Emma Tilley

Emma is a UK expert on missing persons and unidentified human remains. She achieved a masters degree in Crime Science, Investigation, and Intelligence in 2018. She completed her PhD in Criminology and Policing in 2024, critically reviewing the cross-matching of unidentified human remains and missing persons reports in England and Wales.

Emma began volunteering at Locate International in 2020. Since then she has led investigations, contributed to ‘The Missing’ podcast, and is a lead contributor for Locate International's Channel 4 documentary series, The Body Detectives.

Emma is currently undertaking Churchill Fellowship research, visiting Canada, Sweden, and the US to explore how the police use of investigative genetic genealogy can bring resolution for families of the unidentified.