Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Feb 26th
1100a
Penchant for Poison
Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which has no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.
Feb 26th
1130a
Bump in the Night
The crime scene was awash with blood. The victim had been brutally murdered as he slept in his own bed. There were no foreign fingerprints in his home, but investigators did find a shoe impression in the mud outside… physical evidence they hoped would lead them to the killer.
Feb 26th
1200p
Soul Searching
Now it’s not only a fingerprint which can link a killer to a crime; a shoe print can be just as telling. Armed with little else, police hoped the shoe impressions found at a Lansing, Michigan crime scene would put their investigation back on track.
Feb 26th
1230p
Murder on the Menu
When the head chef of a historic Philadelphia restaurant was found dead, investigators interviewed the usual suspects: family, friends and co-workers. As they sifted through the evidence, police uncovered a chilling tale of debt and deceit.
Feb 27th
1100a
Hot on the Trail
A serial arsonist was on the loose in Washington, DC. Each of the fires was started with the same type of incendiary device. The perpetrator was very careful, and seemed to leave no evidence behind… but there were clues in the ashes and it was up to forensic scientists to find them.
Feb 27th
1130a
High 'n' Dry
When a woman was found dead in her bathroom, the evidence pointed to suicide. But a coroner’s inquest and a unique application of forensic science gave investigators a different explanation for her death. It was a theory which, if true, could turn the grieving husband into the prime suspect.
Feb 27th
1200p
To the Viktor
Three homicides on two continents looked like professional executions. Investigators on both sides of the Atlantic needed to find out if they were related and, if they were, who or what they had in common.
Feb 27th
1230p
Wired for Disaster
A 29-year-old woman was killed instantly when a bomb exploded in her home. The device was so powerful that shrapnel was imbedded in houses across the street. The bomber had not only knowledge and skill, but also a motive for murder.
Mar 2nd
1100a
Wood-be Killer
A killer tried to incinerate and destroy everything which could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently created new forensic evidence… evidence which came to light with a technique never before used in a criminal investigation.
Mar 2nd
1130a
Naughty or Nyce
The woman could have lost control of her SUV on the icy road, and plunged down an embankment into a shallow creek. But there were footprints in the snow leading away from the vehicle and bloodstains on both the inside and the outside. Investigators were convinced this was the scene of a crime, not an accident.