Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Aug 14th
1000a
House Hunting
When a successful real estate agent is brutally murdered, panicked townspeople begin looking over their shoulders and locking their doors. Weeks later, a witness comes forward who may have seen the killer, and police use forensic hypnosis to help him recall every detail of the man’s appearance. His description is used to create a composite sketch, which police hope will draw the killer out of hiding.
Aug 14th
1030a
Shoot to Thrill
A teenager returned home after a night out with friends, and discovered his father’s body lying in a pool of blood. There were shoe impressions outside in the new-fallen snow; because the victim’s wallet and watch were missing, the motive may have been robbery. But before making that determination, police needed to find out who had the most to gain from his death.
Aug 14th
1100a
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.
Aug 14th
1130a
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.
Aug 17th
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.
Aug 17th
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.
Aug 17th
1100a
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.
Aug 17th
1130a
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.
Aug 18th
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
Aug 18th
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?