The New Detectives

Journey into the dark recesses and calculated madness present in the minds of serial killers.

Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.

Just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murderer behind bars.

Bugs' intimate association with death is just now coming to life.

Using clay, forensic arts place a face on an unidentified skull, recreating the victim's likeness.

Authorities use computer databases to help locate missing persons.

It's difficult to investigate a murder when burning up the victim is a common method of destroying evidence.

Eleanor Fowler opened a small package mailed to her home, which exploded and killed her instantly.

The FBI relies on fingerprints to identify criminals.

Handwriting analysis is important in criminal investigation.

Little is left after a plane crashes. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the "black box."

Forensic scientists reconstructed events that took place on the night Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered.

A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim.