Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Nov 20th
900a
Four on the Floor
A native American woman was brutally killed in the desert of New Mexico, and the crime scene was rich in forensic evidence: tire tracks, shoe impressions and even the murder weapons. The site was less than 10 miles from another crime scene where, two years earlier, a male native American was beaten and stabbed to death. Police began to wonder: Was a serial killer on the loose?
Nov 20th
930a
Writer's Block
A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she’d been poisoned with arsenic; it was a slow and painful death, so suicide was unlikely. Investigators had to determine who among her family, friends and business associates had a motive for murder.
Nov 20th
1000a
A Clean Getaway
An employee of a dry-cleaner was raped and murdered in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two eyewitnesses. Their descriptions were similar but not identical, and the prime suspect didn’t come close to resembling that person. So police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.
Nov 20th
1030a
Prints Among Thieves
The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if there was something more.
Nov 21st
900a
Unholy Alliance
When a young woman disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes. But the M.O. wasn’t quite right. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks, and ordinary grass and pine needles provided investigators with some extraordinary clues.
Nov 21st
930a
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Two men were convicted of intentionally shooting and killing a passenger in a moving car, their friend was granted immunity for testifying against them, and the case was closed. Then a bomb exploded in the family home of the state’s witness, instantly killing his father. Investigators turned to forensic science, hoping to determine if this was an act of revenge and if there was a way to link the two deadly crimes.
Nov 21st
1000a
Cop Out
A college student was found dead, and the evidence suggested he knew his killer. Three hairs and some microscopic cells helped police to unravel a web of lies, and find the motive for murder.
Nov 21st
1030a
Summer Obsession
In an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, police were called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental drowning. The investigation gradually focused on one person, a suspect who had more than a million reasons to want the victim dead.
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.