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Unearthed: Ancient Murder Mysteries

6 episodes 96%4KCC

Cold cases from deep history meet modern forensics and homicide instinct.

Former homicide detective Rod Demery and Professor Turi King reopen some of history's most intriguing murders, using bones, crime scene logic, and science to pursue long-lost killers. From a remote Scottish cave to ancient deaths preserved for centuries, each case tests modern investigation against the distant past. Sign up to see evidence become motive, suspect, and story.

Episode guide

6 episodes
1
1Rosemarkie Man
Homicide detective Rod Demery and forensic scientist Turi King examine a skeleton unearthed in a remote sea cave in Scotland. Dated to the time of the Picts, the team recreate the attack to deduce the victim’s most likely killer. Suspects include a sea raider, a pagan, and a rival leader.
50 min
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2Ötzi the Iceman
Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King examine Europe’s most famous ancient murder victim, frozen where he was killed over 5000 years ago. The team learns how pollen in his gut can suggest his likely route before he died and then deduce who his killer might have been.
50 min
3
3The Idaho Torso
Homicide detective Rod Demery and forensic scientist Turi King investigate a 100-year-old dismembered body found in a remote cave. Turi examines how genetic genealogy revealed the victim’s identity. When they find his wife was also murdered, Rod questions widely accepted beliefs about the killer.
50 min
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4A Scottish Killing
Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King study an 800-year-old partial skeleton found in Berwick, Scotland. Rod investigates a possible motive of robbery-gone-wrong, and Turi’s injury analysis reveals that the victim may have been an archer. Can they identify the killer?
50 min
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5Cangrande della Scala
Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King visit the ancient Italian city of Verona to investigate the death of 14th-century warlord Cangrande della Scala, who died suddenly at the height of his powers. Who might have gained from Cangrande’s death - and been behind his killing?
50 min
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6Tollund Man
Unearthed from a Danish bog almost 70 years ago, this 2000-year-old Early Iron Age murder victim is so well-preserved that he seems to be peacefully sleeping. Homicide detective Rod Demery and forensic scientist Turi King find the key to the murderer’s identity may lie in Roman witnesses.
50 min
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