Police are led on a wild goose chase when the wife of a prominent banker is kidnapped. An entomologist's unexpected discovery leads to a new suspect - and the realization that ordinary office equipment can leave extraordinary clues.
In 1988, when a patient dies unexpectedly in the office of California neurologist Richard Boggs, police begin what they think will be a routine investigation. Soon they uncover a bizarre story of corpse stealing, fake identity and sexual perversion.
The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be something more serious: thallium poisoning.
When the mail-order bride of a former army sergeant goes missing, investigators look into the deaths of the man's previous two wives.
A fire erupted in Kings Cross Station, killing 31 people and injuring dozens more. Investigators pinpointed the cause of the fire with state-of-the-art technology.
For seven years, a trio of men robbed one bank after another. They always got away before the police arrived and they left no evidence behind. But the way they stood and the clothes they wore told a story that could be read by forensic scientists.
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.
A drive-by shooting leaves one man dead and another seriously wounded. Cell phone calls and shell casings point to a suspect, but authorities are unable to place him at the crime scene.
In 1999, a 12-year-old was found murdered in her home in Minnesota. Despite a meticulous search of the home and an exhaustive investigation, police had no suspects.
When Joann Katrinak is found dead in a corn field with her son, the obvious suspect is her husband. But insects found on the bodies reveal a vital clue which uncovers a twisted story.
A beverage company pleads guilty to violating federal safety laws when a baby dies from E. coli after drinking apple juice.
An Alaskan police officer finds a woman's body while on routine patrol of a public park. During the autopsy, the medical examiner preserves the portion of her rib cage which sustained the fatal wound.
In the mid-1980s, bodies of nude women were found on a remote hill of California. The police got a break when a known prostitute escaped an attacker and was able to identify him and his automobile.
One investigator's quick thinking helps him capture a shoe impression made in snow before it melts away.
A serial bomber was waging a vendetta against the legal profession. A judge, two attorneys and even a courthouse had been targeted. Employing a range of forensic techniques, investigators used evidence from the bombs to lead them to the perpetrator.
When 19-year-old Lori Auker left her Pennsylvania home for work and never arrived, it took space-age technology, cat hairs and insects to pinpoint the image of the woman's abductor.
Police charge a mentally unstable man with his wife's murder, but a medical examiner discovers that she died of natural causes.
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.
A woman disappeared and her husband became the prime suspect especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the carpet of their bedroom. Complex DNA testing proved it was the wife's blood. Now all they had to do was find her body.
A beautiful young woman falls to her death from a cliff overlooking the ocean. Initially, investigators think it was a tragic accident. But after a forensic examination, police uncover a very different picture of what happened.