Patricia Wiltshire

Dr Patricia Wiltshire (born 1944 in Glamorgan, Wales)[1] is a forensic ecologist, botanist and palynologist.[2] She has been consulted by the police force in over 200 investigations spread through England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and abroad.[3] She has been instrumental in helping solve a number of high profile crimes in her line of work. These include the murder of Christopher Laverack, a case that was unsolved for three decades. She was also able help to prove the guilt of Ian Huntley for Soham Murders.[4]

Early life

Dr. Wiltshire had an unconventional childhood education; encyclopaedias formed her major source of learning from age six on account of interruption of formal schooling by whooping cough and measles. This broad approach to knowledge provided a strong foundation for her future career. Starting as a medical laboratory technician, she moved on to study botany at King's College London. She lectured there for several years in microbial and general ecology before taking up a post at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London.[5][6]

High-profile cases

Sobriquets

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