Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Feb 20th
1100a
Picture This
A Modesto, California teenager went missing. There was no sign of a struggle in her home, and police suspected she’d simply run away… until her naked, bruised body was discovered in a ditch 20 miles away.
Feb 20th
1130a
Oily in the Morning
When police recovered the submerged car of a man reported missing, they fully expected to find his body... but it wasn’t there. His broken eyeglasses were on the floor of the vehicle and the interior was coated with motor oil. The investigation which followed would uncover an obsession turned deadly, and the motive for murder.
Feb 20th
1200p
Gold Rush
Emergency dispatch received a call from a man who said his girlfriend shot and killed herself. Police found the victim in the caller’s house, lying in a pool of blood with the gun next to her on the floor. The autopsy revealed that the gunshot wound was not self-inflicted… and the evidence found on her body would give police a golden opportunity to catch her killer.
Feb 20th
1230p
Four on the Floor
A native American woman was brutally killed in the desert of New Mexico, and the crime scene was rich in forensic evidence: tire tracks, shoe impressions and even the murder weapons. The site was less than 10 miles from another crime scene where, two years earlier, a male native American was beaten and stabbed to death. Police began to wonder: Was a serial killer on the loose?
Feb 23rd
1100a
Writer's Block
A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she’d been poisoned with arsenic; it was a slow and painful death, so suicide was unlikely. Investigators had to determine who among her family, friends and business associates had a motive for murder.
Feb 23rd
1130a
A Clean Getaway
An employee of a dry-cleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not identical, and the prime suspect didn’t come close to resembling that person. So police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.
Feb 23rd
1200p
Prints Among Thieves
The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if there was something more.
Feb 23rd
1230p
Unholy Alliance
When a young woman disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes. But the M.O. wasn’t quite right. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks, and ordinary grass and pine needles provided investigators with some extraordinary clues.
Feb 24th
1100a
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Two men were convicted of intentionally shooting and killing a passenger in a moving car, their friend was granted immunity for testifying against them, and the case was closed. Then a bomb exploded in the family home of the state’s witness, instantly killing his father. Investigators turned to forensic science, hoping to determine if this was an act of revenge and if there was a way to link the two deadly crimes.
Feb 24th
1130a
Cop Out
A college student was found dead, and the evidence suggested he knew his killer. Three hairs and some microscopic cells helped police to unravel a web of lies, and find the motive for murder.