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Polkinghorne E3: An unprecedented search
Season 2 · Episode 3

Polkinghorne E3: An unprecedented search

Amid tests for fingerprints, DNA and blood - a hunt dubbed unprecedented by the sergeant in charge of the scene - officers make a series of discoveries that shape the investigation.

The Trial

August 16, 202437m 18s

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Show Notes

With Philip Polkinghorne being interviewed at the police station, detectives decide to step up their search of his house. Amid tests for fingerprints, DNA and blood - a hunt dubbed unprecedented by the detective sergeant in charge of the scene - officers make a series of discoveries that shape the investigation. But in court they’re asked if police and forensic scientists might have made up their minds too soon.

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