Tuesday

Can the sound of a suspect’s voice reveal his lie? Can the crucial moment of crime, buried deep in damaged video, be revealed? Can computers isolate a guilty face in a crowd? No longer science fiction, these are the high-tech tools of the forensics trade.

Weapons are the hallmark of violent crime, tools designed to harm – or kill. Forensic science has developed a world of techniques for tracking and identifying these devices. Blood spatter, explosive residue, ballistics and trauma wounds tell crime scene investigators their deadly story

When a woman’s husband was gunned down in his own garage by intruders, investigators worked tirelessly to find the assassins. But when they discovered that a wound sustained during the attack by the grieving widow may have been self-inflicted, they turned to science to help them unravel a twisted tale of lust, greed and deception.

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.

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.

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.

Power is a responsibility as well as a privilege. But in the wrong hands, power can corrupt. For former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware, losing sight of his sworn oath to uphold justice could prove lethal.

In the early 1990’s, Washington, D.C., became the murder capital of the nation. Few were left untouched by gang violence, which was ignited by the drug trade. By 1994, that violence would strike at the very heart of law enforcement.

This show profiles the work of world-renowned forensic experts as they work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war (from the french and indian war to vietnam) and never came back.

Colorado V Mark Redwine. 13 year old Dylan wasn’t eager to fly to Colorado for the court ordered long distance visit with his dad Mark who tried to placate his son with a visit to McDonald’s and shopping at Walmart straight from the airport. But when the boy didn’t show up for a playdate the next morning, he was reported missing, setting off a manhunt in the rough Colorado wilderness terrain. Mark Redwine and his ex-wife took to the airwaves to plead for their son’s return but to no avail. Then in a stunning twist in a national television interview Dylan’s brother Cory accused Mark of being responsible for his brother’s disappearance, a charge the father vigorously denied. But three years later when Dylan’s badly decomposed remains were found by hikers , prosecutors did indeed charge Mark Redwine with his murder, saying he killed his son out of anger and shame after Dylan confronted him with compromising photos of his sexual deviancy.

Suspects lose their cool when confronted by police.

FBI office manager Melissa Mooney is found murdered in her home. After taking a hard look at several promising suspects, the case goes cold until two years later when a reexamination of the case leads to an unlikely killer who was hiding in plain sight.

Soon after Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, an 18-year-old freshman is found shot to death in the woods behind campus. Detectives take a hard look at several suspects, but thirty years go by before a stunning confession cracks the case.

When San Diego Police Officer Kirk Johnson is found shot to death in his service vehicle, evidence points to a fellow law enforcement officer. Detectives reluctantly begin to investigate their own when an astonishing tip leads to an unlikely killer.

In 1985, an LA County Sheriff is gunned down in his vehicle. Investigators drill down the slain cop's list of enemies with no results. In 1999, a multi-agency task force shines a new light on the old case, illuminating a culprit who defies belief.

A Virginia Tech student vanishes after a concert, leaving behind only a purse and shattered clues. Months later, her remains surface on a remote farm. The case goes cold—until another young woman disappears years later, unraveling a chilling link to a predator.

Housewife Elsie Jennes is found dead in the basement of her burning home. Lt Joe Kenda has no leads until Elsie’s son, William, turns up in a police station over 50 miles away, equipped with a suitcase, a pet golden retriever, and a bizarre story to tell.

Power is a responsibility as well as a privilege. But in the wrong hands, power can corrupt. For former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware, losing sight of his sworn oath to uphold justice could prove lethal.

In the early 1990’s, Washington, D.C., became the murder capital of the nation. Few were left untouched by gang violence, which was ignited by the drug trade. By 1994, that violence would strike at the very heart of law enforcement.

A marriage is falling apart and the husband can't stand to see her with another man, so he decides to kill her in front of all of her colleagues.