
Forensic Files
Security cameras in a casino tracked a young woman's movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again.

Security cameras in a casino tracked a young woman's movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again.

A 13-year-old girl went missing from her Colorado home and the only evidence the kidnapper left behind was three fingerprints on a window screen.

The body of a college co-ed was found on a farm covered with her own denim as well as the jeans of the killer.

A serial killer was on the loose and police had to find him before he struck again. Their most promising lead was an unusual one: a bloody fingerprint on the body of one of the victims.

In 2008, college co-ed Jenna Verhaalen was found dead in her Bryan, Texas apartment. Petechial hemorrhages in her eyes indicated that she was strangled.

In 1999, Susan Fassett was gunned down as she left her church choir practice in Poughkeepsie, NY. After clearing her husband, police turned their attention to Fred Andros, with whom Susan had an affair.

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 fireman died from what appeared to be heart disease, but his family was skeptical of the cause of death.

When a college co-ed vanished without a trace, her fellow students were concerned about her safety and their own.

A millionaire and his family were executed in their own home. For three years, the murders went unsolved. Finally, a box of ammunition and some fluorescent fibers revealed the ultimate betrayal.

When a man's story of a killing contradicted physical evidence, investigators turned to forensic science.

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.

Responding to a 2008 garage fire, Illinois emergency response discovered a man crushed beneath a truck.

Lives changed in the 20 years following an unsolved murder, and so did forensic science. In time, a high-powered microscope and DNA profiling revealed a clue no one had seen before.

A murder trail turned cold, until police got a call from a woman whose husband, Gerald Powers, had a criminal past and a fondness for Chevy Berettas.

On May 12, 1994, Crystal Perry was viciously murdered in her home in Bridgton, Maine. Michael Hutchinson, 32, was found guilty of murder in the 1994 slaying at Perry's home.

In 1987, the death of Crystal Purcell was considered an accident. Then in 2001, Barbara Purcell called police to suggest that her estranged husband had killed Crystal.

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

In 1991, Grand Junction, Colorado is on edge after a series of deadly bombings kill two people and injure one more. Police race to find the culprit before he strikes again.

The killer probably hoped to cover his tracks by staging the crime scene. But investigators saw through the attempt almost immediately.