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DNA Analysis: With the advent of DNA analysis, just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murder behind bars.
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For the forensic entomologist, the insects that nest in dead bodies are like tiny witnesses to a crime.
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Forensic Entomology: Bugs have roamed the earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life.
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A victim usually never foresees danger when the perpetrator turns out to be a friend or a lover. Science and microscopic evidence can unmask these killers and find justice for those who are Loved To Death.
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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.
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service uses forensic science to solve three perplexing murders and fulfill their motto: To the living we owe respect; to the dead, we owe the truth.
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Some cases simply can't be solved with current technology or with the evidence at hand. But that doesn't mean they'll remain unsolved forever.
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When killers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, it becomes the mission of forensic scientists to reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
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The forces of nature can reduce a body to bones in a matter of weeks. Using a unique combination of art and science, forensic anthropologists give victims a face long after they have been forgotten.
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Every family has its secrets, and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When money is the motive, murder can rip at the very foundation of marriage and family.
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Investigators rely on forensic odontology to identify a body from a single tooth and to catch two brutal killers from their bite marks.
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There are several things that can suggest murder; jealousy, anger, poison When everyday substances reveal hidden clues that break a homicide case, those substances become the elements of murder.
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A killer may strike in the middle of the night, and hide clues well. But the police are always there, ready and working, and they will never give up when they're on the trail of criminals who decide it's Killing Time.
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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.
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Ballistic analysis is the key to finding killers who turn guns on their victims. Each shot fired leaves its own fingerprint, allowing scientists to target murderers with deadly aim.
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In criminal investigations, a simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes, or even a tiny piece of plastic can pinpoint a crime scene.
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Some people will let nothing stand between them and their goals. In their tortured minds, raw desire replaces all reason, and homicide becomes a convenient means to an end.
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A southeastern Virginia community is stunned by a crime no one can believe. A pregnant woman murdered, her baby lost. Across the state, another town feels a similar shock, a brutal, random slaying in a most unexpected setting.
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When a victim is gunned down at point-blank range, police often assume that a friend or acquaintance is to blame.
