In Vancouver, B.C.: the burned body of a woman is found in a dumpster. Where can they find surviving DNA? Meanwhile in Clay Co, Alabama, another woman's burned body is found under the charred remains of a mattress. DNA extracted from shared cigarette butts is used to link the killer, victim, and the burned area. We also visit The Innocence Project, where DNA is used to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals Forensic scientists work with a variety of methods (i.e. computer technology, anthropology, entomology) to solve crimes which would otherwise remain unsolved, through finding seemingly obscure clues such as tire tracks, bullet fragments and hair samples and then putting the pieces together. Interviews with forensic pathologists, cold case detectives and victims families show the process entailed in each case. Three separate cases are spotlighted in each episode of this series. Content licensed from New Dominion Pictures to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #TheNewDetectives #RealResponders

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