Forensic Files
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May 5th
1100a
Broken Bond
When a two-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital suffering from brain seizures and breathing difficulties, doctors could not find the cause of his illness. Then the boy’s sister provided an important clue, and raised the possibility of a syndrome of which few had ever heard.
May 5th
1130a
Out of the Ashes
On a cold December night in 1993, Rose Larner stopped in a convenience store on her way to her boyfriend’s house. She was never seen or heard from again. Rose’s disappearance remained a mystery, until a tiny clue found years later revealed a tragic tale of drugs, romance and revenge.
May 5th
1200p
Invisible Intruder
The crime scene was awash with blood, bespeaking the horror of the attack, the death of two young boys and the stabbing of their mother. The blood evidence was carefully analyzed by forensic scientists. It told a story quite different from that of the mother, and pointed to an assailant who had gone to great lengths to stage the scene after committing the crimes.
May 5th
1230p
The Killing Room
Scott Dunn was missing and, at first glance, nothing seemed out of place in his apartment. Then police found faint blood spatters on the ceiling and walls, and a bloody carpet pad underneath a new piece of carpeting. When they sprayed the bedroom with Luminol, a scene of horrific violence emerged. Now investigators faced a daunting task: to prove Scott Dunn had been murdered, even though they had no body, no weapon, and no witnesses.
May 6th
1100a
Ultimate Betrayal
On a windy October night in 1995, a mysterious fire swept through the home of a doctor and his family. Two of the family members made it out alive; two did not. In the debris, investigators found evidence which told them much more than how the fire started.
May 6th
1130a
Cement the Case
Shirley and Ed Andronowich were regulars at a neighborhood bar. One night, Ed decided to leave early and Shirley wanted to stay. There was a brief argument, and Ed went home alone. The next day, Shirley’s badly beaten and mutilated body was found outside of a nearby high school. The murder weapon was a 55-pound piece of concrete. It was up to investigators to determine what had happened to Shirley Andronowich and who was responsible.
May 6th
1200p
Innocence Lost
Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. No one saw where she went or noticed anything unusual. Investigators turned to forensic science to help them see what the witnesses missed.
May 6th
1230p
til Death Do Us Part
The doctors at the hospital couldn’t determine the cause of Bobby Curley’s hallucinations and intense pain. At first, they treated it as a neurological disorder, but Bobby’s condition deteriorated. Something he was being given in the hospital wasn’t curing him, it was killing him.
May 7th
1100a
Ties That Bind
A serial killer of young boys was on the loose and people were terrified – especially since a criminal profiler from the FBI was certain he would kill again. A massive manhunt was organized, but it would be tiny, unique fibers which would tie the killer to the crimes.
May 7th
1130a
Body of Evidence
Karla Brown was found brutally murdered in the basement of her home. There was little evidence at the scene, and it began to look like the killer had committed the perfect crime. Then investigators noticed something in the crime scene photographs that had previously been overlooked: The killer had left behind an important clue after all.