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Because of new technologies, terrorism is a growing international threat. With the expertise of bomb squads, chemists and tool mark experts, bombs are deactivated and criminals are caught.
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The New Detectives
In New York State, Eleanor Fowler opened a small package mailed to her home. The box exploded, killing her instantly. Within minutes, five other bombs exploded, as fatal as the first.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are not the only ones to suffer from their violent crime.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
The smallest of clues can solve even the biggest cases. Often the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence: a couple of fibers, a smudge of blood or a strand of hair.
The New Detectives
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled.
The New Detectives
Sometimes the faintest fingerprint or tire track is all investigators need to solve even the most brutal crimes.
The New Detectives
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, it's becoming difficult to do anything without leaving behind an electronic trace.
The New Detectives
When the amount of money is substantial, a person can be motivated to do terrible things to someone they love. Police discover that a large life insurance policy was motive for a man's murder.
The New Detectives
The methods of a murder itself can leave a lasting impression on authorities, especially when the tools of a killer's trade leave a victim marked for death.
The New Detectives
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
The New Detectives
Because of new technologies, terrorism is a growing international threat. With the expertise of bomb squads, chemists and tool mark experts, bombs are deactivated and criminals are caught.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
Forensics is not only used to solve murders. Drug trafficking has created a deadly criminal underworld and many forensic investigators are devoted to cracking these violent drug rings.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Thrilled by their success, they tend to kill again and again.
The New Detectives
For homicide investigators, it's a race against time when they track their deadliest foe: a serial killer who murders to feel alive.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
When theft is committed, something valuable is stolen. But when a criminal needs a new identity, theft becomes lethal.
The New Detectives
While our handwriting may not reveal the nuances of our personalities, handwriting analysis is important in criminal investigation.
The New Detectives
The role of the Texas Rangers has significantly evolved over time to keep up with a changing society.
The New Detectives
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
The New Detectives
Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use modern technology and advanced DNA analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
The New Detectives
Poison is often the killer's weapon of choice. The show examines cases of poison and deadly chemistry, showing how forensic experts are solving mysterious deaths today and from the past.
The New Detectives
Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation but when a killer destroys the body, even the best medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate death's time frame.
The New Detectives
Often, murderers will change or stage a crime scene, turning murder into suicide, pinning blame or hiding the body completely.
The New Detectives
Some cases can't be solved immediately. The passage of time can convince people to talk and new technologies can discover overlooked clues.
The New Detectives
When an untraceable poison is used as a murder weapon, investigators rely on forensic toxicologists to follow a killer's tracks and expose a toxic death.
The New Detectives
It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.
The New Detectives
The tiniest filament can become a mark of distinction in the most remarkable and intimate ways. Investigators have come to rely on forensic evidence as fine as a carpet fiber.
The New Detectives
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder.
The New Detectives
Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years before they are discovered.
The New Detectives
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation but when a killer destroys the body, even the best medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate death's time frame.
The New Detectives
A millionaire is murdered for a stash of buried treasure. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
The New Detectives
No crime scene is absent of clues. No matter how chaotic or clean it may appear, the culprit is bound to leave something telling behind.
The New Detectives
Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism and criminal psychology, Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism a
The New Detectives
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Forensic investigators must go to great lengths to catch the killer when the victim is only presumed dead.
The New Detectives
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases.
The New Detectives
Philadelphia's Vidocq Society is one of the world's most unusual crime-solving organizations: a members-only club made up of forensic professionals.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
When abduction turns to murder, forensic science is a vital key to finding justice for the victims of a kidnapper's deadly intentions.
The New Detectives
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder.
The New Detectives
Beneath a layer of trust can lurk a deadly obsession. In these cases, authorities employ an arsenal of forensic techniques to uncover the truth.
The New Detectives
In most murder cases, police rely on motive to pursue a killer. But when the murderer is a stranger, the crime may go unsolved for years.
The New Detectives
When an untraceable poison is used as a murder weapon, investigators rely on forensic toxicologists to follow a killer's tracks and expose a toxic death.
The New Detectives
When theft is committed, something valuable is stolen. But when a criminal needs a new identity, theft becomes lethal.
The New Detectives
Often, murderers will change or stage a crime scene, turning murder into suicide, pinning blame or hiding the body completely.
The New Detectives
When lovers turn on each other or marriages fail, some coldblooded spouses find a gruesome way to gain an uncontested divorce: murder.
The New Detectives
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
The New Detectives
Sometimes arson fires are set to cover a different, more heinous crime, such as murder. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues.
The New Detectives
Often, criminals misuse the trust they've built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman.
The New Detectives
There's no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
The New Detectives
Bugs have roamed the Earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life.
The New Detectives
The methods of a murder itself can leave a lasting impression on authorities, especially when the tools of a killer's trade leave a victim marked for death.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
When the amount of money is substantial, a person can be motivated to do terrible things to someone they love. Police discover that a large life insurance policy was motive for a man's murder.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years before they are discovered.
The New Detectives
Some killers choose to hide their victims and investigators must then rely on forensics to uncover proof of murder.
The New Detectives
Forensic psychologists delve into the minds of serial killers, explaining why, most often, they can be a friendly neighbor or a tenacious co-worker.
The New Detectives
Poison is often the killer's weapon of choice. The show examines cases of poison and deadly chemistry, showing how forensic experts are solving mysterious deaths today and from the past.
The New Detectives
Often, criminals misuse the trust they've built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
A sniper is brought to justice through ballistic tests; a bloody hand print leads to a suspect in a double homicide; a semen sample is tied to gunman.
The New Detectives
In most murder cases, police rely on motive to pursue a killer. But when the murderer is a stranger, the crime may go unsolved for years.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Flush with their success, they murder again and again.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, seemingly small and insignificant clues, such as three hairs, microscopic fibers or a paint chip, become a victim's silent witness and help solve even the most baffling cases.
The New Detectives
Some people murder for love, others murder out of hatred. But sometimes people kill for the money.
The New Detectives
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
The New Detectives
The law enforcement agency of the Navy and Marine Corps uses forensic science to solve perplexing murders.
The New Detectives
Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation but when a killer destroys the body, even the best medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate death's time frame.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
The smallest of clues can solve even the biggest cases. Often the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence: a couple of fibers, a smudge of blood or a strand of hair.
The New Detectives
Some cases can't be solved immediately. The passage of time can convince people to talk and new technologies can discover overlooked clues.
The New Detectives
While drugs can cure disease and ease pain, they can also be agents of murder. Toxicologists can examine blood and tissue to uncover cases where death is not as natural as it may seem.
The New Detectives
Drowning deaths often look like accidents and over time water can destroy the few clues the killer may have left behind.
The New Detectives
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
The New Detectives
Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use modern technology and advanced DNA analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
The New Detectives
Photography has long been a fundamental tool in homicide investigations. A single image can hold enough information to identify a suspect.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
The New Detectives
Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.
The New Detectives
No crime scene is absent of clues. No matter how chaotic or clean it may appear, the culprit is bound to leave something telling behind.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
Often, the witnesses of a crime are also the main suspects. They're able to manipulate the truth to throw off the authorities.
The New Detectives
Investigators study small clues left at the crime scene, such as a paint chip, saliva from a cigarette and glass fragments.
The New Detectives
Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Seemingly meaningless objects have been used by forensics scientists to solve the most baffling of crimes.
The New Detectives
A sniper is brought to justice through ballistic tests; a bloody hand print leads to a suspect in a double homicide; a semen sample is tied to gunman.
The New Detectives
The tiniest filament can become a mark of distinction in the most remarkable and intimate ways. Investigators have come to rely on forensic evidence as fine as a carpet fiber.
The New Detectives
Murdering a child is perhaps the most heinous of crimes. But no matter how defenseless a killer believes a young child to be, there is no hiding from the clues left behind.
The New Detectives
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
Some killers choose to hide their victims and investigators must then rely on forensics to uncover proof of murder.
The New Detectives
Forensics is not only used to solve murders. Drug trafficking has created a deadly criminal underworld and many forensic investigators are devoted to cracking these violent drug rings.
The New Detectives
For homicide investigators, it's a race against time when they track their deadliest foe: a serial killer who murders to feel alive.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Flush with their success, they murder again and again.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.
The New Detectives
Photography has long been a fundamental tool in homicide investigations. A single image can hold enough information to identify a suspect.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface.
The New Detectives
There's no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
The New Detectives
Police search for a 22-year-old college student whose car was found abandoned outside Philadelphia; 10-year-old boy missing in Illinois.
The New Detectives
Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.
The New Detectives
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder.
The New Detectives
Advancements in science and technology are encouraging people to revisit the past in hopes of answering questions that have remained unanswered.
The New Detectives
Bugs have roamed the Earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life.
The New Detectives
Though female killers usually choose less violent methods than their male counterparts, they're equally deadly and often more calculating.
The New Detectives
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
The New Detectives
When a victim is killed at point-blank range, police often suspect that a friend or acquaintance is to blame, because for a stranger it would otherwise prove too difficult.
The New Detectives
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface.
The New Detectives
Often, criminals misuse the trust they've built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman.
The New Detectives
Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Some are runaways who eventually find their way home, but others simply disappear without a trace.
The New Detectives
Investigators are always on the cutting edge of new forensic techniques that can help them solve cases more accurately.
The New Detectives
For some killers, murder can be a lucrative business. When a victim has been targeted for death, investigators must dig deep and go beyond the obvious to uncover a murder for hire.
The New Detectives
Advancements in science and technology are encouraging people to revisit the past in hopes of answering questions that have remained unanswered.
The New Detectives
Solving crimes may begin with intuition but advanced science provides investigators with irrefutable proof to uncover staged accidents.
The New Detectives
Even the most sacred vows are sometimes not enough to stop a serious desire. In this episode, a nurse suspects a patient's husband of attempted murder by poisoning.
The New Detectives
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases.
The New Detectives
Forensic sculptors retrieve people from oblivion. Using clay and an intricate knowledge of anatomy, forensic arts place a face on an unidentified skull, recreating the victim's likeness.
The New Detectives
Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Seemingly meaningless objects have been used by forensics scientists to solve the most baffling of crimes.
The New Detectives
When an untraceable poison is used as a murder weapon, investigators rely on forensic toxicologists to follow a killer's tracks and expose a toxic death.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
Solving crimes may begin with intuition but advanced science provides investigators with irrefutable proof to uncover staged accidents.
The New Detectives
With the advent of DNA analysis, just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murderer behind bars.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Some killers choose to hide their victims and investigators must then rely on forensics to uncover proof of murder.
The New Detectives
When an untraceable poison is used as a murder weapon, investigators rely on forensic toxicologists to follow a killer's tracks and expose a toxic death.
The New Detectives
Journey into the dark recesses and calculated madness present only in our worst nightmares...and in the minds of serial killers.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, the wrong people are punished for crimes they did not commit. Forensic scientists use DNA analysis to overturn convictions of these innocent men and women who have spent years behind bars.
The New Detectives
Even the most sacred vows are sometimes not enough to stop a serious desire. In this episode, a nurse suspects a patient's husband of attempted murder by poisoning.
The New Detectives
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Thrilled by their success, they tend to kill again and again.
The New Detectives
Murderers will go to great lengths to keep their crimes concealed, but forensic evidence is impossible to cover up.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, seemingly small and insignificant clues, such as three hairs, microscopic fibers or a paint chip, become a victim's silent witness and help solve even the most baffling cases.
The New Detectives
A teenager is abducted on a shopping trip. Two hikers go missing on the Appalachian Trail. A grandmother never returns home from work.
The New Detectives
There's no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
The New Detectives
The role of the Texas Rangers has significantly evolved over time to keep up with a changing society.
The New Detectives
Sometimes the faintest fingerprint or tire track is all investigators need to solve even the most brutal crimes.
The New Detectives
Often, the witnesses of a crime are also the main suspects. They're able to manipulate the truth to throw off the authorities.
The New Detectives
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
The New Detectives
A millionaire is murdered for a stash of buried treasure. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend.
The New Detectives
Often, a killer will build the victim's trust before he or she attacks. In this episode, New Mexico police search for a missing teenager who disappeared from a local skating rink.
The New Detectives
The smallest of clues can solve even the biggest cases. Often the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence: a couple of fibers, a smudge of blood or a strand of hair.
The New Detectives
A dog can be a dead man's best friend. Some dogs have been trained by law enforcement to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives and missing persons.
The New Detectives
Insurance torchings, mob burnouts and arson murders: these crimes are designed to take all clues with them.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
Often, murderers will change or stage a crime scene, turning murder into suicide, pinning blame or hiding the body completely.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
When killers are driven by jealousy, rage and desire, their desperation is evident in both the crime and their efforts to cover their tracks.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
Little is left after a plane crashes. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the black box.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
Little is left after a plane crashes. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the black box.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
For the forensic entomologist, insects that nest in corpses are like witnesses to the crime. By studying their behavior, scientists learn everything.
The New Detectives
Coroners play a vital role in piecing together the final moments of someone's life. Los Angeles County coroner Julie Wilson provides an in-depth look into the science of death.
The New Detectives
The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
The New Detectives
A tool used to commit a crime can often be the same tool used to solve it. Even something as innocuous as the shape of a wood chip can lead to a killer.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Thrilled by their success, they tend to kill again and again.
The New Detectives
The tread of a tire, a single shoe print or even the shape of a bruise can help investigators track down murderers.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
At the scene of a murder, sometimes the only clues to the killer come from the victim.
The New Detectives
What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Forensic investigators must go to great lengths to catch the killer when the victim is only presumed dead.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
When a killer turns a gun on a victim, ballistic analysis is key to cracking the case. Each shot fired leaves behind its own clues, allowing scientists to target murderers with deadly aim.
The New Detectives
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, it's becoming difficult to do anything without leaving behind an electronic trace.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
Forensics is not only used to solve murders. Drug trafficking has created a deadly criminal underworld and many forensic investigators are devoted to cracking these violent drug rings.
The New Detectives
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
A dog can be a dead man's best friend. Some dogs have been trained by law enforcement to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives and missing persons.
The New Detectives
Some people murder for love, others murder out of hatred. But sometimes people kill for the money.
The New Detectives
Often, criminals misuse the trust they've built with their victims to commit heinous misdeeds. A family discovers the mummified remains of a pregnant woman.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
The tiniest filament can become a mark of distinction in the most remarkable and intimate ways. Investigators have come to rely on forensic evidence as fine as a carpet fiber.
The New Detectives
When abduction turns to murder, forensic science is a vital key to finding justice for the victims of a kidnapper's deadly intentions.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
Advancements in science and technology are encouraging people to revisit the past in hopes of answering questions that have remained unanswered.
The New Detectives
While our handwriting may not reveal the nuances of our personalities, handwriting analysis is important in criminal investigation.
The New Detectives
Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use modern technology and advanced DNA analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
The New Detectives
Even the most sacred vows are sometimes not enough to stop a serious desire. In this episode, a nurse suspects a patient's husband of attempted murder by poisoning.
The New Detectives
Photography has long been a fundamental tool in homicide investigations. A single image can hold enough information to identify a suspect.
The New Detectives
Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, it's becoming difficult to do anything without leaving behind an electronic trace.
The New Detectives
Beneath a layer of trust can lurk a deadly obsession. In these cases, authorities employ an arsenal of forensic techniques to uncover the truth.
The New Detectives
In most murder cases, police rely on motive to pursue a killer. But when the murderer is a stranger, the crime may go unsolved for years.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
Insurance torchings, mob burnouts and arson murders: these crimes are designed to take all clues with them.
The New Detectives
Accidental deaths, suicides, disappearances and fires: they're an everyday part of an insurance investigator's job.
The New Detectives
Sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When money is the motive, murder can rip at the very foundation of family and marriage.
The New Detectives
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
When a victim is killed at point-blank range, police often suspect that a friend or acquaintance is to blame, because for a stranger it would otherwise prove too difficult.
The New Detectives
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
A sniper is brought to justice through ballistic tests; a bloody hand print leads to a suspect in a double homicide; a semen sample is tied to gunman.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
When there's a difficult case to crack, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can be called in to help.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, the wrong people are punished for crimes they did not commit. Forensic scientists use DNA analysis to overturn convictions of these innocent men and women who have spent years behind bars.
The New Detectives
The tiniest filament can become a mark of distinction in the most remarkable and intimate ways. Investigators have come to rely on forensic evidence as fine as a carpet fiber.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
Investigators rely on forensic odontology, the examination of dental evidence, to identify a body from a single tooth and to catch two ruthless killers from their bite marks.
The New Detectives
Sometimes arson fires are set to cover a different, more heinous crime, such as murder. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, the wrong people are punished for crimes they did not commit. Forensic scientists use DNA analysis to overturn convictions of these innocent men and women who have spent years behind bars.
The New Detectives
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
The methods of a murder itself can leave a lasting impression on authorities, especially when the tools of a killer's trade leave a victim marked for death.
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Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
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Often, a killer will build the victim's trust before he or she attacks. In this episode, New Mexico police search for a missing teenager who disappeared from a local skating rink.
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A dog can be a dead man's best friend. Some dogs have been trained by law enforcement to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives and missing persons.
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Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Flush with their success, they murder again and again.
The New Detectives
The tiniest filament can become a mark of distinction in the most remarkable and intimate ways. Investigators have come to rely on forensic evidence as fine as a carpet fiber.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.
The New Detectives
When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are not the only ones to suffer from their violent crime.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
When killers are driven by jealousy, rage and desire, their desperation is evident in both the crime and their efforts to cover their tracks.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
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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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There's never a good reason for murder but some killers are especially cruel, choosing their victims at random or with no apparent motive and then expertly covering their tracks.
The New Detectives
Forensic science has advanced so much that even the oldest remains still share the clues necessary to convict a killer. Investigators use DNA to solve a murder case from 1980.
The New Detectives
The role of the Texas Rangers has significantly evolved over time to keep up with a changing society.
The New Detectives
Because of new technologies, terrorism is a growing international threat. With the expertise of bomb squads, chemists and tool mark experts, bombs are deactivated and criminals are caught.
The New Detectives
A tool used to commit a crime can often be the same tool used to solve it. Even something as innocuous as the shape of a wood chip can lead to a killer.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled.
The New Detectives
Insurance torchings, mob burnouts and arson murders: these crimes are designed to take all clues with them.
The New Detectives
Photography has long been a fundamental tool in homicide investigations. A single image can hold enough information to identify a suspect.
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The smallest of clues can solve even the biggest cases. Often the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence: a couple of fibers, a smudge of blood or a strand of hair.
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Though female killers usually choose less violent methods than their male counterparts, they're equally deadly and often more calculating.
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The role of the Texas Rangers has significantly evolved over time to keep up with a changing society.
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Philadelphia's Vidocq Society is one of the world's most unusual crime-solving organizations: a members-only club made up of forensic professionals.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
When theft is committed, something valuable is stolen. But when a criminal needs a new identity, theft becomes lethal.
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What does it take to prove murder if the victim cannot be found? Forensic investigators must go to great lengths to catch the killer when the victim is only presumed dead.
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When abduction turns to murder, forensic science is a vital key to finding justice for the victims of a kidnapper's deadly intentions.
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The elements of nature can reduce a body to bones in a matter of weeks. Combining art and science, forensic anthropologists can give victims a face long after they've been forgotten.
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Some cases can't be solved immediately. The passage of time can convince people to talk and new technologies can discover overlooked clues.
The New Detectives
Because of new technologies, terrorism is a growing international threat. With the expertise of bomb squads, chemists and tool mark experts, bombs are deactivated and criminals are caught.
The New Detectives
When victims of murder knew their killers, they can be caught off guard. The killers rely on their intimate knowledge to pull off the perfect crime.
The New Detectives
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
The New Detectives
Whether it is a fingerprint or a single bullet, sometimes it is the smallest piece of evidence that is needed to crack the biggest cases.
The New Detectives
Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Seemingly meaningless objects have been used by forensics scientists to solve the most baffling of crimes.
The New Detectives
Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism and criminal psychology, Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism a
The New Detectives
In the mind of a killer, raw desire replaces all reason and murder becomes an opportune means to an end.
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A house fire in California turns into a murder investigation when authorities discover that the victim's best friend and personal manager had recently cleaned out her bank account.
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The great outdoors may offer clues to solving heinous crimes. Seed germination and the presence of certain insects provide vital information about murders.
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When killers are driven by jealousy, rage and desire, their desperation is evident in both the crime and their efforts to cover their tracks.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
Solutions to atrocious crimes can hinge on the smallest clues. Even with advanced technology, vision remains an important tool.
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Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
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When theft is committed, something valuable is stolen. But when a criminal needs a new identity, theft becomes lethal.
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Often, murderers will change or stage a crime scene, turning murder into suicide, pinning blame or hiding the body completely.
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Years after a murder has been committed, investigators use modern technology and advanced DNA analysis to shed new light on crimes that have gone unpunished for far too long.
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With the advent of DNA analysis, just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murderer behind bars.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
In New York State, Eleanor Fowler opened a small package mailed to her home. The box exploded, killing her instantly. Within minutes, five other bombs exploded, as fatal as the first.
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As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, it's becoming difficult to do anything without leaving behind an electronic trace.
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It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.
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The tread of a tire, a single shoe print or even the shape of a bruise can help investigators track down murderers.
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While drugs can cure disease and ease pain, they can also be agents of murder. Toxicologists can examine blood and tissue to uncover cases where death is not as natural as it may seem.
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Investigators study small clues left at the crime scene, such as a paint chip, saliva from a cigarette and glass fragments.
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Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years before they are discovered.
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When lovers turn on each other or marriages fail, some coldblooded spouses find a gruesome way to gain an uncontested divorce: murder.
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Murdering a child is perhaps the most heinous of crimes. But no matter how defenseless a killer believes a young child to be, there is no hiding from the clues left behind.
The New Detectives
In the mind of a killer, raw desire replaces all reason and murder becomes an opportune means to an end.
The New Detectives
Sometimes arson fires are set to cover a different, more heinous crime, such as murder. But killers are wrong to think that fire destroys all vital clues.
The New Detectives
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
The New Detectives
Blood can be the most telling evidence of a murder and often is the only thing investigators have to link a killer to his or her victim.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.
The New Detectives
Poison is the subtlest murder weapon and poisoners are sometimes the most brutal killers, harming their victims over time to disguise the murder.
The New Detectives
Solving crimes may begin with intuition but advanced science provides investigators with irrefutable proof to uncover staged accidents.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
Some of the best clues come from the least likely places. Seemingly meaningless objects have been used by forensics scientists to solve the most baffling of crimes.
The New Detectives
Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism and criminal psychology, Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism a
The New Detectives
The law enforcement agency of the Navy and Marine Corps uses forensic science to solve perplexing murders.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
Solving crimes may begin with intuition but advanced science provides investigators with irrefutable proof to uncover staged accidents.
The New Detectives
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface.
The New Detectives
When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are not the only ones to suffer from their violent crime.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
Sometimes the faintest fingerprint or tire track is all investigators need to solve even the most brutal crimes.
The New Detectives
Investigators are always on the cutting edge of new forensic techniques that can help them solve cases more accurately.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. Ballistic experts examine gunshot residues, the pathways of the bullet, shells and the guns themselves.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, seemingly small and insignificant clues, such as three hairs, microscopic fibers or a paint chip, become a victim's silent witness and help solve even the most baffling cases.
The New Detectives
There's no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
The New Detectives
There's no statute of limitations on murder, so as a case turns cold and clues become scarce, investigators must rely on modern forensic technology to solve the crimes and catch the killers.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
Forensic scientists find clues written in blood as they investigate the murders of three women who were killed by men who once loved them.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Often, the witnesses of a crime are also the main suspects. They're able to manipulate the truth to throw off the authorities.
The New Detectives
Investigators rely on forensic odontology, the examination of dental evidence, to identify a body from a single tooth and to catch two ruthless killers from their bite marks.
The New Detectives
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface.
The New Detectives
Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation but when a killer destroys the body, even the best medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate death's time frame.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while. Thrilled by their success, they tend to kill again and again.
The New Detectives
The FBI relies on fingerprints to identify criminals. With computerization, the old ink pad and print identification method that used to take months now takes just minutes.
The New Detectives
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy.
The New Detectives
A dog can be a dead man's best friend. Some dogs have been trained by law enforcement to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives and missing persons.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism and criminal psychology, Using combined perspectives from law enforcement, journalism a
The New Detectives
Little is left after a plane crashes. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the black box.
The New Detectives
Little is left after a plane crashes. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the black box.
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Most victims are meticulously chosen by their murderer because of a connection or because they match a set of criteria.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
In New York State, Eleanor Fowler opened a small package mailed to her home. The box exploded, killing her instantly. Within minutes, five other bombs exploded, as fatal as the first.
The New Detectives
Insurance torchings, mob burnouts and arson murders: these crimes are designed to take all clues with them.
The New Detectives
There's an old saying that a burden shared is a burden halved. But when people team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Marriage is one of the tightest bonds two people can have...until lies and deceit drive one of them to kill.
The New Detectives
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface.
The New Detectives
While our handwriting may not reveal the nuances of our personalities, handwriting analysis is important in criminal investigation.
The New Detectives
Every family has its secrets and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to science to uncover family plots.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
The role of the Texas Rangers has significantly evolved over time to keep up with a changing society.
The New Detectives
When there's a difficult case to crack, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can be called in to help.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.
The New Detectives
A tool used to commit a crime can often be the same tool used to solve it. Even something as innocuous as the shape of a wood chip can lead to a killer.
The New Detectives
Plants help provide oxygen and nutrients for existence. In criminal investigations, a simple seedpod can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
Forensic sculptors retrieve people from oblivion. Using clay and an intricate knowledge of anatomy, forensic arts place a face on an unidentified skull, recreating the victim's likeness.
The New Detectives
Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Some are runaways who eventually find their way home, but others simply disappear without a trace.
The New Detectives
A good coroner can deliver what is necessary to solve a crime, while a bad one can destroy an otherwise solid case.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
For some killers, murder can be a lucrative business. When a victim has been targeted for death, investigators must dig deep and go beyond the obvious to uncover a murder for hire.
The New Detectives
Some killers choose to hide their victims and investigators must then rely on forensics to uncover proof of murder.
The New Detectives
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
Poisoners are the most dangerous culprits in the crime world: smart assassins. They rely on their devious stealth and must put their victims at ease to earn their trust.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
Sometimes, cooperation from people who are not associated with a crime in any way is the only link between a criminal and the clues left behind for forensic experts.
The New Detectives
Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years before they are discovered.
The New Detectives
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path, challenging forensic investigators at every turn.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
In addition to pictures on milk cartons, store windows and in mass mailings, authorities use computer databases to help locate missing persons.
The New Detectives
A killer will often try to disguise the victim's body in an attempt to the hide the actual cause of death; however, forensics cannot be fooled.
The New Detectives
A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes can pinpoint where the crime occurred.
The New Detectives
When everyday substances reveal clues that break a case, those substances become the elements of murder.
The New Detectives
Advancements in science and technology are encouraging people to revisit the past in hopes of answering questions that have remained unanswered.
The New Detectives
Even ordinary objects, when used to kill, carry enough evidence for forensic scientists to piece together the most complicated murders.
The New Detectives
When there's a difficult case to crack, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can be called in to help.
The New Detectives
For homicide investigators, it's a race against time when they track their deadliest foe: a serial killer who murders to feel alive.
The New Detectives
World-renowned forensic experts work to tell the stories of the young men who went to war and never came back.
The New Detectives
A millionaire is murdered for a stash of buried treasure. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend.
The New Detectives
Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years before they are discovered.
The New Detectives
Contract killings allow someone to establish the perfect alibi. By hiring someone else to do his or her dirty work, a person can deflect guilt or twist the truth.
The New Detectives
Beneath a layer of trust can lurk a deadly obsession. In these cases, authorities employ an arsenal of forensic techniques to uncover the truth.
The New Detectives
For the forensic entomologist, insects that nest in corpses are like witnesses to the crime. By studying their behavior, scientists learn everything.
The New Detectives
While our handwriting may not reveal the nuances of our personalities, handwriting analysis is important in criminal investigation.
The New Detectives
Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation but when a killer destroys the body, even the best medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate death's time frame.
The New Detectives
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear...and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behind, but chasing them takes time.
The New Detectives
When an unexpected crime occurs with no eyewitnesses, very few clues and the killers on the run, authorities must rely on forensic science to discover the fatal twist in these cases.
The New Detectives
The FBI relies on fingerprints to identify criminals. With computerization, the old ink pad and print identification method that used to take months now takes just minutes.
The New Detectives
This episode profiles the work of world-renowned forensic experts and the procedures they use to solve murders and other mysteries in minutes or centuries after they happen.
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For homicide investigators, it's a race against time when they track their deadliest foe: a serial killer who murders to feel alive.
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Forensic psychologists delve into the minds of serial killers, explaining why, most often, they can be a friendly neighbor or a tenacious co-worker.
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When a killer turns a gun on a victim, ballistic analysis is key to cracking the case. Each shot fired leaves behind its own clues, allowing scientists to target murderers with deadly aim.
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Investigators study small clues left at the crime scene, such as a paint chip, saliva from a cigarette and glass fragments.
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At the scene of a murder, sometimes the only clues to the killer come from the victim.