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Forensic soil scientist Prof Lorna Dawson discovered that plant material of the same species found outside the industrial units in Glenrothes was found in the carpet from the front footwell of the car.

One woman told officers she placed a few strands of her hair in the footwell of cars she stepped into, in case she never made it back alive.

Soil samples from around the ditch where Ms Caldwell's body was discovered were compared to soil samples taken from the van's footwell.

The 58-year-old picked up the bird to give it a more dignified final resting place and popped it in his car's footwell - but was shocked to hear rustling a short time later.

"I didn't want it to be run over by cars and I just put it in my footwell," he said.