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In this episode, a knife-wielding woman threatens to kill her hostage, drawing swat into a volatile standoff. Then, a robber pulls a gun on an officer, sparking a point-blank shootout. Also, a ruthless gunman makes a run towards a crowded restaurant, forcing cops to take him down. Tv-14-v

There’s never a good reason for murder, but some killers are particularly brutal—choosing their prey at random or with no apparent motive and then cunningly covering their tracks. Even so, telltale clues remain. It’s up to forensic investigators to follow the trail of scattered clues to capture these deadly killers.

The great outdoors may offer great clues to solving brutal murders. But it takes the keen eye of the forensic entomologist and botanist to decipher the clues nature provides.

Poison is the subtlest form of death, and investigators must see through unusual circumstances to bring these murders to light.

A young nursing student vanishes from her home in broad daylight, her last moments witnessed but misunderstood. As the years pass, chilling details emerge—a tangled web of deception, brutality, and secrets hidden in the Tennessee woods.

Caretaker larry mallory notices something unusual while on his way to work. Lying in the middle of the highway is a leg from a department store dummy. When he gets closer, mallory sees two crows feeding on it. The leg is not plastic, it is flesh, and it has been severed from a female human body with surgical precision. The discovery of four more body parts in the area touch off a murder manhunt that involves seven police forces in four countries

Suspects use the darndest things as weapons.

Dr. G works on unexplained deaths in orange and osceola counties in florida, as well as similar deaths from her previous employment as an associate medical examiner in bexar county, texas. The show features dramatic re-enactments of the events leading up to the person's death as well as the autopsies. Interviews with dr. G, family members, and other people connected to the deaths are also shown.

A evening out to a “murder mystery” theater performance turns into a real life whodunit when a badly burned body is discovered after the performance ends. But even good “acting” can’t mask the true culprit. Lies, greed and medical trickery can’t match the skills of forensic scientists, who bring the curtain down on the real killer.

A young, happily married woman died tragically in a horseback riding accident. Her husband seemed far from grief-stricken and, when they investigated his background, police discovered a web of lies and a proficiency with pharmaceuticals... which led them to question whether the woman’s death truly was an accident.

When police in the Great Plains are called to retrieve a dead body, they do a background check on the victim. The trail leads them into a bizarre web of homeless drifters, cattle auctions and bad checks - all fronted by an elderly couple with a penchant for money and murder.

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.

What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Investigators must go to extreme lengths to catch the killer when the victim is presumed dead.

When law enforcement officers become targets, no one is safe. So when a crystal meth dealer on the run from the law began shooting cops, it took more than police to stop him.

Women are most often assaulted by someone they know. Near Las Vegas in December of 2000 a young woman became the latest victim of a violent sex offender. Before authorities could locate him, he would add murder to his list of crimes.

South Carolina V Nathaniel Rowland. Popular South Carolina University college senior, Samantha Josephson, was the pride and joy of her family as she prepared to head off to Drexel Law School with a full scholarship. So it was unusual when Samantha went missing after a night of socializing at the Five Points bar area popular with students. Tragically her body was found 24 hours later, with more than a hundred stab wounds. When surveillance footage showed her getting into an Uber in Five Points, police put out an all points bulletin, and quickly arrested Uber driver Nathaniel Rowland during a routine traffic stop of a look alike vehicle.

A series of bombings and bank robberies have left the usually serene city of spokane, washington reeling. Claiming responsibility for the reign of terror, is a deadly, almost invisible sect called the phineas priests who seem to strike at will. The phantom cell, driven by a perverted code of hate is considered be the most radical and dangerous in the entire white supremacist movement. Although the gunmen are masked and leave few clues, an fbi forensic photoanalysis team, working with high quality bank surveillance footage, slowly starts to get a clearer picture of the assailants. The question is, can they find them before they strike again?

Natavia Lowery was celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein's personal assistant. But then Linda found out that Natavia was stealing money from her.

Over the course of two decades, history repeated itself as 'black widower' Robert Spangler strove to free himself from marriage and children.

The Whitaker family returns home from a night out celebrating son Bart's graduation from university when they interrupt a burglary in progress at their Texas home. With all four family members shot, police are short on leads – until a surprise informant breaks the case wide open.

On New Years Eve, 2010 in Cooperstown ND, an intoxicated Kurt Johnson is given a ride home from a local bar. When it’s discovered that Kurt never arrives home authorities begin their search and what they uncover will shock them to their core.

Teen runaway Maggie Fetty is found strangled to death on a mountain road. An anonymous tipster blames Maggie’s best friend, but she accuses a mental patient with multiple personalities. Kenda must turn the suspects against each other to learn the truth.

In downtown Edmonton, a prominent business owner is found shot to death in his business. Police on the scene discover several suspicious clues, leading them to suspect a hired assassin from somewhere in Europe. However, revolutionary finger printing technology links Keith Latta, the victimÕs business partner to the crime. The discovery of a $75000 insurance policy bolsters it further. When questioned about his involvement Keith creates an elaborate story to explain his innocence. At the same time, new evidence is discovered which ties Keith even closer to the crime. Once again Keith changes his story, but by now the evidence is too hard and damning.

In early 2000, the body of Genevieve Tetpon is found stabbed and discarded off an Anchorage, Alaska highway. Police try to determine if she is the victim of someone in her life, or the latest target of a serial killer. Years later, a hidden clue blows the case wide open.

When a writer lands a dream apartment, she immediately packs her bags and moves out there, but within four nights, she hears a terrifying scream.

A church lady's murder leads to a number of rumors spreading around Georgiana, Ala., causing detectives to struggle with separating fact from fiction.

In this episode, five angry ladies shake it up after a night of drinking, triggering a ponytail pulling, fist throwing free for all. Plus, a woman with a death wish takes aim at officers. And, an intoxicated school bus driver gets picked up by police after taking her students on a terrifying, liquored-up joy ride.