Imposters Tending To The Wild

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Writing Wrongs

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics

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Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Writing Wrongs, from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases. Hosts Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod, who've provided expert evidence in hundreds of cases, examine a specific case and its linguistic analysis each episode. Some episodes feature guest forensic linguists sharing their experiences as expert witnesses. The series highlights different case types, showcasing the strengths and limitations of forensic linguistics in criminal and civil investigations.

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Imposters Tending To The Wild

Writing Wrongs

58 minutes 55 seconds

8 months ago

Imposters Tending To The Wild

*Warning: This episode contains strong language and threats of terrorism and other violence.*

In 2018, a crudely made bomb was found in a car park in central Edinburgh. Later, blog posts by an unknown author appeared on a Mexican eco-anarchist website, in both Spanish and English, claiming responsibility for said bomb.

Our own Professor Tim Grant was contacted by Police Scotland to build a profile of the author. Two years later, the police contacted Tim again after identifying a potential suspect.

Dr Isobelle Clarke (Lancaster University) joined Tim in using comparative authorship analysis to determine who may have been responsible for these posts.

If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources:

https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

https://www.helpguide.org/find-help

Resources:

Professor Tim Grant’s home page https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant

Dr Isobelle Clarke’s home page https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/about/people/isobelle-clarke

BBC Expert Witness episode about the case: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fwyswv

BBC News story about case https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-60402838

Aston University 2022 press release about Karvounakis case https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/linguistics-expert-aston-university-helps-police-scotland-secure-terrorism-conviction

Production Team: Sam Cook, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera

Producer: Sam Cook

Visual design: George Grant

Additional Voices: Sam Cook, Neus Alberich Buera

With our thanks to Dr Isobelle Clarke