999 CSI

Machine guns, safe-blowers, sadomasochists, pythons and flesh-eating viruses, all in a day’s work for Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO) Larry Henderson.Larry, whose career with London’s Metropolitan Police started in 1971, a time when police officers were more than a little sceptical of science, soon proved his worth and attended every kind of crime scene, from terrorism to rape and from blackmail to murder - before he became the head of the Flying Squad’s forensic team during the busiest and most dangerous period of the legendary outfit’s existence. Soon, Larry was caught up in shoot-outs, pavement ambushes, record-breaking drug deals and tiger kidnappings, confronting some of the UK’s most terrifying villains along the way. Larry’s ground-breaking work features some of the UK’s most notorious crimes - a key piece of forensic evidence from one of Larry’s murder cases is displayed at Scotland Yard’s infamous Crime Museum. At turns breath-taking, fascinating, hilarious and tragic, 999 CSI: Blood, Threats and Fears opens up a truly astonishing world that most people never get to see, a world filled with cruelty, matched only by the courage of those who work tirelessly for justice.Larry Henderson joined the police in 1971 as a civilian Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO). He retired in 1994 due to injury, aged just 49. At the time of his retirement, he was considered the most experienced SOCO in the country, having worked with just about every police department in every field, from terrorism to armed robbery and from blackmail to murder, and was at that time the head of The Flying Squad’s forensic team.Kris Hollington is a bestselling author of over twenty books, several of which have been adapted for TV documentaries and dramas.