Cold Case Investigation: The Role of DNA Evidence | Full Episode

Professor Sue Black and the History Cold Case team arrive in Baldock, Hertfordshire to investigate the discovery of a skeleton dating from around 100AD, buried in an unusual position with the remains of three babies. Many questions need answers, was she a Celt or a Roman? And, is she perhaps the earliest recorded mother of triplets?
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[@rashmikasengupta8730]

Not cold history, but real human chronicle, rediscovered with warm empathy and accuracy

[@stephanieann622]

Well stated. Isn’t it beautiful, yet incredibly sad. I don’t want to think of the sheer agony that she would have been in trying to deliver her babies.

[@a007girl]

This series has given me a greater appreciation for my ancestors and made me realize how blessed I am to be here now.

[@funsizedi88]

Woman in her mid 30s, under 5 foot with triplets, yea, we know what happened. Poor woman. That had to have been agony. Poor family.

[@ais4386]

It’s obvious, by position alone, that baby one was born, baby two was pushed out in the coffin and the third baby was never born out of the mum. It’s crazy that you can SEE that just by positions alone. 👀 Sad, but a scientifically cool thing to see. This is not something seen often I’m sure. Well done ladies 👏🏼☺️

[@audreyrose_1979]

i got teary eyed... i can imagine how much she fought to give birth... but eventually died trying.

[@j4eyes1]

I have watched many episodes in this series and have enjoyed all of them. As a nurse who also studied midwifery I knew the outcome for mother and babies was likely to be grim. Most triplet births are delivered prior to term and by Caesarian, this is the same even for twin births. Also I am not surprised that the DNA was not found from the bones of all individuals. It must have been an awful time for her family. But amazing for us to learn about the woman and her three babies. Thank you experts and the people who fund these programmes. An unusual and really interesting case.

[@WyattRyeSway]

Jane Pickford ....2,000 years ago the mother never lived. A cesarean was only done on a dying or newly dead mother. It wasn’t until the 14th century that it was recorded both mother and baby survived. Triplets would have been nearly impossible. Twins were hard enough.

[@jasonmason2471]

Cesarians were never performed in Roman times. The life if the mother was slways more important than the baby

[@gabe-po9yi]

I wonder how hard it was to get Sue Black, forensic anthropologist extraordinaire, to appear completely baffled and exclaim that the baby between the mother’s thighs was going to be incredibly difficult to explain. The producers should’ve upped her salary just for that one.

[@purplecleo]

Was thinking the same thing lol

[@user-ru9xy7zv8i]

Storytelling through archeology. This is absolutely fascinating. Remarkable

[@kerryhorwitz4093]

That poor woman must have really suffered. Three or four days in labour with three babies , one stuck in the birth canal. She must have been in agony. I really feel for her. It is a powerful, and eternal thing about the story of Womanhood at its best. We see a woman crying in the loo of a club, and we console and support her as if she was our closest friend. We feel the same sympathy for a woman who lived two thousand years ago, as we would for a woman living now. Thirty years ago I had just given birth. I was young and completely alone. With no one to bring flowers, my hospital cubical was sparse. A woman in the ward next door gave birth. Her husband was in prison, but she was surrounded by friends and family. She was about to go home, but before she did she stopped off at my ward. She gave me her flowers.

[@MichSignMan]

Awww, I'd have brought you flowers, nobody told me you were having my baby :(

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Awww, what a lovely story. I always think it doesn't hurt to do nice things for people - including strangers. If we all made that effort this world would be a better place for all...

[@souloftheteacher9427]

@@MichSignMan You do realize you've made a total ass of yourself?

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

@@souloftheteacher9427 It seems to be the duty of internet trolls to make asses of themselves.

[@mightymissk4341]

What a powerful comment, and so true. Well said.

[@thejourney1369]

At 4’6” seeing this makes me so thankful that I live today in the era of modern medicine. When I had my son, I had to have him by c-section since my OB said that there was no way I could give birth. This woman had to be in agony for days. And nearly 2000 years later I was able to give birth due to medical intervention and my son and I are healthy and happy.

[@genli5603]

The Journey if you ob scheduled a c-section before you went into labor, that was malpractice. Your OB lied to get paid more.

[@janetgood6332]

@@genli5603 tiny women with big babies are often in danger in natural labor.

[@ladyredl3210]

Im 5 feet exactly, and built very like this woman. All these episodes move me, but this one made me cry. In another life, that could have been me.

[@justme8837]

I am so happy that I live in modern times. I think we tend to forget how dangerous childbirth can be.

[@mlfett6307]

Agreed. It is an idea I had to face when my first was stillborn. The risks may be far fewer, but they remain.

[@marionward5958]

I agree and although things are a lot better now, it's not so long ago that childbirth was dangerous, especially for those who couldn't pay for the midwife. Free care is relatively a new thing. Before it you couldn't afford the usual medical care, you went to the village herbalist or just got on with it

[@janetgood6332]

@@marionward5958 it's actually becoming more dangerous in the US than it was a generation ago. Worse than any other developed country.

[@stacyhallam6820]

Child birth is still dangerous. Women die everyday from C sections . I just actually watched a documentary on it

[@jasonmason2471]

@Stacey every day? Where? By the rate this population is growing, I doubt that very much

[@marionward5958]

Another great story. My heart goes out to the poor woman and her children.

[@mrsnocke]

totally called it right after seeing the placement of the skeletons.

[@selmahare]

Yep, same here.

[@donnaroberts4565]

Same

[@carolphillips8802]

Yes. It was rather obvious, although "the obvious" isn't always correct.

[@brokentreeusauka1891]

It was annoying that the producers of the show dragged this case out. This team has some of the smartest and best people in their fields and the producers made out to be idiots. I think the only reason that they went along with it was that the show was paying for all of those expensive tests. I am a retired American archaeologist and I knew it was a coffin birth as soon as I saw the first pics. I suppose the producers thought it made the show exciting and get more viewers. They were right about that. One of the women remarked about them beining in the news with this case. That statement means that the producers were right about making them pretend that they knew nothing about why the babies were where they were. I'm just grateful that they didn't make this team look like absolute idiots. I don't know why they took this program off, it is so very interesting.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

Yes 😊 also the man clearly was very loving. I bet he was the one who put her in that way. Lying at the head too I just feel that man really loved her.

[@Queenieekhan]

This made my heart cry 💔 A mother and her triplets in the same grave. The pain she must have gone through. This is such a heartbreaking historical story.

[@laikathunderchild5746]

Great series Thank You. The team are always so respectful, sensitive and humanise all remains examined . Tragic and sad. The pain and fear that the Mother experienced is incomprehensible and I feel for her 2000yrs later.

[@eddiesroom1868]

Ya, they talk about that in that bible thing

[@eddiesroom1868]

Ya, they talk about that in that bible thing

[@sylph141414]

I wonder, if she was in her 30s, it's possible she had previous, successful pregnancies? Maybe she has descendants living in the area and abroad. Pure speculation, but hardly outside the realm of possibility.

[@magnificent6668]

I'm sure someone tried to save the poor women, but such a birth was beyond a midwife at the time. Blood loss must have been awful & at least one baby was breech, plus at the time the extra calories for the pregnancy wouldn't have been easy to come by. Poor girl & how sad for any older children she left.

[@dwuagneux]

These shows are just wonderful. There is so much to learn. I hope very much someone makes additional episodes in this or another program.

[@tphvictims5101]

It’s truly amazing how these ultra rare sites are even found let alone sorted out. What a great team.

[@skinnykarlos710]

What are you on about. We're the most invasive species on the planet. They didn't just 'chance upon it'. They were developing another parking lot somewhere and GPR showed bodies in the shallow ground. You're a muppet.

[@milanamughal]

Besides, burial so old, a woman and three newborns with no sign of trauma - what else could it have been but death at birth? There was no C-section back then. At least not the kind they did on a mother while she was still alive. The answer about the death was 99% predictable. It was interesting to hear what life was like, based on their previous and other findings though. But no miracles about the body of the woman. Childbirth death, delivery complications. Thank God I was born now, and not then. I’d be dead too after first try to have a kid.

[@rosyclaire]

And the poor woman would never have known there were three babies.

[@aliciah6279]

I absolutely love these videos! I put this one together at the very beginning and feel all super smart now 😆 I hope you continue making these! I watch them as I work and can't get enough!

[@elizabethfrederick2434]

tHIS IS A REMARKABLE STORY. i LIKE TO THINK THAT THE MAN WAS HUSBAND AND DAD AND WHEN HE DIED HE WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO HIS FAMILY.

[@simplydanlrene4276]

Please PLEASE don't use music when people are talking. It makes it hard for those with hearing problems to understand what is being said.

[@marionward5958]

I agree. It overpowers the speech.

[@watcher6555]

Yes, we do not need music.

[@windwoman3549]

Turn on the captions, then! For krissakes, this is a series made for t.v. which was later uploaded to YT - do you really think it’s going to be manipulated NOW b/c you have hearing problems? That’s what captioning is FOR! 🙄

[@nillyk5671]

@@windwoman3549 There are no captions duh!

[@davidsexton5543]

@@windwoman3549 and regardless, it STILL doesn't need music. Music adds nothing to the presentation. Captioning ALSO distracts from the presentation. That is particularly true if they are speaking quickly. You can either read the captions of follow the video. But I tell you what, if you think that captions are the "end-all" to this problem, turn your sound off, turn your captions on and then follow the entire 50 minute program. Then come back and tell us how great it was. Although you might understand what captioning is for, you clearly don't understand what manners are for.

[@ConChaz100]

Even in death our bones are alive. No matter how many years have passed. Our bones can tell us so many things. AMAZING!!

[@LacrimaPhoenix]

Watching this whilst being pregnant was not my best idea xD Thank you for bringing on this interesting historical content, though. I am definitely hooked :)

[@francoisehembert3243]

Recently discovered your channel. Love the subject matter, and the respectful manner in which the research is done. It brings me closer to people who lived such a long time ago. Well done snd thank you.

[@diananievesavellanet]

I agree Francoise, it's an excellent subject matter and very professionally and empathetically presented. Well done! Cheers! 👏👍

[@nomine4027]

Just discovered this series and, I must say that it's fascinating. Very good!

[@amandapittar9398]

I’ve loved this series. I went to Uni in Aberdeen and feel so proud that these highly talented women are my peers - and so jealous that I’m not part of the team! They are amazing. They bring a sensitivity and warmth to each case that I’ve never seen before. Especially the one about the little preserved boy who was “waxed” as an anatomical model. The archaeologist was a bit of an individual. If he has that amount on this cranium...what must the rest of his bod be like?🤔🤦🏼‍♀️

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

These women are simply amazing in their specialized fields. Is this program broadcast in America?

[@lesleyfinneran279]

I love Professor Sue Black! I wish she was my friend. Her commentary is wonderful!

[@TheObscureRambler]

You know what bothers me? They hear 'deviant burial' and instantly everyone's thinking 'was she a deviant? was she seen as a deviant?'. Our brain makes such intricate connections and jumps to such conclusions, even with so-called neutral, unprejudiced scientists. Even when the archaeologist (with the piercings!) told one of them "it doesn't mean she's a deviant, it's just... a deviant, unusual burial".

[@heatherknutsford2101]

My heart goes out 2 her nd her wee family

[@waderaney7]

These Ladies are the very best in the business😀

[@blessyourheart1167]

Fantastic work and informative video !! I enjoyed it immensely !! I really wish these ladies had more videos!!

[@kseniaixbalam2826]

I’m not actually so sensitive about maternity and having children, but this story broke my heart. Such a strong and sad case. This woman was agonising and suffering so much, and all was in vain cause she and her babies died. And that male skeleton who suppose to be her husband… such a touching detail.

[@Sippe1]

I'm not a doctor and I said right away that its triplets and she died giving birth. One out, second; coffinbirth after stuck in birth canal. Third didn't have a change cause it was till in womb. Nice place to do investigation, in cold tent? :D

[@mindyb1986]

I was going to comment that if no one else said it.

[@jenniferphillips9219]

I couldn't stop watching.

[@candismith4779]

Keith Fitzpatrick Matthews is a wonderful guy and I love him! He's been in videos other than just this cold case series, and he presents the kind of humility that can laugh at itself. He always warms my heart.

[@mitkat68]

Brilliant series. Amazing

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

Truly amazing research

[@gaylelee1999]

Excellent as usual. Engaging story that illustrates just how far we’ve come.

[@lailabaloch568]

It's amazing how we can now piece together someone's life/death. How horrific the women's delivery was, which ended in death of all four of them. I never realized how advanced Roman medical care was in this time period. Now we wait for the next mystery and for more advanced scientific research to tell us even more about people from centuries ago.

[@lauradructor2253]

I am absolutely geeking out over this show! The advances in forensics and the detailed historical records in England are absolutely amazing. I mean, where else can you find out the name of a 650 year old skeleton!

[@alli-kat2329]

Wow, this upload was awesome!!!!

[@ms.martiegallego8834]

Very informative, good work !! I Love the series!! What did happen to the remains after all the testing was completed? I think it would be a beautiful ending , if they re entered them in a final resting place ; with dignity and great care. They gave so much , it should be reciprocated .

[@marleenscraftyspace3205]

Fantastic series. Hope more is to follow

[@WyattRyeSway]

Marleen's Crafty Space ....only 8 episodes were made, sadly. All are on You Tube. All are amazing.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

These are brilliant!

[@lynleygilchrist7703]

This is so utterly heartbreaking 💔💔

[@ash.lou613]

that was an incredable episode! Im so thankful for having twins in the 2000s. so lucky

[@shallowcomics7565]

Awesome series

[@bettypendleton8043]

Another job well done enjoyed it 👍

[@mariafarrugia1192]

Amazing...These 3 women have done amazing work 👏

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

Wow! What a story! As enthralling and riveting as any whodunnit, this episode deserves an award, along with the team who brought this case to conclusion. Five gold stars. I am astounded that a woman of such small stature could bring triplets to full term, in those times when pregnancy was at best a risky business.

[@gloriaschlotterbeck6656]

this is the fourth episode I am watching...I forgot to klick the like..Nevertheles..One Word : AWESOME !!!!! Respect Ladies !!!

[@KBENNETT64]

So interesting!

[@nillyk5671]

Every episode makes me cry aishhh

[@D.H.-mg2cz]

It's so sad that the series stopped after season 2 😔

[@Carol-ul3bh]

Very Interesting, thank you!

[@laurametheny1008]

Here I am again trying to find out about the music used in this series. I love it so much! As the show itself...which I wish was more than just a few episodes. Thankyou!!✌🤔😘

[@bluezauza]

The only thing i found out is that it was composed by Rob Lord

[@jeanfish7]

The first part of the music almost sounds like the Eagles Hotel California...but not quite.

[@davewilson9738]

Remarkable and wonderful.

[@hillarymack3207]

Amazing

[@LifeAdviceSite]

As soon as I saw the positions of the babies’ skeletons in the ground I knew what happened, but I still don’t understand the baby at the shoulder. 😕 So sad.

[@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678]

Sara Melone I think they had the baby at the shoulder nestled in its mother's.neck

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

I suppose the poor little thing had been born and was placed at his mother’s shoulder for burial-like he would have been carried in life. It really is so sad

[@nyloaf]

This video scared the shit out of me, thought one side of my headphones has stopped working but it was just the video itself.

[@mariancroome1478]

AWESOME !!

[@davidpowell3665]

Triple birth in modern times is difficult, this poor woman could have been in agony for this time, no medical teams or powerful medication. Maybe 2 still birth and 1 breach, hence the position of the baby beneath the mothers womb area,loss of blood from mother resulting in death

[@rebekkariblet4500]

Nice job

[@reinadegrillos]

Super interesting. It's strange, but I felt for her and her babies. Science is great.

[@ProfesorStachowska]

geat series I adored it

[@meatavoreNana]

So terribly sad.. Poor woman. My mum was the same size and had a hard enough time with 1 baby...mind you,he was over 10lb. In 1929.

[@zuzuspetals38]

I love these shows!!! Are they still on in UK?

[@riannasimpson98]

Sound only playing in left ear please fix next time

[@carolyn6001]

I thought my headphones were broken . Thanks.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

I thought my right ear was broken...!

[@ellygreaves9793]

@@sirandrelefaedelinoge I thought I had gone partially deaf and upped the volume :))

[@skinnykarlos710]

Ok, I'll get on to the producers and have them write you all a letter on how you just go to your AudioManager and adjust from there. "Thought my right ear was broken, thought my headphones were broken." Your intelligence just went on a walkabout and had a corroboree. I'm 53 and I'll just bet that you're all millennials.

[@marionward5958]

Just to let you know I can hear it fine.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

How horrific, this poor tiny woman. I can not imagine the suffering she endured. Too bad ether had not been developed yet.

[@RoseCarroll-pk6mt]

Thank you

[@joanpashinsky-greve8760]

I wonder if the father killed himself because he was so distraught 😭

[@tshotflash7293]

Such a tragic story. Sometimes, some things are just not meant to be. So sad.

[@shamrock4500]

I love this series but the music hurts my ears, I turn down my sound and can't hear conversation, turn it up screeching music.

[@Emy53]

It always appears so cold in England. Were these filmed in winter?

[@jolenegoodwin9047]

WOW THIS IS SO VERY SAD

[@existenceispainforameeseeks]

this is just absolutely devastating. as if the way this woman lost her life wasn’t horrible enough, three little babies passed away 😞

[@joangrennan886]

Pregnancy was risky right up until the 19th even 20th century and of course still is in many parts of the world . My aunt gave birth to triplets in the mid 1950s . The incubators were not in working order in the hospital they were born in so they were transferred to another hospital 30 miles away . Despite weighing 3 and half and 4 pounds none survived the journey . Many of the women who have Caesarians today would be in real trouble without surgical intervention . Who would choose to be a woman ?

[@nadinewhite993]

That's so devastating 😭

[@john0597]

Hi there people I found this video very interesting put sad at the same time I hope that the mother and babies were given a decent burial after

[@ginaandseason2774]

Honestly .a triple pregnancy at any time is high risk. That poor woman dies in the worse way..deliver one..last two stuck..one a coffin birth..one forever in their mom...

[@RoninMilli]

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[@catherinesteensma9629]

I love this series but this episode was... Infuriating. Like most people I made the determination that the child underneath the women was likely an unborn childin breach position and she was likely on her side because she was heavily pregnant. I don't believe at all that the scientists didn't also make this obvious observation into the possible reason for the way the bones where laid, of course they did. I hope they were paid well to look like they had no Idea. Insult to the scientists who did the work and the people who watch the series

[@sunkissed1974]

This was so incredibly sad.

[@kimberlypatton9634]

I do wish captions were available for these great docs....I have increasing hearing issues and appreciate the captions immensely.

[@paulacornelison243]

Seeing the size of the babies' skeletons, my first thought was death by childbirth.

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

A few of the comments in this thread are either disrespectful or narrow-minded. Welcome to the unabashed and uncouth KZbin Comments page.

[@Kizzy-qb9si]

Realistically, what are the chances one, much less all three, would survive to the age of five, and what are the chance of multiples would survive to the age of 5?

[@herahagstoz6934]

Why is it obvious to me this woman died after giving birth to the first triplet? It was all so clear from the positioning of the skeletons. Usually I like the show but this seems like people needed a shocking show and played a bit dumb. 😑

[@Joelswinger34]

You must be a medical expert.

[@willasyn3136]

As soon as I saw the title, i knew what had happened, still interesting though

[@mickymantle3233]

Very Sad.

[@Ruth58969]

I had my twins naturally with no pain relief. It never occurred to me how hard it is for others. That poor woman must have suffered greatly.

[@loobyloo4054]

It's amazing to think that these people should be the true royals of the British Crown...

[@susieh2100]

poor Mama..

[@ruth4489]

To me, because I have degrees in psychology, it looked like they tried to bury the mother looking at her baby while in death. It makes sense they buried her on her side, only because in life most women pregnant sleep on their right side, not on the left because of the heart. I think when they were burying her the 2nd child finished coming out on accident when they were carrying her body to the grave. They had no idea a 3rd child was still inside her stomach. She would have been a tiny woman and Nowadays we induce labor a bit early to save the babies and the mother but back then they couldnt do that. Also, it's possible they thought she had twins and had no idea a 3rd baby was still in the stomach. The Roman's always travelled with prostitutes but this woman was a bit older. Late 30s means a geriatric pregnancy so they probably tried to save her but in the end could not. It looks like they felt sorry for her and tried to lay her with care and with her 1 baby she successfully delivered but it may have already been dead. It's possible she was married and already had kids with her husband and this pregnancy killed her off.

[@kathleenfranklin5370]

Interesting and very sad, hope her remains and the babies are reburied.

[@skinnykarlos710]

They were put in isopropyl alcohol and kept in a museum's dusty basement. One big jar and three smaller ones. Brought out on school excursion days and by pro-rights campaigners.

[@alicemorton9145]

Are the police usually called when one finds skeletons in their yard, that appear ancient? Just curious 🤔 Thanks for sharing!

[@kseniaixbalam2826]

Usually yes, the first thing when someone finds bones no matter where they call the police xD Even at the case of bog bodies and Otzi the Iceman the police was caller first than archaeologists

[@BJKage]

These ladies are so awesome and I so envy them. I also always freeze while watching it. Why do they have to work in the freezing tent?

[@lindamesa4941]

i wish you had close caption!