In this final episode we’re in the UK – and the notorious case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The disappearance of two young girls had dominated the news headlines for days. Everyone clung on to hope they’d be found, but struggled to explain how they could simply have vanished. But while detectives quizzed the local community in the hope of finding answers – they didn’t expect the smoking gun to emerge from some nettles, and a Ford Fiesta car. Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. If you love the show, and you want to hear content like Smoking Gun, then sign up to Crime Corner. Crime Corner is your home for brilliant true-crime story-telling. Subscribers can get early access to Smoking Gun, completely ad-free, and full access to every episode. PLUS - there's bonus content, including one-to-one interviews with the world's leading forensic scientists. AND - there's a collection of other shows which you can only find on Crime Corner - all designed for fans of Smoking Gun. Signing up to Crime Corner is quick and simple. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for the Crime Corner Channel, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app. If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : CRIME CORNER With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode takes us to Sweden – and an unusual case where the Smoking Gun actually clears the only suspect. In this small town, the death of a woman prompts everyone to point a finger at her husband. The injuries she sustained are brutal – the couple clearly argued – and he went to extraordinary lengths to cover his tracks. But as the investigation unfolds, there’s a problem…no evidence to link him to the crime. In fact – the only evidence is some elk hair, which presents a very different scenario – one you won’t quite believe. Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. If you love the show, and you want to hear content like Smoking Gun, then sign up to Crime Corner. Crime Corner is your home for brilliant true-crime story-telling. Subscribers can get early access to Smoking Gun, completely ad-free, and full access to every episode. PLUS - there's bonus content, including one-to-one interviews with the world's leading forensic scientists. AND - there's a collection of other shows which you can only find on Crime Corner - all designed for fans of Smoking Gun. Signing up to Crime Corner is quick and simple. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for the Crime Corner Channel, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app. If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : CRIME CORNER With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When officers in Australia discover an abandoned car, their first thought isn’t murder. But contained within it are the clues which point towards a brutal crime. There’s a bloody fencepost, jewellery, even a steak knife. But it’s not these items which help the detectives to discover what happened. In fact – it’s a shovel, concealed in the trunk, which is the Smoking Gun. Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. If you love the show, and you want to hear content like Smoking Gun, then sign up to Crime Corner. Crime Corner is your home for brilliant true-crime story-telling. Subscribers can get early access to Smoking Gun, completely ad-free, and full access to every episode. PLUS - there's bonus content, including one-to-one interviews with the world's leading forensic scientists. AND - there's a collection of other shows which you can only find on Crime Corner - all designed for fans of Smoking Gun. Signing up to Crime Corner is quick and simple. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for the Crime Corner Channel, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app. If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : CRIME CORNER With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The murder of a prostitute in Minneapolis back in 1993 garnered little media attention. And if it wasn’t for the victims mother, the case may have been forgotten altogether. But her insistence that justice be done prompted detectives to look again. DNA left at the scene failed to produce a match. But innovative genealogical investigations threw up a link… and then, a humble ketchup covered napkin provided the smoking gun which proved the identity of a killer.  Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. If you love the show, and you want to hear content like Smoking Gun, then sign up to Crime Corner. Crime Corner is your home for brilliant true-crime story-telling. Subscribers can get early access to Smoking Gun, completely ad-free, and full access to every episode. PLUS - there's bonus content, including one-to-one interviews with the world's leading forensic scientists. AND - there's a collection of other shows which you can only find on Crime Corner - all designed for fans of Smoking Gun. Signing up to Crime Corner is quick and simple. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for the Crime Corner Channel, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app. If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : CRIME CORNER With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1980’s DNA science was in its infancy. Crimes were solved thanks to witnesses, confessions, informants… not science. But in a suburb of Glasgow, in Scotland, detectives faced a case with just one witness, and no clue as to the identity of a killer in their midst. The weapon of choice was a dressing gown cord, used as a ligature. And it would prove to be the smoking gun which eventually – 30 years later – revealed a perfectly preserved piece of DNA which led officers to the door of their suspect.  Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. If you love the show, and you want to hear content like Smoking Gun, then sign up to Crime Corner. Crime Corner is your home for brilliant true-crime story-telling. Subscribers can get early access to Smoking Gun, completely ad-free, and full access to every episode. PLUS - there's bonus content, including one-to-one interviews with the world's leading forensic scientists. AND - there's a collection of other shows which you can only find on Crime Corner - all designed for fans of Smoking Gun. Signing up to Crime Corner is quick and simple. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for the Crime Corner Channel, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app. If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : CRIME CORNER With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices