
Forensic Files
A decomposed body is found in a barrel, and a dilapidated address book may hold the answer.

A decomposed body is found in a barrel, and a dilapidated address book may hold the answer.

A killer tried to incinerate and destroy everything that could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently created new forensic evidence which came to light with a technique never before used in a criminal investigation.

Insects and a strand of hair unravel the truth behind the murder of a woman and her infant son.

Insects and a strand of hair unravel the truth behind the murder of a woman and her infant son.

A 29-year-old woman was killed instantly when a bomb exploded in her home. The device was so powerful that shrapnel was embedded in houses across the street. The bomber had not only knowledge and skill but also a motive for murder.

New evidence points to a different killer in the case of a dentist's murdered wife.


New evidence points to a different killer in the case of a dentist's murdered wife.

A cigarette butt may provide the evidence needed to catch a serial rapist.

Chilling tale of debt and deceit when the head chef of a restaurant is found dead.

A cigarette butt may provide the evidence needed to catch a serial rapist.

A serial arsonist was on the loose in Washington, DC.

Investigators come to suspect a wife's bathtub drowning may not have been an accident.

Investigators come to suspect a wife's bathtub drowning may not have been an accident.

A flu-like epidemic spreads throughout a Navajo reservation in 1983.

When the head chef of a historic Philadelphia restaurant was found dead, investigators interviewed the usual suspects: family, friends, and co-workers. As they sifted through the evidence, police uncovered a chilling tale of debt and deceit.

A flu-like epidemic spreads throughout a Navajo reservation in 1983.

A woman is haunted by the memory of her father murdering her mother.

Armed with little else, police hoped the shoe impressions found at a Lansing, Michigan, crime scene would put their investigation of Audrey Nichols' murder back on track.

A woman is haunted by the memory of her father murdering her mother.