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Series 1 (Extended Versions): 6. Fibre Trails, Diamonds and Toxicology
Expert witnesses use fibre and DNA evidence to solve three violent cold cases in Pembrokeshire, a gemmologist exposes a diamond investment scam, and Ashley visits a toxicology lab.
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