Faking It: Tears of a Crime

2017

Whether thrust into the limelight or fame hungry attention seekers, they all shared one thing: their public deception led to their demise. The signs were in front of us, but how do you spot a criminal?In this exclusive ID series, a crack team of three experts - body language, voice and psychology - analyse iconic TV appeals by those who claimed to be grief stricken but turned out to be the perpetrators.

Current Season: Season 7 (2023)

When criminals lie they send out tiny tell-tale signals through their actions and words. Experts pinpoint the signs that point to guilt.

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Drawing on the expertise of a body language expert, linguistics professor and a criminal psychologist, some of the most famous modern-day UK crime stories are forensically examined.

Drawing on the expertise of a body language expert, linguistics professor and a criminal psychologist, some of the most famous modern-day UK crime stories are forensically examined.

Drawing on the expertise of a body language expert, linguistics professor and a criminal psychologist, some of the most famous modern-day UK crime stories are forensically examined.

Drawing on the expertise of a body language expert, linguistics professor and a criminal psychologist, some of the most famous modern-day UK crime stories are forensically examined.

When criminals lie they send out tiny tell-tale signals through their actions and words. Experts pinpoint the signs that point to guilt.

When criminals lie they send out tiny tell-tale signals through their actions and words. Experts pinpoint the signs that point to guilt.

When criminals lie they send out tiny tell-tale signals through their actions and words. Experts pinpoint the signs that point to guilt.