Medical Detectives

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

Badge of Deceit

Badge of Deceit

Using geographical profiling, investigators close in on a serial rapist, and a cleverly obtained DNA sample confirms their suspicions.

Dew Process

Dew Process

When a 22-year-old woman falsely confesses to a series of murders, investigators inspect incriminating fibres that lead to the real killer.

A Woman Scorned

A Woman Scorned

The bodies of a woman and her son are found in a field. Insects found on the bodies and a suspicious blond hair help to track down the killer.

A Voice from Beyond

A Voice from Beyond

The body of a man is found thirty years after he was murdered. Scientists try to decipher his blank address book, whose contents have faded with age.

Burning Ambition

Burning Ambition

When a policeman's home is burned to the ground, he later arrests a man who confesses to the arson. But the confession is dubious.

Memories

Memories

When a pregnant woman was attacked, her unborn child was killed. She accused her husband, who spent years in jail until new DNA evidence emerged.

Trail of Truth

Trail of Truth

Investigators analyse hair found at a murder scene to pinpoint the perpetrator.

Material Evidence

Material Evidence

Investigators match orange fibres found at the scene of an atrocious sex-related killing with fibres found months later in a van.

Killigraphy

Killigraphy

A man descends into a life of seclusion and is later accused of killing his wife. But the marks found on her body could prove his innocence.

Nursery Crimes

Nursery Crimes

In a Texan hospital, more kids are dying than in any other hospital in the country. Police close in on a nurse who was on duty during the fatalities.

Lasting Impression

Lasting Impression

When an unreliable, drugged up prostitute witnesses an attack on a helpless girl, and an unidentified body is found, police wonder if the cases are connected.

Foundation of Lies

Foundation of Lies

When the wife of a reputable doctor goes missing, investigators discover the doctor house hunting with another woman claiming to be his wife.

Unholy Vows

Unholy Vows

The latest forensic technology is used to analyse a postcard that could incriminate a religious figure who took part in war crimes.

Deadly Knowledge

Deadly Knowledge

When a young woman goes missing, her lurid call girl image is revealed, and her clients are all suspects in her disappearance.

Broken Promises

Broken Promises

When a gym teacher was found shot to death, the police suspect his wife of foul play, and a videotape recorded by the victim reveals his strange marriage.

Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell

When a gym teacher was found shot to death, the police suspect his wife of foul play, and a videotape recorded by the victim reveals his strange marriage.

Second Shot At Love

Second Shot At Love

The body of a man living under an assumed name is found tied to an anchor. Will his watch and tattoo be enough to identify him?

Journey to Justice

Journey to Justice

Police suspect a depressed heart surgeon took his own life, until they uncover his wife's lust for money and penchant for violence.

Video Diary

Video Diary

The investigation of a hit-and-run incident where a child was killed leads to a convincing video reconstruction of the moment of impact.

Missing In Time

Missing In Time

After a woman goes missing, her husband is the prime suspect, until key evidence found in a burned out car sheds new light on the case.

Missing Pearl

Missing Pearl

Investigators believe a sinister blood trail will lead them to a missing woman, but she's nowhere to be found. Soon fresh evidence crops up.

Mans Best Friend

Mans Best Friend

A young girl's mutilated corpse is found and her parents are charged with her murder. Five years later, new evidence suggests otherwise.

Hand Delivered

Hand Delivered

When an anonymous letter informs police of a murder, they use laser technology to detect its origin and track down a suspect.

Death Play

Death Play

Marie Robards lost her father, and one year later, her moving performance in a high school play revealed she was harbouring a dark secret.

Fire Dot Com

Fire Dot Com

When a young boy is killed in a mysterious fire, his mother is charged with arson.

Mistaken for Dead

Mistaken for Dead

An in-depth investigation unfolds after a man is found dead in a doctor's office.

Frozen Evidence

Frozen Evidence

Hot on the heels of a perpetrator, an investigator uses scientific knowledge to make an impression of his shoe print found in the snow.

Soft Touch

Soft Touch

When a young woman is found dead in her bedroom, investigators use clever technology to lift a fingerprint from her pillowcase.

Church Disappearance

Church Disappearance

A six year old girl disappears during a Sunday church service and investigators close in on a taxi driver found in the vicinity.

Photo Finish

Photo Finish

When a beautiful model goes missing, suspicious photographs are found in a dumpster.

Whodunit

Whodunit

At the end of a murder mystery event, a real death occurs.

Horse Play

Horse Play

Whilst out riding with her husband, a woman dies in an apparent riding accident.

Treads and threads

Treads and threads

A twisted killer murdered prostitutes and left their bodies in plain sight.

Killer's 'Cattle' Log

Killer's 'Cattle' Log

A tragic tale in which cattle auctions were tainted by false cheques and homeless men were shot dead.

Skin of Her Teeth

Skin of Her Teeth

The inspection of a woman's skull found in a lake reveals she was brutally butchered.

Line of Fire

Line of Fire

Top notch forensic science helps solve crimes. A gang of experienced criminals stage a series of complicated bank robberies.

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

When a doctor is accused of assaulting two female patients, his DNA fails to match the crimes.

Pure Evil

Pure Evil

Investigators used clever criminal profiling techniques to track down the killer of two teenagers in Texas.

Root of All Evil

Root of All Evil

When the wife of a farmer goes missing, remarkably, the study of tree ring growth helps investigators to solve the case.

Where the Blood Drops

Where the Blood Drops

When a woman is convicted of her husband's murder, her son goes to great lengths to prove her innocence.

Punch Line

Punch Line

When a grandmother is found murdered in her hotel room, the killer wounds himself and inadvertently turns himself in.

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

This is the story of two brothers who hit the big time on America's porn market, but their rocky relationship ended in disaster.

Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care

The body of a female prison guard is discovered and a signature clue suggests that the killing could be linked to a previous murder.

Bagging a Killer

Bagging a Killer

Investigators turn to satellite surveillance to track down the abductor of a young girl. When they find her, a hidden fingerprint helps solve the case.

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

When a state trooper is attacked, investigators uncover a 'signature' that links the assault to the murder of a young woman.

Cats, Flies and Snapshots

Cats, Flies and Snapshots

When a woman vanishes under mysterious circumstances, investigators use cat hairs and insects to track her down!

Naked Justice

Naked Justice

When the wife of a successful attorney is found shot in the head, DNA testing on blood spatters helps to solve the case.

Treading Not So Lightly

Treading Not So Lightly

After a little girl was run over, her mother took the case into her own hands and used her knowledge of murder mysteries to find the vehicle responsible.

Shopping Spree

Shopping Spree

A mother and daughter vanish while out shopping, but when the young girl is found dead, her mother is treated as the initial suspect.

A Touching Recollection

A Touching Recollection

A teenage girl uses her own knowledge of forensics to help police track down her abductor.

A Leg To Stand On

A Leg To Stand On

Investigators have the gruesome task of identifying the owner of a severed leg found in a rubbish bin.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Top-notch forensic science helps solve crimes. A post-mortem on a badly burned body reveals he was stabbed 24 times. Police suspect that more than one criminal might be responsible.

Within a Hair

Within a Hair

In 1996 a sexual attacker was tracked down and detained, but years later, new forensic science shed new light on the case.

Chief Evidence

Chief Evidence

Find out how man's best friend helped police track down the killer of a helpless couple.

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

A Bitter Pill to Swallow

A woman falls into a fairytale romance, becomes pregnant and then gets terribly ill. Doctors assure her she's fine, but she's not so certain.

Sip of Sins

Sip of Sins

Faryion Wardrip was a typical, honest citizen on the outside, but a brutal serial killer on the inside. DNA testing proved to be his demise.

Telltale Tracks

Telltale Tracks

Top-notch forensic science helps solve crimes. A car found on the road appears to have been abandoned suddenly. Later, the body of the driver is found...

Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine

Top-notch forensic science helps solve real crimes. When the wife of a Presbyterian minister appears to have killed herself, police investigate whether it was suicide, or cold-blooded murder.

Frozen In Time

Frozen In Time

Three years after the disappearance of a young woman, police uncover new evidence that only baffles them further.

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

A young dancer at a performing arts school falls in with the wrong crowd. Her sudden disappearance leads everyone to suspect her new friends.

The Metal Business

The Metal Business

A successful businessman suffers a mysterious, debilitating illness. Tests enable toxicologists to save the man's life in the nick of time.

Dressed To Kill

Dressed To Kill

A father confesses to the murder of his daughter, which is later dismissed. Years later, new evidence points to a new suspect.

Palm Print Conviction

Palm Print Conviction

A lady's naked body is discovered covered in bruises. Investigators quickly perform a clever technique to lift the killer's fingerprints from the corpse.

A Vow of Silence

A Vow of Silence

When a blushing mail order bride disappears, investigators learn that two of the husband's previous wives also died...

Elephant Tracks

Elephant Tracks

The case of a murdered elderly couple goes stale until the old woman's necklace is miraculously discovered in a pawn shop.

A Bag of Evidence

A Bag of Evidence

The body of Jessica Knott is meticulously analysed and evidence reveals a startling truth about the killer.

Tooth or Consequences

Tooth or Consequences

When a young woman vanishes, police suspect a man with a history of assault. But can they make a conviction?

Sniffing Revenge

Sniffing Revenge

Investigators are flummoxed after a middle-aged woman is found dead in her home. The ex-wife of her husband could hold the key...

Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand

A bloody trail leads investigators to a dead end at the scene of a bloody murder. Years later, advances in forensic techniques help find the killer.

Scratching The Surface

Scratching The Surface

A gunman killed a worker at a manufacturing plant. He hoped to have covered his tracks, but forensics enabled police to track him down.

'X' Marks the Spot

'X' Marks the Spot

Find out how police tracked down a killer using a computer, after receiving an anonymous letter about the deaths of several prostitutes.

All Charged Up

All Charged Up

A woman recognised a detailed drawing of a serial rapist. Police closed in on the suspect and used forensic evidence to bring him down.

Breaking the Mold

Breaking the Mold

When a family all develop signs of ill-health, the mother happens upon a toxic mould expert who could have the answer to their problems.

House Call

House Call

A respected physician is murdered and investigators must use the knowledge of cell phone mapping and wiretapping to catch the killer.

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

The family of a dead man claimed he had gone out walking alone and never returned.

Plastic Fire

Plastic Fire

When a woman is convicted of killing her own mother, a new theory from an expert witness could prove to be her saving grace.

Last Will

Last Will

Police close in on the kidnapper of teenage girls who tells them where he dumps the bodies. Can they catch him before he strikes again?

Dessert Served Cold

Dessert Served Cold

When a man dropped dead of an apparent heart attack, no one thought foul play was possible, until Police looked into his girlfriend's behaviour leading up to his death.

The Music Case

The Music Case

After Cally Jo Larson was found dead in her home, an investigation produced no suspects, until burglaries several months after the murder led police to the evidence they needed.

Paintball

Paintball

In 1962, 15 year-old Marlene Miller was murdered. It would take 24 years before forensic scientists discovered the microscopic evidence that brought the killer to justice.

Sign Here

Sign Here

A woman vanishes, her body discovered a month later. Witnesses say she was forced into a car. The car had been rented, but the signature on the agreement didn't match their suspect's.

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

A woman is shot to death in her store just one day before she is to testify against the man accused of robbing her. The robber becomes the prime suspect, but he has a solid alibi.

Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap

In 1993, Florida was known for attacks on tourists. An injury to a victim, a bite mark, would be a key piece of evidence used to convict a determinedly uncooperative suspect.

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.

Road Rage

Road Rage

A murder investigation leads the authorities to a discarded sleeping bag containing traces of an horrific act.

Hunter or Hunted

Hunter or Hunted

A woman's apparent accidental death begins to look fishy after police uncover a letter written by the victim.

In Harms Way

In Harms Way

The discovery of vital evidence helps detectives piece together the case.

No Corpus Delicti

No Corpus Delicti

A woman vanishes without a trace. But, twenty years on, a clump of hair and a dedicated team of scientists uncover the victim's body.

News at 11

News at 11

Police dogs trace a killer's scent and reveal a twisted perpetrator.

Burning Desire

Burning Desire

An investigation into a deadly blaze, which killed a middle-aged woman, may not be such an obvious open and shut case after all.

Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine

A victim is unsuspectingly poisoned with arsenic, but how did it enter her system? And, was it purely accidental or intended?

Stick 'em Up

Stick 'em Up

Using a meticulous reconstructive process, it's not long before the killer is brought to justice.

Head Games

Head Games

A forensic psychiatrist is brought in to help distinguish fact from fiction after a woman's husband is shot dead.

Making the Collar

Making the Collar

Vital clues are gleaned from the body of a 16-year-old girl found nine months after she disappeared. Will the killer be found?

The Financial Downfall

The Financial Downfall

When a young woman falls from a cliff to her death, forensic examination of photographs from the scene uncover a sinister truth.

A Daughter's Journey

A Daughter's Journey

A young woman's investigation into the disappearance of her mother uncovers a shocking family secret.

Over a Barrel

Over a Barrel

A persistent investigator finally uncovers the truth in a ten year old case of an elderly couple's murder.

Pinned By The Evidence

Pinned By The Evidence

A street fight that claimed the life of a wrestling champion led to a murder trial.

Cries Unheard

Cries Unheard

A teenager's murder was set up to look like suicide, but investigators uncover the shocking truth.

Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

A year after starting an affair with a friend's wife, a man vanished...

Badge of Betrayal

Badge of Betrayal

A girl is found murdered, and a unique fibre found on her clothes help track down the killer.

Deadly Matrimony

Deadly Matrimony

A go-go dancer tells her family she needs to get away and vanishes for twenty years.

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

A Colorado hunter is shot three times and killed. Analysis of the bullets leads the investigation to look very close to home.

Point of Origin

Point of Origin

In 1984 a flurry of arson fires in California had authorities baffled, with evidence suggesting a most unlikely suspect.

Seeds for Doubt

Seeds for Doubt

A community is rocked by the death of a well-respected nurse in a car accident, but seed pods in her hair suggest something sinister.

Saving Face

Saving Face

A woman's disappearance is paired with another case under similar circumstances, and DNA profiling uncovers a prime suspect.

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

A frozen body wrapped in sheets is found near Anchorage, Alaska. A salvaged fingerprint and a tuft of red carpet quickly uncover the killer.

Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings

A flight attendant's murder bears a striking similarity to a killing five years earlier.

Fishing for the Truth

Fishing for the Truth

A tragedy on a shrimp boat sees the captain drown and the deckhand live to tell the tale. But, is his version of events the truth?

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

When a wealthy real estate tycoon is killed, his will stipulates what to do in the event of his violent death. Why was he so prepared?

South of the Border

South of the Border

When an American tourist is killed in a Mexican resort, police on both sides of the border use forensic evidence.

The Stake-Out

The Stake-Out

A banker's wife is kidnapped and the police struggle to break the case until an unexpected discovery reveals a new suspect.

Walking Terror

Walking Terror

A neighbour witnesses a man stab and drown his wife in their pool. However, the man claims he has no explanation and no memory of the crime.

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.

Cereal Killer

Cereal Killer

Police search for a missing boy - first they find his backpack, then his body. But can they track down the killer?

Crash Course

Crash Course

Gritty series where real crimes are solved using forensic techniques. When police arrive at the scene of a car accident, the bloody mess they find leads them to suspect foul play.

A Leg up on Crime

A Leg up on Crime

Two victims are found in an irrigation canal, but how can a killer be caught if evidence is washed away?

Tight-Fitting Genes

Tight-Fitting Genes

Behavioural profiling can be useful to catch a killer, but it can also be misleading, as police found out in one particular case. DNA put them back on track.

Deadly Valentine

Deadly Valentine

When a man found his wife covered in blood, he was too late to revive her. Police believed blood evidence didn't match his story.

Picture This

Picture This

Police initially thought a teenager had run away, until they found her naked battered body in a ditch. Will they find the killer?

Oily in the Morning

Oily in the Morning

Police recovered a submerged car but the driver was missing. Evidence found inside the car would lead them down a trail of obsession.

Gold Rush

Gold Rush

When a man reported that his girlfriend had shot and killed herself, a post mortem ruled against suicide. But who killed her and why?

Four on the Floor

Four on the Floor

Investigators pieced together evidence found at the scene of a Native American woman's murder. Could tyre tracks lead them to the killer?

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?

Unholy Alliance

Unholy Alliance

The disappearance of a woman led police to believe she was the victim of a particular criminal, but blood evidence would prove otherwise.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

The friend of two men testified against them after they were involved in an incident. But when a bomb exploded in his home, police smelt revenge.

Cop Out

Cop Out

When a college student was found brutally murdered, hairs and tiny cells found at the scene opened a trail of lies.

Summer Obsession

Summer Obsession

When a drowning victim was discovered, police ruled out accidental death when a suspect emerged with several motives for murder.

Enemy Within

Enemy Within

When a lawyer was killed, the beating was so violent that the killer left microscopic evidence at the scene.

Elemental Clue

Elemental Clue

Two women are found murdered and police believe there may be a serial killer on the loose. Tiny clues offer up a matching link to their killer.

Moss, Not Grass

Moss, Not Grass

Forensic science helps solve real crimes. When a young woman was found dead on a golf course, it would be the distinctive grass of the course that would lead to her killer.

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.

Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil

Police enlist the help of a sniffer dog and a blood spatter expert to track down the killer of a disc jockey.

Sunday School Ambush

Sunday School Ambush

Harrowing real life detective series about crime and murder. When a man is killed in his own garage, investigators turn to his wife for answers, and they discover she has a secret to tell.

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.

Bump in the Night

Bump in the Night

Harrowing real life detective series about crime and murder. The blood splattered scene of a horrendous murder baffles investigators until they find a suspicious shoeprint outside the house.

Sole Searching

Sole Searching

Disturbing true tales of helpless victims and cold-blooded killers. Investigators analyse shoe impressions found at the scene of a crime. Will they lead to a suspect?

Murder on the Menu

Murder on the Menu

When a chef is murdered, police discover a trail of debt that could be the cause of his demise.

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?

High N Dry

High N Dry

When a woman is found dead in her bathroom it looks like she ended her own life, but investigators suspect otherwise.

To the Viktor

To the Viktor

Disturbing true tales of helpless victims and violent murders. A series of deaths span two continents and investigators believe they could be linked to a professional killer.

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.

Grave Justice

Grave Justice

In 1984, a young woman is found murdered on the side of a rural Wisconsin driveway after a night of partying. Detectives initially have plenty of suspects, but the case remains unsolved.

The Ink Beads

The Ink Beads

Bill Sparkman is found hanging naked from a tree with the letters 'FED' scrawled on his chest. With barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers.

The Ink Beads

The Ink Beads

Bill Sparkman is found hanging naked from a tree with the letters 'FED' scrawled on his chest. With barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers.

The Reunion

The Reunion

A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape. The crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder. Text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but will his alibi check out?

The Reunion

The Reunion

A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape. The crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder. Text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but will his alibi check out?

Ten of Hearts

Ten of Hearts

A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns. Her body is found a few miles from her house, with a gunshot wound to the head. Eventually modern technology breaks the case.

Ten of Hearts

Ten of Hearts

A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns. Her body is found a few miles from her house, with a gunshot wound to the head. Eventually modern technology breaks the case.

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.

Knots

Knots

A building manager finds the lifeless body of a young woman in her first apartment. The case goes cold, then a new forensic tool examines the old evidence. Will science crack the case?

The Rise

The Rise

A single mum looking for love vanishes without a trace. Foul play is confirmed when a pickup truck toolbox opens to reveal her body stuffed inside. Can forensic evidence connect the dots?

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

Navy lieutenant Lee Hartley is murdered while deployed out to sea. Investigators discover Lee had enemies aboard the ship.

The Orange Shorts

The Orange Shorts

A mortally wounded woman crawls to call 911. Her husband gets a hard look from police, but claims to have an airtight alibi. The intricate forensic science of ballistics is brought to bear.

The Orange Shorts

The Orange Shorts

A mortally wounded woman crawls to call 911. Her husband gets a hard look from police, but claims to have an airtight alibi. The intricate forensic science of ballistics is brought to bear.

Personal Penmanship

Personal Penmanship

Deeply religious Gail Fulton is shot execution style in the quiet suburbs of Michigan. Surveillance reveals it was a trio of killers. Eventually, detectives get a break.

Full Circle

Full Circle

In 1990, three sex workers are murdered. A serial killer was on the loose and detectives had few clues. Over 20 years later there's a break in the case - and an arrest is finally made.

Incendiary

Incendiary

A morning house fire kills the only doctor in the small town of Laeger, West Virginia. An investigation quickly leads to the arrest of Jason Lively, the son of the doctor's long-time nurse.

Smoking Gun

Smoking Gun

When a hearing impaired 77-year-old on a road trip is attacked by a thief and shot to death, investigators are determined to bring the killer to justice.

Matching Palms

Matching Palms

A criminally charged sex offender and murderer attacks in a terrifying rage. This predator evades capture for years, but leaves a critical piece of evidence behind - his palm print.

Pulp Friction

Pulp Friction

A massive explosion claims the life of a California farmhand. At first, authorities think this is an accidental death, but an analysis of debris from the blast shows it's a bomb.

Sole Mate

Sole Mate

When a beautiful college student is stabbed to death in her Knoxville apartment, suspicion immediately falls on her roommate; who was only slightly wounded in the attack.

Marked for Murder

Marked for Murder

Someone is apparently targeting high-level members of law enforcement in Texas county. Numerous suspects emerge but detectives are in a race against time.

Words Matter

Words Matter

An Illinois mother and her two children are found murdered in their beds. Detectives are at a loss until they discover death threats have been sent to the family.

Last Dance

Last Dance

A Texas teenager and her boyfriend are celebrating Valentine's Day when they are brutally attacked. She is later found dead and her boyfriend appears to have escaped.

Dog Proof

Dog Proof

Three Indiana construction workers are found executed; shot in broad daylight on a work-site. Detectives can find few suspects but have one key clue.

Mixed-Matched

Mixed-Matched

A Texas ex-con resolves to live a clean life after his release from prison. When he's arrested for a bloody murder, then convicted, he insists he's innocent.

Matter of Time

Matter of Time

An California career woman keeps falling ill and doctors can't determine why. When she dies they still have no explanation, until they find a key figure in her life.

Blanket Denial

Blanket Denial

A 24-year old criminology student is found murdered, handcuffed, gagged and wrapped in a blanket alongside a desolate road in East New York.

Unraveled

Unraveled

When a woman is found shot to death in her own home, investigators initially suspect her long-time husband and a violent neighbour with a penchant for threats.

First Impressions

First Impressions

A young single mother is abducted from a gas station and later found stabbed to death near an oil field. Detectives use shoe impressions to weed out numerous suspects.

Toxic Environment

Toxic Environment

When a Marine dies, doctors initially believe a heart attack is to blame. When arsenic is found in some of his organs, prosecutors charge his wife with murder.

Lost Connection

Lost Connection

When an 18-year-old girl is abducted while talking on a pay phone, forensic evidence found on her clothing points police in the direction of a suspect.

In Deep

In Deep

A Los Angeles-based kidnapping, ransom and murder ring run by Russian immigrants is exposed when a pair of retired scientists use sonar equipment to locate its victims.

A Shot In The Dark

A Shot In The Dark

Patients at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg keep dying after experiencing low blood sugar levels. An investigation into their deaths reveals an overnight nurse is to blame.

A Shot In The Dark

A Shot In The Dark

Patients at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg keep dying after experiencing low blood sugar levels. An investigation into their deaths reveals an overnight nurse is to blame.

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

A 70-year-old retired veteran is found dead on his boat after a bad sea storm. Investigators later discover he was killed during an attempted robbery.

Murder On Helium Road

Murder On Helium Road

A Texas love triangle turns deadly, and a man’s second wife is charged with the murder of his first.

The Murder Irons

The Murder Irons

When the 18-year-old desk clerk of a beachfront condominium is found brutally murdered in the office utility room, police initially suspect the killer is someone close to her.

The Burn Test

The Burn Test

Jimmy Michael, a 33-year-old West Virginia husband and father seemingly dies in an accidental house fire. But a closer look at the scene reveals a more sinister case.

True Bugs

True Bugs

July 4th weekend, 2003, was supposed to be a time of celebration for the Harpers of Bakersfield, CA. But the joyous atmosphere quickly turned to tragedy when five members of the family, including three children were found brutally murdered in their home.

True Bugs

True Bugs

July 4th weekend, 2003, was supposed to be a time of celebration for the Harpers of Bakersfield, CA. But the joyous atmosphere quickly turned to tragedy when five members of the family, including three children were found brutally murdered in their home.

Broken Santa

Broken Santa

A family mourns the unexpected death of a beloved grandmother at Christmas. Local police assure everyone that she was a victim of a tragic accident and that there is no foul play.

Broken Santa

Broken Santa

A family mourns the unexpected death of a beloved grandmother at Christmas. Local police assure everyone that she was a victim of a tragic accident and that there is no foul play.

Scent Of Death

Scent Of Death

A young Colorado mother suddenly vanishes on Thanksgiving Day. Her family and coworkers know the highly accomplished pilot is not one to just disappear, but her fiancé’s story about a bad breakup has investigators wondering if she ran away.

Scent Of Death

Scent Of Death

A young Colorado mother suddenly vanishes on Thanksgiving Day. Her family and co-workers know the highly accomplished pilot is not one to just disappear.

Lil Miss Murder

Lil Miss Murder

Eight days after she had disappeared on her way to a family ski trip, 18-year-old Lisa Marie Kimmel’s partially nude body was found floating in a river in Wyoming, she had been murdered.

Men In Black

Men In Black

On March 12, 2011, a manager entering a Lululemon apparel store in upscale Bethesda, MD came upon a gruesome scene.

Desperate Stakes

Desperate Stakes

When the 20-year-old clerk of an Atlanta-area smoke shop is gunned down during a robbery, investigators have only descriptions of the killers and the make of their getaway car.

Desperate Stakes

Desperate Stakes

When the clerk of an Atlanta-area smoke shop is gunned down during a robbery, investigators have only descriptions of the killers and the make of their getaway car.

Killer Alibi

Killer Alibi

California police are baffled when an innocent man’s DNA is found at the scene of a deadly home invasion.

Killer Alibi

Killer Alibi

California police are baffled when an innocent man's DNA is found at the scene of a deadly home invasion.

Murder Mark

Murder Mark

The idyllic life that Nikki Whitehead had built for herself shattered when the young mother was found murdered in her home.