Season 3

David Wilson's Crime FilesSeason 3

2022
10 Episodes

Cold Cases

Episodes

Waiting for Science
S03E01

Waiting for Science

Criminologist David Wilson and guests dissect the importance forensics play in solving cases, and whether scientific advancements could be the key in solving decades-old cold cases.

11 Oct 202228m
Mysterious Deaths
S03E02

Mysterious Deaths

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of Crime Files, this time, focusing on cold cases. In episode 2, he discusses mysterious deaths and how the circumstances surrounding them can lead to decades old unsolved cases which remain unanswered to this day.

18 Oct 202228m
Human Error
S03E03

Human Error

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of the crime talk show Crime Files. This season David is focusing primarily on Scotland's numerous Cold Cases. In episode 3, he and his guests tackle the complex issue of forensic analysis and whether human interpretation can lead to miscarriages of justice.

25 Oct 202228m
Public Appeals
S03E04

Public Appeals

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of the crime talk show Crime Files. This season David is focusing primarily on Scotland's Cold Cases. In episode 4, he explores the relationship between cold cases and the media with the help of his guests.

01 Nov 202228m
Missing Sex Workers
S03E05

Missing Sex Workers

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of the crime talk show Crime Files. This season David is focusing primarily on Scotland's Cold Cases. In episode 5, he and his guests try to get to the bottom of Scotland's record number of unsolved murdered sex worker cases.

08 Nov 202228m
A Guilty Conscience
S03E06

A Guilty Conscience

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of Crime Files, this time focusing on cold cases. In Episode 6, David travels to Coatbridge, South Lanarkshire to explore the case of Moira Anderson who vanished during a blizzard in 1957. He'll learn about a dark family secret and discuss the concept of living with a guilty conscience.

15 Nov 202228m
Missing Without a Trace
S03E07

Missing Without a Trace

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of Crime Files, this time focusing on cold cases. In episode 7, David retraces the last known steps of Glenrothes man Allan Bryant and asks ‘how does someone go missing without a trace in the digital age?'.

22 Nov 202228m
Not Proven
S03E08

Not Proven

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of Crime Files, this time focusing on cold cases. In episode 8, David interrogates the unique Scottish verdict of ‘Not Proven'. Travelling to Ardlamont Estate in Argyll, he takes a look at the historic mystery of the death of Cecil Hambrough in 1893.

29 Nov 202228m
Confirmation Bias
S03E09

Confirmation Bias

Professor David Wilson, the UK's leading criminologist, presents the third series of Crime Files, this time focusing on Cold Cases. In episode 9, he looks at the concept of police confirmation bias and how miscarriages of justice can occur when police are selective about the evidence available to them.

06 Dec 202228m
Killer Secrets Taken to the Grave
S03E10

Killer Secrets Taken to the Grave

David heads into the belly of the beast, the beer spattered streets of Glasgow's night life. Here David will uncover the victims of an unknown serial killer from the 1970s. During a 6 month window the "Weekend Killer" plagued the pubs and dancehalls of Glasgow looking for his next victim and David is going to see how all these poor women connect.

13 Dec 202228m