
Forensic Files
A murder mystery theater performance turns into a real-life mystery when a body is found.

A murder mystery theater performance turns into a real-life mystery when a body is found.

The investigation of the kidnapping of a prominent banker's wife led police on a wild goose chase. An unexpected discovery made by an entomologist led to a new suspect and the realization that ordinary office equipment can leave extraordinary clues.

The investigation of the kidnapping of a prominent banker's wife led police on a wild goose chase. An unexpected discovery made by an entomologist led to a new suspect and the realization that ordinary office equipment can leave extraordinary clues.

Photographs found in a dumpster lead to the killer of a model.

When a woman disappeared without a trace, there were two possible explanations: kidnapping or murder. Careful investigation, a forensic artist, and DNA profiling enabled police to find a single suspect, who was known to prey upon vulnerable women.

When a woman disappeared without a trace, there were two possible explanations: kidnapping or murder. Careful investigation, a forensic artist, and DNA profiling enabled police to find a single suspect, who was known to prey upon vulnerable women.

Fingerprints taken from a piece of cloth help solve the murder of a young woman.

The decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in a Bakersfield irrigation canal. If there was trace evidence, it had been washed away.

The decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in a Bakersfield irrigation canal. If there was trace evidence, it had been washed away.

A forensic scientist uses his skills to preserve a footprint left in snow.

A retired police officer is discovered in his bed, dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. His wife first says the motive was robbery; then she tells police he committed suicide.

A retired police officer is discovered in his bed, dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. His wife first says the motive was robbery; then she tells police he committed suicide.

A mother attempts to clear her name after authorities charge her with murdering her son in a fire.

In the summer of 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted road outside of San Antonio. Months passed, then years, and the crime was never solved. Then Kathleen's family hired a private investigator, who discovered her diary.

In the summer of 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted road outside of San Antonio. Months passed, then years, and the crime was never solved. Then Kathleen's family hired a private investigator, who discovered her diary.

A teen's role in a high school production of "Hamlet" exposes the truth behind her father's death.

A healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep, and toxicology tests reveal a lethal dose of lidocaine in his blood. Investigators find a suicide note and presume he killed himself until a forensic linguist examines the note.

A healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep, and toxicology tests reveal a lethal dose of lidocaine in his blood. Investigators find a suicide note and presume he killed himself until a forensic linguist examines the note.

An anonymous letter, containing details only the killer would know, offers clues to a murder.

For six years, a serial killer prowled the streets of New York City. He wrote letters to the police and the New York Post, indicating he would kill twelve people, one for each astrological sign.