Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Nov 24th
900a
Elemental Clue
When two women from the same town were murdered in the same way, police feared a serial killer was on the loose. At first they thought the victims had nothing in common… and then they found tiny clues linking them to the same man.
Nov 24th
930a
Moss, Not Grass
A young woman was found dead on a golf course in the Bahamas. The grass on that course was so distinctive, it had evidentiary value. The evidence led police to two suspects. Each blamed the other, and they had to find out who the killer was.
Nov 24th
1000a
Material Witness
A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding; her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. The killer unknowingly left trace evidence behind, tiny but unmistakable clues which pointed to him and him alone.
Nov 24th
1030a
Garden of Evil
When a popular disc jockey was found murdered in a community garden, police swung into action. A sniffer dog and a blood spatter expert led police to the killer… and he’d been much closer than they realized.
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.