Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Jun 2nd
1100a
Within a Hair
In the summer of 1996, in the River Park section of South Bend, Indiana, four women had been sexually assaulted and the perpetrator was still at large. After a few months, police arrested a suspect; he was identified by some – but not all -- of the victims, and subsequently convicted of the crimes. But the story doesn’t end there. Six years later, new developments in forensic science would uncover startling facts about the case – and change the lives of three men and the women who were attacked.
Jun 2nd
1130a
Chief Evidence
A young suburban couple was murdered during what appeared to be a drug deal gone awry. But police found no drugs in the home of the victims – and there were no traces of the victims’ blood on the clothing of the suspects. The victims’ dog, Chief, eventually led police to the killer.
Jun 2nd
1200p
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
When a 33-year-old woman falls in love with a handsome young doctor, she believes she’s found fairytale romance. She becomes pregnant and the two are engaged. She is alarmed by the severe morning sickness, cramps and nausea she experiences, particularly in light of her age and medical history. Eventually, suspecting her symptoms aren’t as tied to the baby as they are to her fiancé, she decides to conduct her own scientific investigation.
Jun 2nd
1230p
Sip of Sins
To the people of Olney, Texas, 39-year-old Faryion Wardrip was a model citizen: happily married, a valued employee and a respected Sunday school teacher. Faryion Wardrip was also a brutal serial killer who, for years, eluded police without suspicion. But smart police work and DNA from a discarded paper cup proved to be Wardrip’s undoing.
Jun 3rd
1100a
Telltale Tracks
An abandoned car was found on a busy Philadelphia highway; the engine was running, the radio was blaring and the driver’s door was wide open. Investigators suspected the driver had been the victim of a car-jacking. The next day, police found the body of the driver: Aimee Willard, a young college co-ed, home for summer vacation. There were unusual marks on her body… marks which eventually led to her killer.
Jun 3rd
1130a
Ghost in the Machine
In May of 1999, a Presbyterian minister in South Dakota called 911. His wife was unconscious in the bathtub. Emergency medical crews could not revive her, and she died. She had ingested large doses of several medications, a behavior common in suicide. The minister said his wife had been distraught, but bits of deleted computer files suggested a murder plot. Bizarre tales of infidelity and the courtroom revelation of what could be a suicide note, challenge an array of forensic experts to find the truth: suicide, or murder?
Jun 3rd
1200p
Frozen in Time
A beautiful 23-year-old girl was driving home after a rock concert when her tire blew out. Investigators found her car, but no trace of her. At first there were hundreds of leads, but after three years, the trail turned cold. Police got a break when someone called to report a suspicious truck in a neighbor’s driveway; something inside that truck was plugged into an electrical outlet, allowing the device to run 24‑hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year. Suddenly, the cold trail turned even colder.
Jun 3rd
1230p
Cold Storage
Tracy Jo Shine grew up in a middle-class home in Houston, Texas. She was a promising young dancer, whose ability landed her a spot in Houston’s prestigious High School for Performing Arts. Unfortunately, while there, Tracy Jo became involved with the wrong crowd, and began experimenting with drugs. When she disappeared without a trace, her family immediately suspected her new friends, some of whom were members of the Aryian Brotherhood.
Jun 4th
1100a
The Metal Business
It looked like sixty-two-year-old Phillip Rouss, Jr. had it all: family, friends, and a new business which was the culmination of a life-long dream. Then his health began to deteriorate. Doctors couldn’t pinpoint the cause of the illness and Phil began to suspect his condition was no accident. Toxicologists and investigators identified the real problem just in time to save Phil’s life.
Jun 4th
1130a
Dressed to Kill
When six-year-old Michelle Door disappeared without a trace, her father became the prime suspect. He failed a polygraph test and even confessed to the murder of his daughter, but his confession was later discounted. Years later, police learned that a man who’d been convicted of another murder lived just two doors away from Michelle when she disappeared. This discovery, and tiny drops of blood shed a decade earlier, helped police to solve the crime.