
Forensic Files
In 2006, Nevada politician Kathy Augustine died mysteriously during a hard-fought re-election campaign and the medical examiner could neither isolate the cause of death.

In 2006, Nevada politician Kathy Augustine died mysteriously during a hard-fought re-election campaign and the medical examiner could neither isolate the cause of death.

They thought the fire would cover their crime. But one tiny clue led to a trio of killers behind bars.

In little more than a month, two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered.

In the 1990s, the media dubbed Richard Rogers the "Last Call Killer" because he targeted men in gay bars.

When the number of bloodstains at a scene were abnormal, it was up to forensic scientists to find out why.

In 2008, the body of Colorado real estate developer Alan Helmick was found by his wife, Miriam, who then became the prime suspect.

When a wealthy socialite died after falling down the stairs, witness accounts contradicted evidence. Investigators employed a physicist and an expert in accident reconstruction.

Foul play is suspected when Fort Worth factory worker Glenda Furch disappears after completing her shift.

A wealthy man and his wife were attacked by three masked men outside their luxurious Louisiana home. He was shot dead and she was forced to open their hidden safe.

A bomb, constructed to cause as much damage as possible, kills a victim with deadly force and flame. When a search yields some tiny clues, police are able to identify the killer.

It was one of the most unusual cases in forensic history. Investigators had to find a way to solve a murder case with evidence which consisted of a squashed tomato found at the crime scene.

The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach. A pair of men's tennis shoes was discovered near her body.

A body is found stuffed into a suitcase forcing the police to search though the landfill for another missing victim.

When the number of bloodstains at a scene were abnormal, it was up to forensic scientists to find out why.

Even though their daughter had run away before, she'd always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different, but they were wrong.

A young woman is found dead in her apartment. With little evidence at the scene, the case turns cold.

Fifteen years later, DNA technology leads to justice for a murdered woman and her savagely beaten 4-year-old daughter.

After shooting his victims in the head, the killer staged the scene, placed the incriminating evidence into a plastic bag and tossed it into the river.

In 1999, Patrick McRae was found dead in his Des Moines home and the crime scene was awash with blood.

In 1969, phone operator Diane Maxwell is murdered. Her brother promised he'd find out who was responsible.