Forensic Factor

Forensic Factor

About the show

Based on true crimes solved by an elite team of investigators, Forensic Factor details the trade secrets used by the world's best sleuths to nab the most elusive criminals, with re-enactments of crucial incidents and firsthand accounts from the experts providing depth and insight.

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Upcoming episodes

Jun 22nd
800a

Deadly Foreclosure

After Heidi Firkus is shot during an alleged home invasion, detectives question the only other witness. Years later, they use digital reconstructions, trajectory tests and 911 audio to see if the story of a mysterious intruder makes sense.
Jun 23rd
800a

Playing with Fire

After a fiery car crash, charred remains are identified as Clayton Daniels until forensic evidence suggests the death was staged. As questions mount, investigators follow burn patterns, autopsy clues and records to uncover a bizarre scheme.
Jun 23rd
500p

The Profilers

Serial killers are often twisted geniuses; so cunning that catching them seems almost impossible. But from jack the ripper to those who terrify us today, their bizarre behaviour is as specific as a signature. Sophisticated crime fighters map the psychological and physical terrain of multiple murderers.
Jun 24th
800a

Killer Evidence

Hikers discover trash bags stuffed with human remains in a ravine, raising fears of a serial killer. Investigators turn to tattoos, DNA and cellphone records to identify the victim and reconstruct the events that led to her brutal death.
Jun 24th
500p

Lasting Impressions

From the tips of their ears to the soles of their feet - criminals are betrayed by the clues their own bodies leave behind. A killer’s ear against a wall, his hand on a door, the path that he walks – even the slightest impressions left at the scene help crime fighters find their man.
Jun 25th
800a

The Impossible Solution

In suburban Boston, college students find a teenage boy dead in the street. Bloodstain experts rule out a hit-and-run, and his trail from North Carolina forces detectives to test a bizarre, almost impossible explanation for how he died.
Jun 25th
500p

Future Crime

Can the sound of a suspect’s voice reveal his lie? Can the crucial moment of crime, buried deep in damaged video, be revealed? Can computers isolate a guilty face in a crowd? No longer science fiction, these are the high-tech tools of the forensics trade.
Jun 26th
800a

Tangled Identities

When Joleen Cummings misses a Mother’s Day pickup, her family calls police. Detectives find a blood-soaked workplace, a felon boyfriend and a suspect with shifting identities, using forensic evidence and an old ruse to uncover the truth.
Jun 26th
500p

Murder Weapons

Weapons are the hallmark of violent crime, tools designed to harm – or kill. Forensic science has developed a world of techniques for tracking and identifying these devices. Blood spatter, explosive residue, ballistics and trauma wounds tell crime scene investigators their deadly story
Jun 28th
600a

Natures Clues

How do bugs, pigs and even the weather help investigators solve crimes? From tropical hawaii to the frigid waters of lake ontario, forensic experts reveal, in gory detail, the clues nature leaves behind on a human corpse.