The Vacuum
09/22/22 • 26 min
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A rancher’s son spotted the body of a young woman lying by the banks of a river in remote Utah. Police could identify 17-year-old Krystal Lynn Beslanowitch, but what had happened to her – and how her body had ended up there - was a mystery. Follow us as we walk through the leads detective followed, experience the breakthroughs of this surprising case, and learn how a pioneering invention designed to stop food poisoning eventually convicted the killer.
Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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As well as Smoking Gun, there's a whole collection of shows on The Missing +. From the stories of the most pivotal assassinations throughout history, to series' about long-term missing people, limited series about extraordinary conmen, and investigations into miscarriages of justice - The Missing + has you covered.
To accompany Season 4, we're launching a new spin-off show called 'Under The Microscope', which is exclusive to subscribers. In it, you will hear Smoking Gun host Tracy Alexander interviewing some of the brightest minds in the word of forensic science, and revealing exactly what they do.
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A rancher’s son spotted the body of a young woman lying by the banks of a river in remote Utah. Police could identify 17-year-old Krystal Lynn Beslanowitch, but what had happened to her – and how her body had ended up there - was a mystery. Follow us as we walk through the leads detective followed, experience the breakthroughs of this surprising case, and learn how a pioneering invention designed to stop food poisoning eventually convicted the killer.
Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
If you want to listen to Smoking Gun COMPLETELY ad-free, and help to support the show, then please subscribe to our channel.
The Missing + is your home for the very best in true-crime podcasts. You can get early access to series, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and even exclusive series you can't hear anywhere else. And if you love the show, your subscription helps to fund the episodes.
As well as Smoking Gun, there's a whole collection of shows on The Missing +. From the stories of the most pivotal assassinations throughout history, to series' about long-term missing people, limited series about extraordinary conmen, and investigations into miscarriages of justice - The Missing + has you covered.
To accompany Season 4, we're launching a new spin-off show called 'Under The Microscope', which is exclusive to subscribers. In it, you will hear Smoking Gun host Tracy Alexander interviewing some of the brightest minds in the word of forensic science, and revealing exactly what they do.
Signing up is quick and simple.
If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for The Missing +, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app.
If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : WTS CRIME
With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
The Ornamental Frog
Solving crime is all about considering every possibility. Gut instincts are part of a detectives DNA, but so is methodical processing of facts, and blue sky thinking.
In this case - police had to use both, to identify human remains - understand how they'd arrived in a small communal garden, and then to conclude if a crime had been committed. The clue to unlock of all of this, was the most unexpected of items... an ornament, of a frog on a lillypad.
Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
If you want to listen to Smoking Gun COMPLETELY ad-free, and help to support the show, then please subscribe to our channel.
The Missing + is your home for the very best in true-crime podcasts. You can get early access to series, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and even exclusive series you can't hear anywhere else. And if you love the show, your subscription helps to fund the episodes.
As well as Smoking Gun, there's a whole collection of shows on The Missing +. From the stories of the most pivotal assassinations throughout history, to series' about long-term missing people, limited series about extraordinary conmen, and investigations into miscarriages of justice - The Missing + has you covered.
To accompany Season 4, we're launching a new spin-off show called 'Under The Microscope', which is exclusive to subscribers. In it, you will hear Smoking Gun host Tracy Alexander interviewing some of the brightest minds in the word of forensic science, and revealing exactly what they do.
Signing up is quick and simple.
If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for The Missing +, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app.
If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : WTS CRIME
With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
The Korean Rope
Our Smoking Gun in this episode could have been a rope swing in Canada. It could have been used on a trawler in the china sea. Or on a building site in France. Instead, it became a crucial piece of evidence – used to convict a serial killer, who was hiding in plain sight.
Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series, narrated by Romola Garai and Britain's best known forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. And is supported by the British Academy of Forensic Sciences.
If you want to listen to Smoking Gun COMPLETELY ad-free, and help to support the show, then please subscribe to our channel.
The Missing + is your home for the very best in true-crime podcasts. You can get early access to series, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and even exclusive series you can't hear anywhere else. And if you love the show, your subscription helps to fund the episodes.
As well as Smoking Gun, there's a whole collection of shows on The Missing +. From the stories of the most pivotal assassinations throughout history, to series' about long-term missing people, limited series about extraordinary conmen, and investigations into miscarriages of justice - The Missing + has you covered.
To accompany Season 4, we're launching a new spin-off show called 'Under The Microscope', which is exclusive to subscribers. In it, you will hear Smoking Gun host Tracy Alexander interviewing some of the brightest minds in the word of forensic science, and revealing exactly what they do.
Signing up is quick and simple.
If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, just search for The Missing +, sign up, and all the exclusive content will be in your Apple Podcasts app.
If you're listening on Spotify, Amazon, Castbox, Pocketcasts, or any other player - you can sign up directly here : WTS CRIME
With a couple of clicks, you'll receive all the exclusive content in your chosen platform.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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