Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Apr 30th
900a
Shattered Dreams
A car was found in a drainage ditch and the bodies of a man and woman were inside; both had been shot to death. The car windows were broken and shattered glass should have been everywhere, but it wasn’t. A fingertip torn from a latex glove would point investigators to both the crime scene and the killer.
Apr 30th
930a
Docktor Visit
A World War II veteran was found dead in his home, and the investigation ground to a halt when the prime suspect had a solid alibi. But a lucky break led to a shady character who wore distinctive boots and had a sweet tooth.
Apr 30th
1000a
Murder, She Wrote
A woman who was known to have suffered from depression apparently took her own life. But a year before her death, she told her sister that, if anything were to happen to her, there was a note in the china cabinet. Investigators found the note… and the killer.
Apr 30th
1030a
Concrete Alibi
An aspiring model turned up dead, and the prime suspect was her boyfriend. When he was eventually cleared, investigators had to dig deeper to find the perpetrator. With the help of a forensic geologist, they identified the most unlikely suspects.
Apr 30th
1100a
Key Evidence
When an off-duty policeman was shot dead, his fellow-officers were determined to solve the crime. They needed clues to find the killer, and they discovered them in tiny fibers and an asthma inhaler.
Apr 30th
1130a
The Gambler
One warm summer afternoon, the town of Verona, Wisconsin, faced its first triple homicide. To solve the case, investigators had to delve into the world of high rollers and offshore betting. With the help of forensics, they were able to bring down a killer who gambled, and lost.
Apr 30th
900p
A Cinderella Story
The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men’s tennis shoes was discovered near her body. Police were sure that if they found the man who fit the shoes, they would also find the man who committed the crime.
Apr 30th
930p
Screen Pass
A 13-year-old girl went missing from her Colorado home, and the only evidence the kidnapper left behind was three fingerprints on a window screen. Two years later, a latent print examiner, new to the county and the crime lab, changed the course of the investigation by sharing a little-known fact with his colleagues.
Apr 30th
1000p
Pressed for Crime
A brutal murder, lots of suspects, and conflicting evidence... but the forensics were clear on one thing: The killer knew his victim. And that alone gave investigators a head start
Apr 30th
1030p
Finger Pane
A serial killer was on the loose and police had to find him before he struck again. Their most promising lead was an unusual one: a bloody fingerprint on the body of one of the victims.