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Radio Manchester,14 Dec 2022,27 mins

2. Digging up the Dead

The Forgotten Dead

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Police follow a lead that 'Mary Ellen' is a missing mother from Liverpool. In 2009, they exhume her body to collect a sample of her DNA. Featuring retired police detective Rick Armstrong, Colette Westerman and Detective Superintendent Cyril Barstow. With archive audio from: North West Film Archive, BBC North West Tonight and BBC Crimewatch. Music from KPM Music.

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