Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
May 13th
1100a
Nursery Crimes
Why do children at a Texas hospital seem to be dying at a higher rate than at any other hospital in the country? Medical investigators have no answers until they discover that one nurse seems to be on-duty in almost all the fatal cases. But proving the connection seems impossible until an international team of doctors uncovers an unlikely murder weapon.
May 13th
1130a
Lasting Impression
When the decomposed body of a young girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity. But days earlier, a stabbing victim told them she thought she might have witnessed a murder. Police think the cases might be related, and to prove it, they turn to an unusual piece of evidence: a tiny wad of chewing gum found near the victim’s body.
May 13th
1200p
Foundation of Lies
Authorities believe the disappearance of a doctor’s wife may have something to do with his alleged involvement in shady adoption practices. Investigators use concrete found in the doctor’s yard and the hazy recollections of a young child to determine what happened to the missing woman.
May 13th
1230p
Unholy Vows
Some of the refugees who sought asylum in the United States after World War II lied about the atrocities in which they’d participated. Years later, when a high-ranking religious figure was suspected of war crimes, there seemed to be no way to prove his guilt or innocence... until a postcard allegedly written by him 40 years earlier was found in a German archive.
May 14th
1100a
Deadly Knowledge
When a well-respected young woman goes missing, her boyfriend and family fear she has been murdered. A police investigation reveals details about her past that no one -- not even her closest friends -- suspected: She was a student by day and a $100-an-hour call-girl by night. Her many clients were all suspects in her disappearance, as was her boyfriend. But when her body is discovered, police obtain evidence that reveals her killer and more details about a bizarre double life and its tragic consequences.
May 14th
1130a
Broken Promises
When a popular gym teacher is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family is suspicious. They think his wife may have planned his murder. When police find that her previous husband died in questionable circumstances, they re-examine the crime scene and find evidence that the death was no accident. But it is a tape recorded by the victim just before his death that tells the true story of his strange marriage and his wife’s insatiable greed.
May 14th
1200p
Time Will Tell
In this international case of extortion, murder, and stolen identities, a Canadian financier assumed the name of a co-worker as part of a money-laundering scheme. The man turned up dead in the ocean, with an anchor tied around his torso. Police hoped to identify him with a tattoo and the watch he was wearing. But it would be the ten-pound anchor which enabled them to crack the case.
May 14th
1230p
Second Shot at Love
When a respected heart surgeon is found dead in the basement of his upscale Cincinnati home, police assume he committed suicide. Friends and family indicate that the man suffered prolonged bouts of depression and had spoken of killing himself. But a further investigation revealed that his new wife had a history of violence and an insatiable desire for money.
May 15th
1100a
Journey to Justice
What does a prosecutor do when he has evidence linking a habitual drunk driver to a hit-and-run in which a child is killed, and he needs to make the crash clear to jurors? In this case, he combines the talents of an accident reconstruction expert with a video specialist to create a graphic demonstration of the moment of impact. This case was the first in which video in the courtroom withstood an appeal, and helped make “video testimony” viable in other cases.
May 15th
1130a
Video Diary
When a convenience store employee was found shot at point blank range, investigators discovered the murder had been captured on the store’s videotape security camera. But the image of the killer was so degraded it seems impossible to positively identify him... until old fashioned forensic science was combined with space age technology.