Did vigilantes behead this man? - Ancient Murders Unearthed
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It took nearly 60 years to discover the body of a man buried in a cave. But, it would be years more still until investigators pieced together the truth behind his grisly death. Ancient Murders Unearthed travels back in time to iconic epochs and cultures to re-tell the stories of infamous and little-known murders and possibly solve some of the mysteries surrounding them. Time has turned most evidence to dust, but can today’s modern psychological knowledge be used hand-in-hand with new forensic developments, to understand the last actions of ancient victims and theorise on the motives of their killers?