The New Detectives

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Upcoming episodes

Aug 15th
400a

Military Justice

The naval criminal investigative service uses forensic science to solve three perplexing murders and fulfill their motto: "To the living we owe respect; to the dead, we owe the truth".
Aug 15th
500a

The Unforgotten

Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use advanced dna analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
Aug 16th
500a

Buried Secrets

The forces of nature can reduce a body to bones in a matter of weeks. Using a unique combination of art and science, forensic anthropologists give victims a face long after they have been forgotten.
Aug 17th
500a

Tainted Blood

Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the deaths of three women killed by the men who once loved them.
Aug 17th
600a

Proof of Innocence

Dna analysis overturns the convictions of three men who have spent years behind bars, paying for crimes they did not commit.
Aug 17th
1200p

Drawing Conclusions

A teenager is abducted on a shopping trip. Two hikers disappear from the appalachian trail. A grandmother never returns home from work. Forensic artists turn witness statements into pictures as they try to recreate the face of their killers.
Aug 18th
400a

Stranger Than Fiction

A millionaire is found dead, murdered for a stash of buried silver. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend. A decomposed body is found, but the victim’s organs look as if he died the day before. When real crimes are stranger than fiction, forensic science can sort fact from fantasy.
Aug 18th
500a

Predators and Parasites

For the forensic entomologist, the insects that nest in dead bodies are like tiny witnesses to a crime. By studying their behavior, scientists learn everything from when a murder was committed to the weapon used in a stabbing death.
Aug 18th
600a

In the Cameras Eye

Photography has long been a vital tool in homicide investigations. A single image captures enough information to identify a suspect, and to preserve a vital clue long after a witness’ memory fades.
Aug 18th
1200p

Wasted Youth

When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are but the first to fall. In three such cases, the families of the killers, as well as their communities, become the victims of violent crime.