
Forensic Files
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.

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.

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

An 82-year-old woman was found dead. Clues on the victim's body would tell police what happened that night.

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

A young woman attends evening church services... then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept in her trunk for emergencies is missing.

A man's wife took her own life and his college sweetheart killed herself the same way. Was it coincidence?

In 1991, Dorothy Donovan was murdered in her Dover, Delaware home and police are skeptical when her son Charles Holden stated that she was murdered by a hitchhiker he had picked up.

There was no clear reason for a young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the coroner discovered a tiny clue during the autopsy, investigators were able to uncover a mystery.

Detectives search for the bombers of two churches in Illinois, hoping that the materials used in the remnants of the handmade bombs will offer the clues to catch the culprits.

The brutal murder of a state park employee over $2,000 rattles her co-workers and tourists while leaving police to sift through hundreds of leads.

In 2007, Shamaia Smith disappeared from the strip club she worked at in East Hartford, CT. Police look at various customers of the strip club, but focus on local businessman Kenneth Otto.

Police don't have a basis for comparison to match shoe impressions, blood drops and DNA evidence from a murder scene.

When a college student is reported missing, police believe their investigation will be like countless others.

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.

The medical examiner ruled a death an accident, but the detectives thought the evidence indicated otherwise.

Doctors don't know why a scientist is gravely ill. When tests reveal the cause, it's too late to save him.

Avis Banks and her unborn child were brutally murdered. The body was discovered by her fiancé, Keyon Pittman. When police learned that Pittman was having affairs with other women, he became the prime suspect.

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.

When a woman went missing, friends and family were determined to find her. Their worst fears were confirmed weeks later when her body was discovered.

When a dedicated, well-respected teacher disappeared, police had to determine if she'd gone on vacation without telling anyone, or if she was the victim of foul play.