Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Jun 11th
1100a
The Music Case
When 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson was found dead in her own home, it shattered the sense of security residents associated with Waseca, Minnesota. Despite a meticulous search of the Larson home and an exhaustive investigation, police had no suspects. Then a string of burglaries several months after the murder led police to a cache of stolen goods which included CD cases similar to those belonging to Cally Jo. That evidence would “make the case,” and bring a killer to justice.
Jun 11th
1130a
Paintball
In 1962, the people of the small town of Hanford, California lost their sense of peace when one of their own, 15‑year-old Marlene Miller, was murdered. It would take 24 years and countless retrials before forensic scientists discovered the microscopic evidence that brought the killer to justice.
Jun 11th
1200p
Sign Here
A mother of two vanished after a shopping trip, and her body was discovered a month later. Witnesses said they saw her being forced into a car by an unknown person. Police later learned that car had been rented, but the signature on the rental agreement did not match that of their prime suspect. And then a forensic handwriting expert showed investigators the signs which clearly pointed to the murderer.
Jun 11th
1230p
Shadow of a Doubt
A woman was shot to death just one day before she was to testify against a man accused of robbing her. The robber became the prime suspect, but he had a solid alibi: a time-stamped videotape of his outdoor activities on the day of the murder. Police asked a local physics professor to help them authenticate the videotape, and he enabled them to see the killer who was hiding in the shadows.
Jun 12th
1100a
Tourist Trap
In 1993, the state of Florida was known for more than swimsuits, sun, and Disney. Worldwide attention focused on a rash of robberies which targeted tourists. Some vacationers were killed in these attacks; some fought and survived, despite severe injuries. One of those injuries, a bite mark, would be the key piece of evidence used to convict a determinedly uncooperative suspect, who ran into an even more determined detective.
Jun 12th
1130a
Once Bitten
During the early morning hours of December 29, 1991, a woman was murdered in a Phoenix bar. At the crime scene, investigators found a shoe-print, several foreign hairs, and unknown fingerprints. But they believed the most incriminating piece of evidence was the bite mark found on the victim. On the strength of that evidence, a local postman was convicted of murder, but he continued to maintain his innocence. Ten years into his sentence, improved technology yielded new information about old evidence, and earned him another trial.
Jun 12th
1200p
All Wet
A woman’s death in Pennsylvania triggers a homicide investigation into another woman’s death in North Carolina. The similarities in the cases were striking, and medical examiners must determine if the suspect’s story about accidental drowning is all wet.
Jun 12th
1230p
Shot of Vengeance
A 34-year-old nurse experienced a variety of flu-like symptoms. None of her doctors were able to discover the cause, until she visited the gynecologist for a routine check-up. Then she learned she had something far worse than the flu. She was HIV-positive. Being a nurse, she could have contracted the HIV virus in any number of ways. In the end, science was able to determine not only how she had been infected, but also by whom. The worst part: It wasn’t an accident.
Jun 15th
1100a
Dinner and a Movie
Time of death becomes pivotal after a pregnant woman is found murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom. A striking similarity between her death and an HBO movie gives forensic examiners the clues they need to thaw out the alibi of a cold-blooded killer.
Jun 15th
1130a
A Wrong Foot
Police were puzzled by an obscure print found at a crime scene in Peoria, Illinois where one man had been killed and two teenage girls were seriously injured. Neither of the girls could identify their attacker. But one simple, yet rarely found, clue helped track the footsteps of a killer.