Hello and in this special episode you're going to hear the first part of my interview

with retired forensic scientist Eric Jensen, who you'll remember examined the crime

scene and as a result was one of the crown's most important witnesses. He'd only been in the job

18 months when Brenda was murdered and little did he know it would be 45 years

before he'd be asked to deliver his findings in court. Forensic officers do not get involved in the main investigation and aren't privy to all the

goings on. They have to assess the evidence with a critical and scientific eye.

However, you'll hear in his voice the excitement of recalling the details of a case that not

only stayed with him throughout his career, but long after his retirement.

And if you want to see the video version of this interview, head to the

Patreon or you can just enjoy the audio version here. A warning about the

video version we do refer to and show photos of the crime scene. It's a real delight to be

chatting to Eric Jensen who you listeners will remember was the original forensic officer who

attended the scene and was responsible for collecting some of those crucial,

sometimes minute pieces of evidence. So, Eric, thank you very much for agreeing to do an interview with me.

And I know that this has been a very significant case for your career.

And we heard a lot of the information during the trial, but what people don't know is that there are some other

elements that weren't mentioned in court. And if you don't mind, beginning with her watch,

now we do know that her watch was found under her body, but you have something

particular about that watch and the time it told that is quite telling. Well, it surprised me that

the Alec Prentiss, the advocate you did not ask me, did not clarify that.

When he said, did you find something under the body or something like that? I knew having not checked it at the scene, but actually back at the laboratory, I knew when we first looked at the scene but actually back at the laboratory I knew when we first looked at the watch

realized it was in fact broken and it had stopped at 340 now obviously being a 12 hour watch it could be 340 in the morning or 340 in the afternoon but I would put my money on it was 340 in the morning and that was the time that poor Brenda was assaulted.

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