
Forensic Files
A suspect is profiled in the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl during a church service.

A suspect is profiled in the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl during a church service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctors cannot pinpoint the source of a businessman's illness.

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

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

The founder of American Atheists disappeared in 1995 along with one of her sons, a granddaughter, and $500,000 in gold coins. The police homed in on several suspects, including David R. Waters, who worked for American Atheists.

When a young girl is found dead, her parents tell the police that dogs attacked and killed her.

When a young girl is found dead, her parents tell the police that dogs attacked and killed her.

An examination of the first time animal DNA was used to solve a criminal case. When the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife, Shirley Duguay, was discovered, authorities linked 20 cat hairs found on her jacket to a cat owned by Beamish's parents.

Forensic technology helps to find a woman's body and determine who was responsible for her death.

Forensic technology helps to find a woman's body and determine who was responsible for her death.

A woman was shot to death. But was it a homicide or a suicide? It would take the expertise of forensic experts and two jury trials to determine the fate of the accused killer.

A tiny clue inside a suspect's watchband and a popular television show help solve a case.

A tiny clue inside a suspect's watchband and a popular television show help solve a case.

The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000, when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend, Michael Neal, had bragged about killing her.