Professor Patricia Wiltshire

BSc, PhD, DSc, DSc (hc), FCSFS, FRSB, FLS

Forensic Ecologist

Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, botanist, mycologist, and author of two successful true crime books. She has worked on more than 300 criminal and civil cases across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand, including some of the highest profile cases of the past 30 years. A leading voice in forensic science, she has worked with every police force in the UK involving rape, murder, abduction, neglect, and searching for graves and hidden remains. She is a visiting professor at the University of Southampton and the University of Jilin in China. She lives in Surrey with her mycologist husband David, and their rescue dog, Ruby.