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Murder at the Party

When a man is murdered for no apparent reason by a guest at a party, it’s down to traditional and digital forensics to identify a suspect and bring them to justice.

A 34-year-old man is fatally stabbed as he visits a group of friends who are socialising in one of the bedrooms of a multi-occupancy property in Birmingham.

With vital evidence compromised during the attempts by paramedics to save his life, detectives use CCTV and financial transactions to track their suspect and apprehend him just before he boards an international flight out of the country.

The forensic team employ a mixture of traditional and digital methods to try to determine whether or not the witnesses are telling the truth.

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58 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Siobhan Finneran
Executive Producer David Hodgkinson
Series Producer Natalie Maynes
Director Matt Haan
Director Aoife Carey
Director Jules Endersby
Production Manager Nancy Rushforth
Production Company Blast! Films Ltd
Composer Alexander Parsons
Editor Asim Ali
Editor Denis McWilliams

Broadcasts

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