions of insects and dismemberment. Now that the body parts have been recovered, it is the responsibility of forensic scientists to attempt the gruelling task of examining and putting the pieces back together. However, with DNA unavailable as a forensic technique in 1935, what other forms of examination could experts use to identify a body? In this episode, we discuss what story a body can tell us about a person’s sex, age or lifestyle as well as some of the innovative new experiments that were carried out to identify bodies from Moffat. Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart.

    33 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Episode 3: The Maid and her Mistress

    Content warning: discussions of dead bodies, decomposition and dismemberment Investigators initially thought the two bodies from Moffat were of a man and woman. However, further investigation leads police to suspect that they may be mistaken. Not long before the bodies were found a young maid from Lancaster and her mistress were reported missing. Could the bodies found in Moffat belong to these two missing women? In episode 3 we discuss how it was possible for investigators to link these two missing women in the case. Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart.

    43 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Episode 4: But is it Mary?

    Content warnings: mentions of domestic violence and discussions of dead bodies, decomposition and dismemberment. How can investigators be sure that the bodies found in Moffat were those of Mary Jane Rogerson and Isabella Ruxton? Who did this to them and why? In episode 4, we discuss more of the forensic science techniques that were used to identify the victims of the Moffat murders. Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss the podcast. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio Ltd production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) at the University of Dundee and was funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The series is written and narrated by Pennie Stuart.

    32 min

  5. SEASON 4 TRAILER

    Series 4: A Case of Stolen Identity

    In the fourth series of Inside Forensic Science we unravel a case of stolen identity. If a victim’s identity is stripped from them, what can forensic scientists do to reclaim who they were and bring their stories to light?

    2 min
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Each series of Inside Forensic Science explores a crime where forensic science has played a major role. The story is told through the narrator Pennie Stuart and interviews with forensic science, law and police experts. Inside Forensic Science is an Adventurous Audio production for the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. The podcast was funded by The Leverhulme Trust.

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  • Creator
    Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
  • Episodes
    29
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Inside Forensic Science

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