4. Blood Lines: Chapter One
Description
When Mrs Thompson said goodbye to her handyman, she knew he’d come back the next day.
And he did. But she was lying in a pool of her own blood, dead on the kitchen floor.
Or at least, that’s what he told the police.
Could bloodstain pattern analysis help piece together Margaret final moments?
This episode includes references to death, violence and dissection, which some listeners may find distressing. Our victim is fictional, but the science and the scientists are very real.
A Whistledown production for BBC Sounds.
Presenter: Carla Valentine
George the Pathologist: Matt Addis
The Voice: Jude Akuwudike
Producer: Kate Holland
Co-Producer and Sound Designer: Steve Bond
Executive Producer: Deborah Dudgeon
Writer: Nina Millns
Script Editor: David K. Barnes
Original Music: Aaron May
Vocals: Alyssa
Production Team: Nina Kruse, Mend Mariwany
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