Season 8 - Episode 3
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
As time progressed, DNA testing methods evolved, becoming increasingly sophisticated and refined. Cold cases that had remained unsolved for decades were revisited periodically, with renewed hope that advanced forensic analysis could crack the case. With the turn of the millennium, further advancements in DNA extraction techniques emerged, enhancing the ability to obtain valuable genetic material from even the most challenging samples. In 2007, a massive breakthrough was made in two unsolved cases from the 1970s, which showed that an unidentified serial killer was responsible...
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Woven by Alice in Winter
The Rite by Wicked Cinema
Dead Ends by Wicked Cinema
Introspection by Shimmer
Point of No Return by Salon Dijon
Driven to the Edge by Salon Dijon
Sussex by Stephen Keech
A Morning Prayer by Hill
Recognize by Grant Borland
Silence by Featherland
Life in Binary by Falls
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin
Door to Door Disco by Bright Seed
Bamburgh by Stephen Keech
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of sexual violence. |
| 0:09.8 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:14.5 | Listen a caution is advised. |
| 0:19.3 | They walk among us as part of the Acast Creator Network. |
| 0:30.6 | During the 1970s forensic DNA analysis had yet to be invented. |
| 0:38.1 | In the absence of this technique detectives investigating murders were left with no other |
| 0:43.9 | choice than to rely on traditional methods, diligently conducting interviews and pursuing |
| 0:50.0 | leads. |
| 0:52.1 | At crime scene, seasoned officers knew the importance of collecting samples, including |
| 0:58.2 | semen, saliva and hair fibers. |
| 1:02.5 | The development of DNA fingerprinting in 1986 marked a turning point in forensic science. |
| 1:10.3 | His groundbreaking technique provided a new level of precision and accuracy in identifying |
| 1:16.3 | individuals. |
| 1:18.1 | By 1987 the United Kingdom celebrated its first conviction based on DNA evidence, signaling |
| 1:26.8 | a seismic shift in the criminal justice system. |
| 1:31.7 | As time progressed, DNA testing methods evolved, becoming increasingly sophisticated and |
| 1:38.8 | refined. |
| 1:41.0 | Cold cases that had remained unsolved for decades were revisited periodically, with renewed |
| 1:47.1 | hope that advanced forensic analysis could crack the case. |
| 1:53.0 | With the turn of the millennium, further advancements in DNA extraction techniques emerged, enhancing |
| 2:00.2 | the ability to obtain valuable genetic material from even the most challenging samples. |
| 2:08.1 | In 2007, a massive breakthrough was made in two unsolved cases from the 1970s, which showed |
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