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The best of most shocking: Busted in the buff is a television special event that reveals the naked truth with some of our favorite bare-bottomed bandits and partly-clad party girls. With never-before-seen footage and new, exclusive first-hand accounts this special edition includes a dozing drunk driver caught with his pants down and amateur strippers who give officers a playful peep show. Plus, cops corner a drug-crazed nudist who puts up some bare-knuckled resistance. Tv-14

Forensics in the o.J. Simpson murder trial: Millions watched on television as the jury rendered their verdict. Orenthal james simpson was found not guilty of murder. The jury heard hundreds of hours of testimony and every twist and turn of the trial was played out in the media, but what was the evidence? Forensic scientists reconstructed the events that took place on the night nicole brown simpson was murdered. But was their report accurate, and could the evidence be trusted? We'll examine what forensics could and could not tell us about the trial of the century.

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.

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.

When a divorced woman married to a verbally abusive husband is found murdered in her bed, all signs point to him until his alibi rules him out, forcing the investigators to hunt for two years until they stumble across the murderer with a shady past that’s closer than expected to the victim.

How do bugs, pigs and even the weather help investigators solve crimes? From tropical hawaii to the frigid waters of lake ontario, forensic experts reveal, in gory detail, the clues nature leaves behind on a human corpse.

Suspects will do anything to avoid arrest, including hiding in bizarre places.

At the District 9 Morgue in Orlando, FL, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia sees first hand how people die every day. But of all the killers out there, there’s one in particular that affects women everywhere. And these cases stand out in her mind as some of the most devastating and alarming she’s ever seen.

The victim has been stabbed more than thirty times, and the crime scene is awash with her blood. Near her head, police discover a distinctive button with strands of thread still attached. If they can find the owner of the shirt the button came from, they’ll also find the killer.

A young woman attends evening church services... then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept in her trunk for emergencies is missing. Eyewitnesses place her at a nearby gas station, getting into a van, but their descriptions of the vehicle don’t match. Three days later when her body is discovered, the search for the driver of that van intensifies.

When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic’s vision leads to a field where her body is discovered, along with what investigators hope is enough evidence to help them to also find her killer.

Digital enhancement of security camera video shows that what appears to be a casual encounter is actually a forced abduction, leading to murder. The perpetrator’s MO is remarkably similar to another murder which occurred five months earlier, 15 miles away. When investigators learn the crimes might not be isolated or random, they also realize a serial killer may be on the loose.

It is difficult to convict a murderer if the body can't be found. But forensic science is finding ways to do it. Devious killers can think up many was to dispose of their victim's remains, but they are often no matches for creative and devoted investigators. A speck of blood, a piece of a fingernail or a strand of hair may now be enough evidence to prove a murder and capture a killer.

In this special episode, we take a closer look at cases previously featured on this series. Our goal is to explore more fully some of the investigative methods and techniques that have made the FBI the premier law enforcement agency in the world.

In the 1970s, cities across the United States became a battleground for vicious Croatian radicals. Their violent agenda targeted their own people living in America.

Ohio v. Stanley Ford. Firefighters made a desperate effort to save a young family from a blazing fire, but rescuers were too late. Police declared the fire was no accident and began an arson investigation, which included another unexplained fire a few blocks away that killed a beloved elderly couple. Detectives found their first clue in surveillance footage from neighborhood security cameras — a hooded figure, dressed in white, with no face visible — seen dousing both homes with lighter fluid, igniting the flames and running away. Who was the mystery man?

How do bugs, pigs and even the weather help investigators solve crimes? From tropical hawaii to the frigid waters of lake ontario, forensic experts reveal, in gory detail, the clues nature leaves behind on a human corpse.

While her 10-year-old daughter listens upstairs, failed self-help guru Derek Medina shoots his wife during an argument, then casually posts pictures of her dead body on Facebook.

After a night of drinking, 45-year-old Ana Trujillo bludgeons her on-again-off-again lover Stefan Andersson to death with a blue suede stiletto shoe.

Young pregnant couple Elizabeth and Tony are viciously attacked in their home, just hours after evicting three down-on-their-luck men who had been staying with them. Is it a home invasion motivated by revenge, or something even more sinister?

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.

Soft-spoken restaurant worker Sharon Coleman is murdered in a hail of large caliber gunfire. With scant physical evidence, Lt. Joe Kenda must break through a web of lies to hunt down one of the most dangerous criminal masterminds he’s ever faced.

Cindy Zarzycki is 13 years old when she goes missing on her way to a Detroit ice cream store. Considered a runaway, Cindy remains just another missing child on a milk carton until Detective Derek ÒMacÓ McLaughlin receives her file nine years later. Teaming up with Jen Liebow, a fresh-faced intern, Mac revisits every single clue to identify Arthur Ream, father of CindyÕs boyfriend Scott, as his prime suspect. With dogged determination and superb investigative skills, Mac and Jen discover new and conclusive evidence Ð enough to convict the killer. Arthur Ream is sentenced to life in prison twenty-two years after CindyÕs disappearance.

Between1993 and 1996, the rape and murder of three Arkansas women puts local detectives on the trail of a sadistic killer. In their hunt for the truth, investigators learn that nothing in these cases is cut and dry.

Kisha Kelly cannot wait to move into her first home in Dallas, Texas, however, upon encountering the previous homeowner, she realizes that he is obsessed.

When an elderly couple vanishes from their farm, their children quickly realize that something is wrong, leading to an intense investigation.

The best of most shocking: Seniors gone wild is a television special event featuring the old, bold and completely out of control. With never-before-seen footage and new, exclusive first-hand accounts, this special edition includes an octogenarian who hits fifty going the wrong way on the freeway. Then, a legendary bank robber holes-up in her motor home triggering a deadly standoff. And, a gun-toting crook gets a taste of geriatric justice when he’s outmatched by a little old lady.  Tv-pg-v