7. Hidden Clues

For more than 20 years the case of the murder of six-year-old
Rikki Neave went unsolved. In this new ten part investigation,
award-winning journalist Winifred Robinson, has unearthed the
truth through unprecedented access to police interview rooms, and
follows the investigation as the police move in on the
perpetrator.


It's a haunting and heart-breaking case filled with injustice, a
story of vulnerable children, know to the authorities who should
have been protected, a tale of lives wasted and cut short. You'll
hear original police tapes never broadcast before, fresh
testimony from suspects and witnesses, new and compelling
evidence from forensic scientists. The series takes you inside
the jury room and abroad as the manhunt closes in.


In Episode Seven of The Boy in the Woods the BBC Journalist,
Winifred Robinson, begins piecing together the forensic evidence
overlooked by the first team of investigators. Fibres found on
Rikki's clothes could hold the key to finding the killer: with
more sensitive DNA techniques now available, might it be possible
to find a match on the police databases?


The Boy in the Woods is Presented by BBC Journalist, Winifred
Robinson; the Series Producer is Sue Mitchell Sound Design is by
Tom Brignall and Joel Moors.