Cambridge: Prior to the second trial the prosecution commissioned tests that revealed minute ‘white inclusions’ within some of the bloodspots. ibid.
I was sent eight blood spots from Sion Jenkins’ clothing … We found very clear examples of fragments of skin and connective tissue. Almost impossible to mistake it. Very unique in biology … Tiny fragments of metal which you’d expect from mild steel and others were very rich in chromium which you might expect to find from the green paint associated with the tent peg. ibid. Dr Jeremy Skepper, advanced imaging centre
There is no evidence more unreliable than a confession. Rumpole of the Bailey s7e2: Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice, Rumpole
Worldwide, 300 million surveillance cameras are watching us on the streets, at work and in our homes. They capture things that seem impossible. Experts carry out forensic analysis of these unusual events. Strange Evidence s1e1, History 2024
Human Torch, Kentucky, 2016: Cameras capture a spontaneous combustion. At a gas station is a nightmare scenario … The cameras film something extraordinary. The unfortunate customer is Owensboro local, Josh Hamilton … The number of lithium-iodide fires in increasing. ibid.
Manchester University 2013: Cameras capture evidence of a 4,000-year-old … stone figurine from the tomb of an Egyptian official has somehow turned 180 degrees inside its sealed cabinet … Forensic microscopy reveals the statue is carved from a volcanic rock called Serpentine … The museum staff attach a rubber membrane [to stop vibrations] to the statue’s [convex] base. ibid.
Deep beneath the city a monster awakens: ‘This red blob: then it starts writhing, it starts pulsating’ … ‘There’s thousands of miles of sewers beneath our cities’ … It’s a mass of worms. ibid.
A strange light appears in the forests of Michigan. Surveillance cameras capture a fleeting glimpse as it hovers in the night sky … Most scientists believe it’s car headlights travelling along the highway. ibid.
Lightning strikes twice and leaves a supercharged survivor … Surveillance cameras capture a miraculous escape. Yet this man is having the unluckiest day in his life … Wet clothing may shield the man from the lightning … ‘This video is not authentic.’ Strange Evidence s1e2
Hessdalen Lights, Norway: Mysterious glowing orbs defy explanation … For decades this remote and isolated valley has been visited by an unidentifiable phenomenon: strange orbs of light darting across the night sky … Rocks rich in iron and copper … [with] the potential to create a natural battery … ‘There is a deeper mystery’ … ibid.
Kentucky, 2003: A flaming tornado spins on a freshwater lake … Hundreds of giant warehouses each one packed to the rafters with inflammable liquid … The bourbon capital of the world … Vital clues lie in Kentucky’s supercharged skies. ibid.
Has a visitor from space been captured on camera? … NASA’s archives reveal footage with similarities to the mysterious lights in the museum … ‘Who knows what we might have brought back.’ ibid.
2004: Terrifying explosions rock New York City … The manhole cover hits the car with the force of a missile … The pressure from these escaping gasses builds up in the manhole. Strange Evidence s1e3
Georgia, 2009: A cop spots a strange beast prowling the dense forest … A couple of students goofing around. ibid.
Mexico, May 30th 2013: Surveillance cameras detect an unidentified object flying into an active volcano … The object may be something closer to home … In reality it’s flying around the volcano. ibid.
Did sky cams capture a sinister lightning unknown to science? … A really bizarre light phenomenon. ibid.
Louisiana: A swamp threatens to swallow an entire town … Local environmental agents study the swamp … Scientists from the US Geological Survey confirm tremors originating 5,000 feet below … [and] over 50 caverns run through this salt dome … The collapsing cavern creates a massive sinkhole swallowing 38 acres of swampland. Strange Evidence s1e4
2006: A police dashcam captures a phantom getaway … a bizarre high-speed pursuit through the back roads of Georgia … The sedan drives between the two poles, hits the fence breaking the aluminium ties. ibid.
China: Scientists investigate a gravity-defying traffic stop … levitating cars … A cable lying across the road. ibid.
A dashcam reveals a flesh and blood monster … An American monster hides out in southern pastures. Many believe tales of a vampire dog are a myth until something strange is caught on camera … This misshapen animal is no ordinary canine. Strange Evidence s1e5
Hawaiian Halo: A release of unused fuel … A vapour trail through space. ibid.
Phantom Explosion: An old British pub is the scene of a shattering disturbance … A pint glass explodes … The strange nature of glass. ibid.
December 21st 2011, Alabama: In the deep south an apocalyptic appears on the horizon. A series of airborne tsunamis surge towards the city … a freakish wave storm. ibid.
Deep Sea Enigma: A sea monster rises from the deep … a deep sea jellyfish … one of the rarest creatures on Earth. Strange Evidence s1e6
Ukraine, May 29th 2017: A thunderous explosion rocks a city street … Water pipes in the area are undergoing extensive pressure testing. ibid.
A ghostly light spooks investigators … [and] remains unexplained. ibid.
Did a stargazer witness a nuclear catastrophe … above the skies of New Mexico? … a routine test launch of an unarmed Trident missile. ibid.
Surveillance cameras capture a beast … The local radio station is inundated with reports of sightings of the strange beast … A prank isn’t the only explanation … Werewolf syndrome isn’t the only medical condition afflicting the creature in the surveillance tape … ‘What better place to hide than a Brazilian rainforest?’ Strange Evidence s1e7
St Petersburg: A cataclismic road-side blast … This isn’t the first time a blinding blast has lit up Russian skies … This black-out is a signifant clue … ‘Some sort of electrical arc being reflected off the clouds’ … A substation is south St Petersburg has exploded. ibid.
Scientists investigate unexplained balls of fire lighting up the skies … ‘I think it’s one of these – a mortar … and I can prove it.’ ibid.
Chile, 2014: Infrared cameras track a mysterious object in the Chilean skies … The mystery craft is invisible to radar … ‘It could be just a regular everyday aeroplane.’ Strange Evidence s1e8
A deep-sea diving craft captures images of a macabre underwater graveyard … what biologists call a Dead Zone … When the salt bursts through the sediment it disolves to form a brine lake on the ocean floor. ibid.
Cameras catch an apocalyptic sky as lightning strikes … ‘Those flashes of light occurred two minutes before that earthquake hit’ … Not the first time people have witnessed strange lights before an earthquake. ibid.
Tianjin, China, 2015: A massive shockwave hurtles towards a terrified driver … ‘A second explosion much larger than the first’ … Hundreds of shipping containers, each twenty-five tons, are blasted into the sky like fireworks … Forty minutes before the first explosion, fire breaks out near a warehouse storing Calcium Carbide … Another dangerous chemical at the docks: Ammonium Nitrate. Strange Evidence s1e9
Mariana Trench: An alien-like signal rises up from the abyss … Species that don’t exist anywhere else on the planet … ibid.