Forensic Files
Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.
Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.
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A Native American woman was brutally killed in the desert of New Mexico, and the crime scene was rich in forensic evidence: tire tracks, shoe impressions and even the murder weapons.
The wife of an Air Force officer was found dead in her bed with a plastic laundry bag near her face. Further investigation proved that the scene had been staged. Her death wasn't an accident, it was cold-blooded murder.
A Colorado hunter is the victim of a well-planned crime. Investigators suspect two weapons and two killers.
Edward Honaker was sentenced to three life terms in prison, but he steadfastly maintained his innocence.
A two-man shrimp boat sinks when a fast-moving, violent storm strikes the Louisiana coast. The captain drowns, but the deckhand is rescued fourteen hours later. The crewman is hailed as a hero - until the captain's body is discovered.
A woman was brutally murdered in her home and the only witnesses to the crime were the family dogs. An expert in canine behavior was convinced the killer knew both the victim and the animals.
For seven years, a trio of men robbed one bank after another. They always got away before the police arrived and they left no evidence behind. But the way they stood and the clothes they wore told a story that could be read by forensic scientists.
When a Pennsylvania man checks into a hospital for leg pain and later dies of thallium poisoning, police investigate his wife and find her in the process of collecting an insurance payment for her previous husband's death.
In 2002, funeral director Lonnie Turner, Sr. was found shot to death. His son Lonnie Jr. became the prime suspect, particularly after it was discovered that the murder was committed with his gun. However, he had an alibi for the time of the murder.
In 2008, the body of Colorado real estate developer Alan Helmick was found by his wife, Miriam, who then became the prime suspect.
Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.
Christina Sanoubane was murdered in her Cedar Rapids apartment after moving away from her abusive boyfriend.
After the suspect was convicted of murder, he maintained his innocence through his 25 years in prison.
An investigation into the murder of Katie Poirier is stymied by the lack of a body. Finally, investigators use a single tooth found among some charred remains to identify her.
A mother claims that an intruder murdered her two sons, but lacking a motive, police use blood-spatter analysis and behavioral profiling to reconstruct a different scenario.
A woman convicted of killing her mother in a car fire is granted a new trial. An expert witness has a different opinion as to how the fire started and, if proven, would clear the woman of any culpability.
Investigators sift through the ashes of a fire which killed a 40-year-old woman. The fire appears to have been started by an unattended cigarette. On closer look, forensic scientists discover the cause was far more complicated.
Two men were murdered in their beds. The next night, arson destroyed a family planning clinic. Investigators find a link between the two separate crimes.
The body of an attractive young woman was found a mile from her abandoned car. Police were especially concerned when they realized the victim had come to them for protection just two weeks earlier.
While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned his wife Ruby Morris had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The results of the investigation surprised everyone...especially Earl Morris.
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