Partners in Crime

In Hong Kong 3000 people disappear annually Ninety percent of them are eventually found but the rest remain unaccounted for Dr Carl Leung Hong Kongs first forensic dentist and facial reconstruction expert uses forensic dentistry to help police pinpoint the identities of the victims where DNA and fingerprints analysis fail Here Dr Leung helps police crack three landmark cases

The determination of cause of death is central to police investigation and prosecution Police work handinhand with forensic pathologists to shed light on criminal cases Dr Shaw Kai Ping Taiwanese forensic pathologist speaks the language of the dead His autopsies and forensic examinations provide the police with crucial details of the victims last hour and the possible ordeals undergone

The dead speak a language of their own fingerprints stains and fibers are signs few understand It is the forensic scientists job to interpret whats left behind piecing together the macabre tale of a victims last moments In Singapore the police turn to forensic specialist Lim Chin Chin when theyre faced with their most challenging cases Here they work on three mindboggling cases

Criminals now gather information connect with one another and execute their illegal schemes online Using cuttingedge technology they target unsuspecting victims halfway around the world Because their tracks cannot be traced with physical evidence chasing down cybercriminals requires a different form of crime investigation Welcome to the world of computer forensics

Can we beat the lie detector Apparently not Even among the best liars a considerable number experience nonobservational internal sensations of uneasiness or fear of detection Our brains and bodies betray us when we lie and polygraph examination is often utilized to obtain clues to a crime Taiwanese polygraph examiner Huang Meng Lung has helped police crack many cold cases over the years

Forensic handwriting examiner SC Leung sees beyond the surface when he examines handwriting or a signature The flow of ink on paper carries the energy of a writer which manifests in the curves loops and angles of each letter Leung has analyzed everything from letters to fraudulent checks and his testimony in court has freed wrongly convicted suspects and put cunning criminals behind bars