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Title BBC Expert Witness Series 4: Cracking the Killers' Code Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC1 Media type Television Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 28/10/24 Description Our first case concerns a young man, Dolton Powell, fatally stabbed by an armed gang after a party. A group of suspects are arrested and questioned, but they remain tight-lipped and give nothing away to investigators. In a bid to uncover the truth about the horrific crime, police secretly record the young men as they huddle together and discuss the events of the night. However, they speak in a secret language that was hard to understand. They needed expert help and turned to forensic linguist Nicci MacLeod, who had to crack their code, decipher the true meaning of what they were saying and eventually prove their guilt. With powerful testimony from Dolton’s sister Andrea who recalls the devastation the gang caused and a step-by-step account of the case from investigating officer Sophie Ferguson. URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024gj1/expert-witness-series-4-4-cracking-the-killers-code Persons Nicci MacLeod