Inside Forensic Science

Now that all the evidence is gathered, it becomes the role of prosecutors and expert witnesses to present their evidence in the courtroom.In the final episode of this series, we explore what happened in the courtroom and what became of the culprit. 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.

Content warning: mentions of domestic violence and discussions of dead bodies, decomposition and dismemberment.Having arrested a suspect for the murders, investigators shift their attention to the potential crime scene in 2 Dalton Square, Lancashire. What did forensic scientists find and what does it tell us about what happened to Mary and Isabella? In episode 5, we discuss what evidence was found at the Ruxton home and what it can tell us about what happened to the two women.Join us on Facebook or visit our website to see further resources and discuss thepodcast.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.

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.

Content warning: discussions of dead bodies, decomposition and dismembermentInvestigators 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.

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.