Forensics On TrialApril 22, 2015

What if you could probe a 3D image of a victim's corpse months or years after autopsy? Could a virtual crime scene accurately re-created on a computer help detectives solve cold cases? There is a startling gap between new technological innovations like these and the gritty reality of today's forensic crime lab. This program investigates how poor analysis of fingerprints, bite marks, ballistics, hair, and tool marks can send innocent people to prison, and asks how astonishing new techniques might help investigators put the real criminals behind bars. From the US) (Documentary) (Class tbc) CC

Forensics On Trial was broadcast on SBS ONE at Wednesday 22 April 2015, 16:30.