Smoking Gun

In every murder investigation, there's one key item that could bring a killer to justice.

But finding it....and knowing what evidence it contains....well that's the challenge. Because the smoking gun could be anything. A bouquet of flowers...a Chinese meal...a mosquito.

In this series we tell the remarkable true stories of how everyday items such as these have been the key to unlocking a criminal case. And we unpack the science - revealing the cutting edge techniques and the disciplines mastered over decades, which allow specialist forensic scientists to find this evidence.

Hosted by actor Romola Garai, and the UK's most prominent forensic scientist Tracy Alexander.


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True Crime
Science
Documentary
1
The Ford Fiesta
How a normal Ford Fiesta car held the clues which could solve a notorious double murder.
33 min
2
The Elk Hair
How the presence of some Elk hair actually clears one murder suspect, and proves a case.
37 min
3
The Soil On A Shovel
How some soil left on a shovel was able to prove a murder case.
33 min
4
The Hot Dog Napkin
How a discarded hot dog napkin proved a murder case.
33 min
5
The Dressing Gown
How a dressing gown held the vital evidence to pin-point a mysterious killer.
35 min
6
The Seed Pod
How a unique seed from the Palo Verde tree helped detectives to solve a murder.
34 min
7
The Newspaper
How a printed newspaper led police to solve a violent crime.
34 min
8
The Bottle of Coca-Cola
How a bottle of Coca-Cola provided the clues police needed to solve a murder.
35 min
9
The Bike Paint
How some paint used to colour a bike helped detectives to track a killer
34 min
10
The Levi Jeans
How a pair of classic Levi Jeans helped investigators to solve a murder
40 min
11
Announcement : Season Three
Smoking Gun is BACK. - on July 13th
1 min
12
The Billboard
How the use of a giant billboard helped to catch a triple killer
27 min
13
An update, and a brand new show!
A message from the makers of Smoking Gun
3 min
14
The Cat Hair
How strands of hair from a cat was a able to lead detectives to a killer
27 min
15
The Toilet Tissue
How some discarded toilet tissue was able to identify the most unlikely of killers
28 min
16
The Korean Rope
How a piece of rope was used by investigators to solve a puzzling murder
31 min
17
The Vacuum
How a regular vacuum cleaner was able to provide the smoking gun which solved a murder.
26 min
18
The Ornamental Frog
How a typical household ornament proved to be the smoking gun which solved a decade-long mystery
28 min
19
The Coke Can
How a simple Coke can provided the evidence which solved a baffling crime
30 min
20
The Rolex Watch
How a designer wristwatch gave police the clues to unravel an extraordinary murder mystery
38 min
21
The Concrete Block
How evidence contained within the make-up of a concrete block revealed exactly who was responsible for a murder
31 min
22
The Postage Stamp
How a ten year old postage stamp led detectives to identify a killer
37 min
23
The Lego Brick
How a plastic lego brick pieced together a mysterious unsolved murder
30 min
24
The Pyjamas
How a pair of pyjamas eventually led detectives to understand one of the most baffling crime scenes they'd ever witnessed.
32 min
25
The Potato
How a humble potato was the key which unlocked a puzzling mystery
31 min