Friday

A bullet-riddled car, a missing driver, and no witnesses. Was this an ambush or a random attack? Had the victim been abducted or was she dead? The answers lay in a unique clue, so tiny it was measured in millionths of a meter.

Even though their daughter had run away before, she’d always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different... but they were wrong. Workers discovered the teen’s half-naked body on the side of the road; her throat had been slit. Police hoped the single foreign hair found in a defensive wound on her thumb would lead them to the killer.

In little more than a month, two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered. The similarities of the crime scenes led police to conclude they were dealing with a serial killer who harbored an intense hatred of women... and they had to find him before he struck again.

When a college co-ed vanished without a trace, her fellow students were concerned about her safety… and their own. Weeks later, the body of an unknown female was discovered 700 miles away in the ashes of a barn fire, and an alert police officer realized the two crimes might be connected.

In the 1990’s the war on drugs was in full swing. The front lines were often America’s inner cities where gangs use violence and murder to rule their empires.

Two armed bank robbers hit a Seattle bank taking over 150,000 dollars. Before they can escape police confront them and the pair splits up. As authorities search block by block they learn one was a career criminal with a long history of violence.

At a crime scene, anything left behind or seemingly out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path –challenging forensic investigators at every turn and making each arson a trial by fire.

A caregiver reports a natural death—until toxicology reveals a lethal dose of Visine. Investigators discover a sinister plot of financial fraud, manipulation, and slow poisoning.

Spoiled suspects are knocked down a peg by police.

A young man dies unexpectedly after eating a fish sandwich. And as Dr. G puts the pieces together, all signs point to a bizarre case of food poisoning. And then… a woman is killed in a tragic car accident. But Dr. G knows there may be more to this accident than meets the eye.

A human skull retrieved from a watery grave reveals a ghastly crime. Markings on the skull indicate deep knife wounds. The teeth had been removed from the skull, apparently so the killer could keep the victim’s identity a secret. But the killer can’t out-fox authorities who identify the remains as a young mother who disappeared two months earlier. Scientific tests indicate the killer used 19 knives, a hacksaw and needle-nosed pliers to skin his victim to the bone.

When a fundamentalist group starts attacking and robbing banks in the Pacific Northwest, authorities know immediately that they are dealing with experienced criminals. A tip leads them to the alleged perpetrators and the evidence found at their homes is extensive and incriminating. But in court, this wealth of evidence must withstand a well-funded defense.

A young doctor in a rural community is accused of sedating and sexually assaulting two of his female patients. DNA tests demonstrate that the doctor is innocent, but the women continue to insist that he sedated and raped them. On three occasions, blood was taken from the doctor’s arm for DNA testing, and each time, the results were “No Match.” Seven years later, a private investigator hired by one of the women takes a chap stick from the Doctor’s car, and has it DNA-tested. The results surprised everyone.

Creating a “profile” of a serial killer is part science and part intuition. The science involves studying criminals who have committed similar crimes, to see what characteristics they have in common. In a search for the killer of two teenagers in Texas, a behavioral profile led to a possible suspect - and hard science proved the profile was correct.

A woman is found shot in her garage, and all eyes turn to her boyfriend after a friend names him as the attacker. When alibis, bullets, and DNA conflict with witness accounts, detectives must untangle a web of lies to find the real story.

A train conductor discovers a decapitated body on the tracks. To solve the case Lt. Joe Kenda must listen to a voice from beyond the grave. Then... a sleeping bag in a basement contains the body of a teenage girl. To find her killer, Kenda must expose a family’s darkest secret.

In the 1980’s, thousands of violent criminals flooded into America from Cuba and Colombia. Drugs hit South Florida and the area bloated with illicit wealth became a violent powder keg.

Like many Alaskans, bakery owner Robert C. Hansen was known for his hunting abilities. In the early 1980Õs, however, his taste for hunting took a sinister turn. A growing list of missing persons and the discovery of two dead bodies led the police to begin the search for a killer who raped his victims before turning them loose and hunting them down like animals

In February of 1992, a Maryland businessman is found shot on Federal land. A veteran US Parks detective follows a trail of clues up and down the eastern seaboard before unraveling the tragic events that led to murder.

When an Idaho hairdresser cuts a truck driver's hair, she is unaware of the two-year long nightmare that she puts herself in, which comes to a shocking end.