Forensic Files
Upcoming episodes
Sep 16th
700a
Foundation of Lies
Authorities believe the disappearance of a doctor’s wife may have something to do with his alleged involvement in shady adoption practices. Investigators use concrete found in the doctor’s yard and the hazy recollections of a young child to determine what happened to the missing woman.
Sep 16th
730a
Unholy Vows
Some of the refugees who sought asylum in the United States after World War II lied about the atrocities in which they’d participated. Years later, when a high-ranking religious figure was suspected of war crimes, there seemed to be no way to prove his guilt or innocence... until a postcard allegedly written by him 40 years earlier was found in a German archive.
Sep 16th
800a
Deadly Knowledge
When a well-respected young woman goes missing, her boyfriend and family fear she has been murdered. A police investigation reveals details about her past that no one -- not even her closest friends -- suspected: She was a student by day and a $100-an-hour call-girl by night. Her many clients were all suspects in her disappearance, as was her boyfriend. But when her body is discovered, police obtain evidence that reveals her killer and more details about a bizarre double life and its tragic consequences.
Sep 16th
830a
Broken Promises
When a popular gym teacher is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family is suspicious. They think his wife may have planned his murder. When police find that her previous husband died in questionable circumstances, they re-examine the crime scene and find evidence that the death was no accident. But it is a tape recorded by the victim just before his death that tells the true story of his strange marriage and his wife’s insatiable greed.
Sep 16th
900a
Time Will Tell
In this international case of extortion, murder, and stolen identities, a Canadian financier assumed the name of a co-worker as part of a money-laundering scheme. The man turned up dead in the ocean, with an anchor tied around his torso. Police hoped to identify him with a tattoo and the watch he was wearing. But it would be the ten-pound anchor which enabled them to crack the case.
Sep 16th
930a
Second Shot at Love
When a respected heart surgeon is found dead in the basement of his upscale Cincinnati home, police assume he committed suicide. Friends and family indicate that the man suffered prolonged bouts of depression and had spoken of killing himself. But a further investigation revealed that his new wife had a history of violence and an insatiable desire for money.
Sep 16th
900p
Innocence Lost
Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. No one saw where she went or noticed anything unusual. Investigators turned to forensic science to help them see what the witnesses missed.
Sep 16th
930p
til Death Do Us Part
The doctors at the hospital couldn’t determine the cause of Bobby Curley’s hallucinations and intense pain. At first, they treated it as a neurological disorder, but Bobby’s condition deteriorated. Something he was being given in the hospital wasn’t curing him, it was killing him.
Sep 16th
1000p
Ties That Bind
A serial killer of young boys was on the loose and people were terrified – especially since a criminal profiler from the FBI was certain he would kill again. A massive manhunt was organized, but it would be tiny, unique fibers which would tie the killer to the crimes.
Sep 16th
1030p
Body of Evidence
Karla Brown was found brutally murdered in the basement of her home. There was little evidence at the scene, and it began to look like the killer had committed the perfect crime. Then investigators noticed something in the crime scene photographs that had previously been overlooked: The killer had left behind an important clue after all.