Forensic Files
An employee of a dry cleaner was raped and murdered in the store. Police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.
An employee of a dry cleaner was raped and murdered in the store. Police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.
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In one of the most brazen crimes of the 20th century, the chairman of the Coors Brewing Company was kidnapped.
A millionaire and his family were executed in their own home. For three years, the murders went unsolved. Finally, a box of ammunition and some fluorescent fibers revealed the ultimate betrayal.
In 1996, Derrick Duehren returned to find his Oregon home burned to the ground. His wife's charred remains were later found in the rubble.
In 1997, Kelly Eckart's car was found, with her belongings still in it, after she worked a late shift in Franklin, Indiana. Days later, her body was found in an isolated ravine.
When a wealthy socialite died after falling down the stairs, witness accounts contradicted evidence. Investigators employed a physicist and an expert in accident reconstruction.
A lifelong resident of the tiny town of Lefroy, Tasmania was murdered outside his own home. Robbery appeared to be the motive, but with no suspects, the investigation came to a halt.
Lives changed in the 20 years following an unsolved murder, and so did forensic science. In time, a high-powered microscope and DNA profiling revealed a clue no one had seen before.
In 1991, Grand Junction, Colorado is on edge after a series of deadly bombings kill two people and injure one more. Police race to find the culprit before he strikes again.
A murder trail turned cold, until police got a call from a woman whose husband, Gerald Powers, had a criminal past and a fondness for Chevy Berettas.
When a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a high school athlete, everyone in town mourned his passing. Finding the killer was a long shot at best.
After inspecting storm damage to a home in Tampa, an insurance assessor simply disappeared. Thirty hours later, her body was found in a nearby river. But the killer had been careless.
How did the stalker obtain the security system code for his victim's home? How did he steal her personal photographs? Police needed answers and they found them in the most unlikely of places.
When a man's story of a killing contradicted physical evidence, investigators turned to forensic science.
Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.
A woman was found dead on the bedroom floor of her apartment. The crime scene yielded little of value and investigators wondered if they would find enough evidence to make a case.
When a hit-and-run boating accident caused a death, police must search for one boat among 1200 others.
The medical examiner ruled a death an accident, but the detectives thought the evidence indicated otherwise.
A driver said he couldn't have hit and killed a pedestrian because his Jeep had been sold months ago.
The body of a young girl was discovered on isolated farmland near Delano, California. She had no ID, but police found mailbox keys in the pocket of her jeans.
One warm summer afternoon, the town of Verona, Wisconsin faced its first triple homicide. To solve the case, investigators had to delve into the world of high rollers and offshore betting.
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