From true crime to Sherlock Holmes to CSI, people all around the world have a fascination with crime, mystery, and forensics.
And Thomas Coyle has been up close with the field for decades.
He started his career as a fingerprint examiner at Scotland Yard when he was a teenager, before moving to New Zealand decades later, setting himself up as one of our most prominent forensic experts and crime scene investigators.
It led to him being named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2024, and he now runs his own forensic business and teaches students from as early as year 2.
Coyle’s 37-year career is detailed in his new book, ‘The Dead Speak: My Life in Forensics’.
He told Mike Hosking there’s a lot of information in the book, but he hopes it’s honest, raw, and gives a ‘real insight’ into what forensic science is about at crime scenes.
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