Forensic Files
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Dec 24th
900a
Political Thriller
When a politician died mysteriously during a hard-fought reelection campaign, the medical examiner could neither isolate the cause of death, nor explain the tiny puncture wounds discovered during the autopsy. If the victim had been murdered, it would be up to investigators to determine if her political enemies were to blame, or if the killer was someone much closer to home.
Dec 24th
930a
Double Cross
A naval officer threatened to go public with tales of on-the-job sexual harassment and assault, and a callous military hierarchy concerned only with covering-up the incidents. When the officer was brutally murdered, investigators found evidence her allegations may have been part of an elaborate scheme for financial gain. Hoping to separate fact from fiction, they turned to forensic science.
Dec 24th
1000a
Dancing with the Devil
The crime scene was awash with blood. Analysis showed it had come from two people, one of whom was female. The male DNA was the victim’s, which meant the killer was a woman. Leads dried up and the case went cold... until a suspect arrested for drug possession offered police a deal, and told a bizarre tale of an exotic dancer who listened to the voices in her head.
Dec 24th
1030a
Last Dance
When the body of a beautiful young woman was found beneath a bridge, investigators wondered if she’d committed suicide. Evidence at the scene proved not only that she’d been carried to the bridge and thrown over the side, but also that she was alive when she fell. Police had to determine who the victim was... and who wanted her dead.
Dec 25th
900a
Constructive Criticism
The huge amount of blood at the crime scene spoke of the violence of the attack; investigators describe it as “overkill,” and it’s usually an indication that the victim knew the attacker. Police hoped that, during the struggle, the killer had left some of his own blood – and his DNA -- behind. Their challenge was to find it.
Dec 25th
930a
Home Evasion
The man called 911 to report his wife had been shot; she was badly wounded and they were on their way to the hospital. When she died, he became the prime suspect. The investigation would prove two things: He was innocent, and he’d been only moments away from being a victim in the most bizarre crime police had ever seen.
Dec 25th
1000a
Window Watcher
The woman’s story seemed farfetched: A man wearing only underwear and gloves broke into the house, stabbed her boyfriend to death, and raped and terrorized her for hours afterwards. But the evidence at the scene supported her story, and investigators turned for help to the FBI and their criminal profilers
Dec 25th
1030a
Stranger in the Night
Police are skeptical when a man claims his mother was murdered by the hitchhiker he picked up. Their suspicions are heightened when he refuses to take a polygraph test, and they turn to forensic science. Would the blood and fingerprint evidence at the crime scene support the man’s story, or prove his guilt?
Dec 26th
900a
Kidnapping
When a mother and her child are abducted during a carjacking, the crime is reported within minutes. Police know they have a small window of opportunity to find them... and the clock is ticking.
Dec 26th
930a
Sands of Crime
In the early hours of a morning just before Christmas, a college co-ed was abducted from the parking lot of her apartment. Her body was found later that day; she’d been sexually assaulted and then shot at point blank range. Eight long years passed… and then a pair of running shoes and a cell phone breathed new life into a very cold case.