Medical Detectives

Analysing the evidence, the medical detectives solve real crimes using forensic techniques, alongside reconstructions (which may be unsuitable for younger viewers).

Once Bitten

Once Bitten

When a woman is murdered in a Phoenix bar, investigators find foreign hairs and unknown fingerprints, but the most telling piece of evidence is the bite mark on the victim's chest.

All Wet

All Wet

A woman's death in Pennsylvania triggers an investigation into a woman's death in North Carolina. Similarities were striking, and examiners must determine if they are linked.

Shot of Vengeance

Shot of Vengeance

When a nurse discovers that she's HIV-positive, science was able to determine not only how she had been infected, but also by whom. The worst part: It wasn't an accident.

Dinner and a Movie

Dinner and a Movie

Time of death becomes pivotal after a woman was found murdered in her air-conditioned room. Similarities between her death and a movie give examiners the clues to find the killer.

A Wrong Foot

A Wrong Foot

An obscure print at a crime scene puzzled Police, where a man was killed and two girls injured. The girls couldn't identify their attacker, but one clue helped track the killer.

Order Up

Order Up

A man is shot in his home, and his ex-wife seems to have a perfect alibi. To determine the time of death, investigators need to know when the victim ate his last meal.

When The Dust Settled

When The Dust Settled

A union official is executed in his home not long after a strike by the union membership. Neither his wife nor anyone in the neighbourhood heard any gunshots.

A Welcome Intrusion

A Welcome Intrusion

A man tells police he shot an intruder who had attacked and murdered his wife. Four years later, new forensic evidence leads police to re-examine the motives of this hero.

Within Arm's Reach

Within Arm's Reach

A man insists his estranged wife took her own life. Investigators say it was murder. Evidence is interpreted differently, so the jury must decide.

Private Thoughts

Private Thoughts

Firefighters find a family dead inside their burned-out home, which at first appears to be murder-suicide. But clues soon lead investigators to believe otherwise.

Brotherhoods

Brotherhoods

The double homicide of a gay couple leads investigators into the twisted world of White Supremacists. Shell casings and analysis of glass shards help authorities find the suspect.

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Police discover a man shot dead in his home after they receive a call from his worried mother. The search for the killer would lead them on a two-year investigation spanning several states.

Breaking News

Breaking News

A news producer is raped and murdered. Police turn to the DNA Databank, and a comparison of evidence and profiles results in Virginia's first 'cold hit' in a homicide investigation.

All the World's a Stage

All the World's a Stage

Police are dispatched to a shooting. The victim's husband says his wife accidentally shot herself. He maintains he called 911 immediately, but the evidence seems to indicate otherwise.

The Big Chill

The Big Chill

When a woman dies after a year of nasty side effects to a drug, investigators had to determine if her death was due to natural causes, suicide, or murder.

Bound for Jail

Bound for Jail

A woman is found dead in a ravine. Evidence had been washed away. Almost 20 years later, an old hat and a chip of stainless steel brought the killer to justice.

Sphere of Influence

Sphere of Influence

After a girl disappeared from a town in Alaska, her body was discovered 10 days later; she'd been shot twice at close range, and sexually assaulted.

Nailed

Nailed

Before a witness is to testify against the man accused of assaulting her, she is murdered. Investigators suspect her attacker, but don't have evidence to prove his guilt.

Sign of the Zodiac

Sign of the Zodiac

A serial killer indicated he would kill twelve people, one for each astrological sign. Investigators got profile of the killer, and a stroke of luck enabled them to find him.

Letter Perfect

Letter Perfect

A healthy man dies mysteriously in his sleep. Toxicology reveal a lethal dose of lidocaine in his blood. Investigators find a suicide note, but determine he didn't kill himself.

True Lies

True Lies

In 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted road. The crime was never solved, until two diary entries helped police to piece together what had happened.

Bed of Deceit

Bed of Deceit

A retired police officer is discovered dead of a gunshot wound to the head. His wife says the motive was robbery; then she tells police he took his own life.

Smoke in your Eyes

Smoke in your Eyes

The bodies of two women are found in the ashes of a deliberate apartment fire. Evidence found in the debris leads investigators to their suspect.

Flower Power

Flower Power

Two men telephoned 911 to report a woman murdered; neither knew the other had called. The victim's ex-husband was a gun collector, so police had three viable suspects.

Past Lives

Past Lives

The body of a businessman was found in his rental car. When the victim's wife filed a claim for $7 million of life insurance, investigators sought the help of a forensic anthropologist.

Over and Out

Over and Out

When a pipe bomb ripped through a home killing a man and injuring his mother, police needed to quickly determine who sent the bomb, and why.

Death by a Salesman

Death by a Salesman

After a man was murdered, fingerprints and surveillance video helped investigators apprehend the killer within twelve hours.

Web Of Seduction

Web Of Seduction

When Bruce Miller was shot dead, the crime scene was almost pristine, but when experts examine the victim's wife's computer, they found the evidence he needed to make a conviction.

Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

An unfortunate soul burnt to death when a house burst into flames, but careful investigation revealed the fire was no accident.

Marked for Life

Marked for Life

It would be 50 years before a murderous criminal would be caught, thanks to advancements in investigative techniques.

Plastic Puzzle

Plastic Puzzle

Top notch forensic science helps solve real crimes. Investigators piece together tiny clues at the scene of a hit and run accident. Their findings help to track down the offending driver.

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Top notch forensic science helps solve real crimes. When an elderly couple die in a house fire, police suspect their son to be the culprit. Will further investigation reveal the truth?

Soiled Plan

Soiled Plan

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. Twenty years after a mother of two was found dead, evidence was revisited and investigators closed in on the killer.

Headquarters

Headquarters

When the skull of a woman is found in a Texas canyon, investigators discover that she was stabbed. Will they track down the killer?

One for the Road

One for the Road

When a woman went missing on holiday, all police found was her shoes. Video evidence suggested there might be a killer afoot.

Army of Evidence

Army of Evidence

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. A woman is found dead in bed with a gun in hand and suicide notes close by. It looks like suicide, but curious evidence suggests otherwise.

Shear Luck

Shear Luck

Top notch forensic science helps solve real crimes. Investigators must piece together fragments of a computer disc to discover who murdered the wife of a serviceman in the Philippines.

Tagging a Suspect

Tagging a Suspect

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. When a man was murdered in a bomb blast, investigators must sift through shards of evidence to hone in on the perpetrator.

Strong Impressions

Strong Impressions

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. A strategically placed plastic bag found near a suffocated woman made her death look accidental. Further investigation revealed the scene was staged.

Writer's Block

Writer's Block

Arsenic was found in the blood of a dead woman who was due to testify in court. But who would go to such lengths to get her out of the picture?

A Clean Getaway

A Clean Getaway

When a dry cleaning employee was raped and murdered in store, eye witness accounts were inconclusive. Police turned to forensic investigators for answers.

Prints Among Thieves

Prints Among Thieves

Gritty series where real crimes are solved using forensic techniques. Police believe the death of a millionaire was designed to look like a robbery gone wrong, but is there more to it?

Material Witness

Material Witness

When a teenage horse rider went missing and her body was found a month later, investigators examined microscopic evidence which led to the killer.

Penchant for Poison

Penchant for Poison

Disturbing true tales of helpless victims and cold-blooded killers. Investigators soon discover that three murders are linked to one killer. But his poison of choice proves to be his undoing.

Hot on the Trail

Hot on the Trail

Investigators sift through the ashes at the scenes of several fires. Can they uncover some hot clues to track down the arsonist?

Wired for Disaster

Wired for Disaster

Harrowing real life detective series about crime and murder. A skilled bomber is on the loose after a woman is blasted to smithereens in her own home, but what was his motive for murder?

Wood-be Killer

Wood-be Killer

Disturbing true tales of helpless victims and cold-blooded killers. When a killer attempts to destroy all evidence of his crime, he inadvertently creates new clues that lead straight to him.

The Obsession

The Obsession

The mysterious murder of a young teacher's aide leaves a big hole in her small community. Generations of investigators and a scientific breakthrough leads to a shocking end to a tragic case.