The New Detectives

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Upcoming episodes

Jan 21st
600a

Grave Discoveries

Some cases simply can’t be solved with current technology or with the evidence at hand. But that doesn’t mean they’ll remain unsolved forever. Over time, a witness may be ready to talk, a new dna technique might offer more precision, an overlooked clue might be discovered. Forensic scientists reevaluate unsolved crimes and apply new methods to solving them.
Jan 21st
100p

Texas Rangers

Formed in the 1830s to protect settlers against indian attack, the rangers became part of the texas highway patrol in 1935. Their role has continued to evolve to keep up with changing times; today it includes sophisticated forensics labs.
Jan 22nd
400a

Bad Medicine

Drug trafficking has spawned a violent and deadly criminal underground. It’s providing a challenge to forensic investigators devoted to cracking drug rings.
Jan 22nd
500a

Unlikely Sources

Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Baffling crimes have been solved and criminals betrayed through evidence provided by insects, beer bottles, and other seemingly meaningless objects.
Jan 22nd
600a

True Crime

They know as much about crime as any crime fighter, or any criminal. They’re the crime writers, and through their eyes we see murder most foul. Combining perspectives of law enforcement, felons, and journalism, crime writers provide us with as near a first-person account as possible.
Jan 22nd
100p

Coroner’S Casebook

A good coroner provides what’s necessary to solve a crime. A bad one can spoil an otherwise rock-solid case. Cyril wecht and henry lee, two of the country’s most respected coroners, share their cases and insights into crime solving.
Jan 23rd
400a

Remnant of Blame

The solution to the most heinous crimes often hinge on the smallest of clues. Investigators must have their eyes trained to find the full story of a murder written in a single scrap of evidence.
Jan 23rd
500a

Partners in Crime

They say that a burden shared is a burden halved, but when partners team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy. Investigators must rely on forensic science to capture partners in crime.
Jan 23rd
600a

Scattered Clues

There’s never a good reason for murder, but some killers are particularly brutal—choosing their prey at random or with no apparent motive and then cunningly covering their tracks. Even so, telltale clues remain. It’s up to forensic investigators to follow the trail of scattered clues to capture these deadly killers.
Jan 23rd
100p

Natural Witness

The great outdoors may offer great clues to solving brutal murders. But it takes the keen eye of the forensic entomologist and botanist to decipher the clues nature provides.