
Forensic Files
Cat hairs found in evidence lead to the first testing of animal DNA to solve a crime.

Cat hairs found in evidence lead to the first testing of animal DNA to solve a crime.

When the decomposed body of a young girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity.

When the decomposed body of a young girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity.

The investigation into a brutal attack on two boys near a pond relied on evidence fished out of the murky water. It was the first case where diatom evidence was used to place a suspect at the scene of the crime.

Children die at an alarming rate at a Texas hospital, and one nurse may be involved.

Children die at an alarming rate at a Texas hospital, and one nurse may be involved.

The story of how scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. It takes a long time and a fire to cremate a human body and destroy evidence of foul play. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the body found telltale clues.

Medical detectives believe a murder suspect may not have killed his wife after all.

Medical detectives believe a murder suspect may not have killed his wife after all.

An unusual case involving the 1988 rape and murder of Nancy DePriest.

A young girl is found dead, the victim of an apparent sex killer.

A young girl is found dead, the victim of an apparent sex killer.

A man claims responsibility for a murder that another man was imprisoned for.

A mother and her two young daughters are found brutally murdered and sexually violated.

A mother and her two young daughters are found brutally murdered and sexually violated.

The investigation into the kidnapping and rape of an 18-year-old Ohio woman is aided when the victim returns hours after the incident occurred. With her help, the police can track the assailant, Craig Bailey, to his front door.

A woman identifies her husband as her attacker, but questions arise 16 years later.

A woman identifies her husband as her attacker, but questions arise 16 years later.

Fire wood found a a crime scene helps investigators locate a killer.

When a policeman's home burns to the ground, he arrests a man who confesses to arson.