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Ballistics: A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. It looks like suicide, but could it be murder? It's a question best solved by ballistics experts. Gunshot residues, the pathway of the bullet into the body, shells and the guns themselves all hold important clues. The ability to determine whether an individual has actually fired a gun is vitally important in homicide and suicide investigations.

A beloved teacher was brutally murdered in her own home just days before Christmas, leaving a community in shock. For 25 years, the case remained unsolved—until an unexpected break in DNA technology revealed a connection no one saw coming.

Summer, 2001 and southern louisiana is held in the terrifying grip of a serial killer whose initial ‘hot zone’ is the louisiana state university area of baton rouge. The number of victims is growing and all are attractive, successful young women -- women whose mainstream, “low risk” lifestyle should never put them on the radar of a killer. But this is the hardest kind of serial killer to catch -- impulsive, always changing his m.O.

Mixologists arrested for DUI after allegedly drinking on the job.

On the outskirts of Nashville, Michigan, a small town two hours west of Detroit, Rodney Fancher’s bullet-ridden body has been found in a ditch. The hunt for a killer begins, pulling in police forces from across the state. But with a lack of evidence, suspects, and motive, the case starts to turn cold…until a startling confession untangles an intricate plot woven together by envy, greed, and jealousy.

When emergency services arrived at the office of respected neurologist richard boggs following the report of a patient's death, they had their suspicions regarding the circumstances, but an autopsy found that the man died of natural causes. A few months later, after a million-dollar payout on the man's life insurance, a diligent insurance agent noticed an irregularity that ultimately caused california authorities to get to the bottom of the twisted case. In the end, three men, including the “dead” patient, were found guilty of murdering an innocent man for insurance money.

Forensic psychologists delve into the minds of serial killers, explaining why, most often, they can be a friendly neighbor or the tenacious co-worker - the one who hides his or her dark side better than anyone else. Detectives show us what forensic techniques, the vicap system and clever investigating have done to bring these killers to justice.

In the late 1970s, the FBI had a working knowledge of anti-Castro terrorists operating in the United States. But then a new group appeared, more violent and aggressive than their predecessors.

While Frank and Nancy may have drifted apart in their long marriage, they are still on solid ground. But when one of them is confronted by a gunman in their driveway while the other is away, police follow a money trail stretching back several years. With so many people involved in the crime, who is actually behind it?

A young life is tragically cut short… And Dr. G is forced to consider the worst-case scenario. Then, a woman dies after being released from the hospital with a simple case of bronchitis. But at autopsy Dr. G’s findings reveal an astonishing oversight.

Colorado v. Kevin Eastman. Jazz trumpet player Scott Sessions failed to show up for a gig. A well-known local musician, he played with groups including the Elvis Experience band. His body was found a few days later, wrapped in plastic, partially burned and hidden in a forest. Investigators opened a murder case and traced his last known whereabouts to the residence of his new love interest, Heather Frank. Frank was nowhere to be seen, but investigators followed up on a tip about her former boyfriend, Kevin Eastman. Dogged detectives placed a tracking device on Eastman's car. When they went to investigate, they discovered Frank's body on the property of Eastman's employer.

Fire, water, earth – killers call on all the elements in their attempt to cover up their crimes. But even a body burned to ashes, sunk deep into the sea or reduced to fragments will still tell its forensic tale.

Former Deputy Sheriff of Colbert, Georgia, Tracy Fortson shoots her boyfriend Douglas Benton as he sleeps, then abandons his body in a cement-filled trough in the woods.

Nicole Abusharif, 26, murders her partner Rebecca Klein for the insurance money, then leaves her body in the boot of her car for a night of drinking with her young lover, Rose.

When popular pizza restaurateur Robert Baron Sr. vanishes from his business in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, detectives discover evidence of a violent attack. With no body and few answers, the investigation becomes one of the region’s most enduring mysteries before a breakthrough years later finally sheds light on his fate.

The quiet farming community of Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan is left in shambles after a suspicious fire ravages the home of young mother Abbie Speir. It isn’t long before investigators discover that the fire is no accident – someone murdered Abbie in cold blood. As police race against the clock to locate a suspect, the small town grapples with the revelation that a killer could be lurking among them.

Colorado v. Kevin Eastman. Jazz trumpet player Scott Sessions failed to show up for a gig. A well-known local musician, he played with groups including the Elvis Experience band. His body was found a few days later, wrapped in plastic, partially burned and hidden in a forest. Investigators opened a murder case and traced his last known whereabouts to the residence of his new love interest, Heather Frank. Frank was nowhere to be seen, but investigators followed up on a tip about her former boyfriend, Kevin Eastman. Dogged detectives placed a tracking device on Eastman's car. When they went to investigate, they discovered Frank's body on the property of Eastman's employer.

In the early 1990s, the tourist hotspot of new south wales, australia became a place of fear when backpackers started going missing. Over the course of a year, the bodies of seven missing backpackers were found in belanglo state forest, 150 km from sydney. After an intense police investigation, local construction worker ivan milat was found guilty of these crimes.

Terrorist bombings are what happen in other countries. Not here in the United States. And yet, in 1993, it happened in New York City.

A landscaper with a strong desire towards one of his female clients begins to stalk her, and as she continues to refuse his advances, he becomes aggressive.