Hidden Obsessions
In San Diego, California, a killer has left behind pieces of evidence. Detectives must sort through these small clues to prove murder.
2026-06-18 07:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 08:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
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Lasting Impressions
No matter how chaotic or how clean a crime scene appears to be, the culprit is bound to leave something telling behind. Occasionally, it's nothing more than a fingerprint or shoe tread. Sometimes that's all that's needed.
2026-06-18 13:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 14:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
In The Cameras Eye
Photography has long been a vital tool in homicide investigations. A single image captures enough information to identify a suspect, and to preserve a vital clue long after a witness' memory fades.
2026-06-18 12:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 13:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Traces Of Guilt
Sometimes the scales of justice are balanced by just a few milligrams of evidence a couple of fibers, a tooth filling, or a smudge on a piece of tape. The biggest cases are often solved by the smallest clues.
2026-06-18 11:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 12:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Burning Evidence
Identifying Burned Remains: It's difficult to have a murder investigation without a body, and burning up the victim is a time-honored method of destroying physical evidence.
2026-06-18 10:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 11:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Killing Time
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.
2026-06-18 09:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 10:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Blood Money
Some people murder for love. But these killers did it for the money. When greed is the motive, investigators must make every clue pay off.
2026-06-18 08:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 09:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hidden Obsessions
In San Diego, California, a killer has left behind pieces of evidence. Detectives must sort through these small clues to prove murder.
2026-06-18 07:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 08:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
To Kill Again
Some people do get away with murder at least for a while. Flush with their success, serial killers murder again and again. But each time they kill, they leave behind a few more clues, which ultimately lead to their capture.
2026-06-18 01:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 02:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Betrayed
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental or the result of a tragic accident, it is up to forensic scientists to reveal the deception lying just below the surface.
2026-06-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 01:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Natural Witness
The Great Outdoors may offer great clues to solving brutal murders. But it takes the keen eye of the forensic entomologist and botanist to decipher the clues nature provides.
2026-06-17 23:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Dead Men Do Talk
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.
2026-06-17 22:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 23:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
For Love Or Money
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.
2026-06-17 21:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 22:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Signed In Blood
Handwriting Analysis: We've all heard that our handwriting tells more about our personalities than we think. Are we risk-takers, have low-esteem, fun loving, or are we capable of murder?
2026-06-17 20:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 21:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Tools Of Death
Tool marking: A tool used to commit a crime can often be the same tool used to solve it. The pattern a machine leaves on an item, the unusual way a tool crimps a wire, and even something as innocuous as the shape of a wood chip can lead to a killer.
2026-06-17 19:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 20:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Invisible Death
Poison is an almost invisible form of death, and toxicologists must look for hidden clues in blood and tissue to bring these murders to light.
2026-06-17 13:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 14:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Stolen Youths
A young girl playing in her yard in Spokane, Washington suddenly vanishes. In St. Louis another girl leaves to visit a friend. She never arrives.
2026-06-17 12:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 13:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
False Witness
When a murder is committed and deceit clouds the evidence, investigators turn to science and technology to uncover the truth and expose a murderous lie and capture the killer.
2026-06-17 11:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 12:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
A Federal Offense
When there's a difficult case to crack whether it involves drugs, arson, or weapons the investigators and scientists of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have the means to crack it.
2026-06-17 10:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 11:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Broken Trust
A New York homebuyer gets more than he bargained for when a house inspection turns up a mummified corpse. For decades, the crime had gone undiscovered. The victim unmissed, and the killer unpunished.
2026-06-17 09:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 10:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
Missing
Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Some are runaways who find their way home, but others simply disappear. When foul play is suspected, investigators turn to forensics to find the missing.
2026-06-17 08:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-17 09:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h)
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