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Feb 2023
31m 23s

Ch. 3 - Pandora's Box

VPM & Story Mechanics
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Reporter Tessa Kramer gets her hands on a box that’s been gathering dust for 40 years – a time capsule from the crime lab’s pre-DNA era. To decipher the evidence, we’ll seek the help of an outside expert and put the whistleblower’s credibility to the test. What will we find in the box? And will it reveal an unsettling truth? More information on serologist Ma ... Show More
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Ch. 4 - The Show and Tell Girl
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Ch. 5 - Politics and Science
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