Sociopolitical Documentary with no narration published by A&E in 2017 - English language
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When there's a murder with no suspect, no leads and perhaps not even a body, that's when investigators face their toughest test. Evidence must be gathered. Evidence must be analysed. But evidence is worthless if it can't be pinned to a suspect... Most murder victims knew the person that killed them. That's why homicide, in many cases, is a straightforward crime to solve. Yet 20 percent of UK homicides are classified as "circumstances unknown".
Hosted by Robbie Coltrane, Critical Evidence is based on real-life crime stories. In the series, Scottish star actor Robbie Coltrane deals with Britain's most extraordinary murder cases and their investigation. And who's better to host a British investigative true crime series? Coltrane's father worked as a police pathologist and the boy devoured his father's medical and crime literature at a young age. And many of us remember legendary crime drama Cracker and Coltrane as a heavy drinking, chain-smoking detective Fitz.
In this second season of Critical Evidence, Robbie Coltrane reveals eight of the hardest, most complex and baffling murder cases ever to be investigated by British police. The focus of each programme is the trail of evidence: how it was discovered, what it meant and how it became critical to crack the case. With interviews from the lead investigators and forensic specialists, many speaking for the first time, Robbie reveals the astonishing twists and turns of often stranger-than-fiction cases. It is a record of the detectives' art: using skill and determination to solve seemingly unsolvable cases - because the only difference between success and failure is critical evidence.
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2) The Perfect Murder: Roger and David Cooper
Sameena Imam was about to start a new life with her lover Roger Cooper, but her plans ended in tragedy. Robbie Coltrane examines the case of two brothers who murdered a marketing manager Imam on Christmas Eve 2014 using chloroform.
The plot of this murder could be straight out of an Agatha Christie crime novel. 34-year-old Sameena Imam disappeared on Christmas Day 2014. She was reported missing by family in Essex after failing to return home, sparking a major police inquiry. Her body was found three weeks later after she disappeared in a grave dug in the ground in Leicester, wrapped in plastic wrap. A complex investigation led to the trail of the treacherous brothers. Brothers Roger Cooper, a Costco store manager and ex-soldier David Cooper are targeted by investigators. Did the two pull off a near-perfect murder?
Crucial evidence for this episode: car, receipts, surveillance camera, cell phone data, plastic wrap.
