Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Nov 24th
400p
Knot for Everyone
Over a four month period, the nude bodies of three women were discovered in the remote hills near Sacramento. All of the victims had been strangled, and their clothing had been cut in a random pattern with a knife or scissors. It appeared a serial killer was on the loose, and police needed to find him before he killed again.
Nov 24th
430p
The Talking Sull
A mapmaker was surveying the grounds of a boy scout ranch when something caught his eye. At first, it appeared to be a turtle shell, but it proved to be a human skull. Investigators had to find a way to put a face on the victim, believing that when they knew who she was, they’d be able to determine what had happened to her.
Nov 24th
500p
Deadly Delivery
A serial bomber was on the loose, and he appeared to be waging a vendetta against the legal profession: A judge, two attorneys and even a courthouse had been targeted. The bombs were sophisticated and deadly, and investigators hoped they contained enough evidence to lead them to the person who built them.
Nov 24th
530p
"Sim"ilar Circumstances
Robert Sims returned home after working the night shift, and found his wife, Paula, unconscious on the kitchen floor. Their two-year-old son, Randy, was asleep in an upstairs bedroom, but their six-week-old daughter, Heather, was missing. Paula Sims was the only witness to a crime that baffles investigators to this very day.
Nov 24th
600p
Grave Evidence
Stephen Scher and Martin Dillon went skeet shooting in rural Pennsylvania on a beautiful Spring day in 1976. Martin was shot dead that day, and Scher maintained a freak accident had cost his friend his life. It would take more than 20 years for the truth to be revealed, and for the jury to rule on who was responsible for the death of Martin Dillon.
Nov 24th
630p
Deadly Formula
When four-month-old Ryan Stallings died under suspicious circumstances, his mother was arrested, charged, and ultimately convicted of his murder. An explanation for Ryan’s death would come five months later from the most unlikely of sources: his newborn brother.
Nov 24th
700p
Beaten by a Hair
Early one fall morning, Laura Houghteling left her Bethesda home and walked to the station to take a train to work. She was never seen again. A peculiar strand of hair found in Laura’s hairbrush enabled investigators to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Nov 24th
730p
Crime Seen
On the strength of eyewitness testimony, 34-year-old Edward Honaker was arrested, charged, and convicted of rape, sodomy and aggravated sexual battery; he was sentenced to three life terms in prison. Honaker steadfastly maintained his innocence. After spending years in prison and writing countless letters, he finally found someone who believed him, and was willing to pay for DNA testing which could prove he was telling the truth.
Nov 25th
900a
Sunday School Ambush
When a woman’s husband was gunned down in his own garage by intruders, investigators worked tirelessly to find the assassins. But when they discovered that a wound sustained during the attack by the grieving widow may have been self-inflicted, they turned to science to help them unravel a twisted tale of lust, greed and deception.
Nov 25th
930a
Penchant for Poison
Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which has no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.