37. The Chewing Gum Cold Case

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week, Laura looks at how a 30-year-old cold case was solved thanks to some impressive detective work, a few exciting advances in DNA technology, and… a piece of chewing gum.

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0:43.8	Hello, the Eghwich, Connoisse-a-Tar-to, we'll take away.
0:47.3	All right, as a gan. That's Scottish version.
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