The New Detectives

Often, the witnesses of a crime are also the main suspects.

A simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at the scene of the crime.

Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year.

Some people don't care who they kill. They just want to hurt innocents.

Sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed.

Even the most puzzling cases can be solved with the tiniest residue left behind at the crime scene.

Poison is an almost invisible form of death and is often interpreted as a heart attack.

Some people do get away with murder, at least for a while.

At the scene of a murder, sometimes the only clues to the killer come from the victim.

Time of death is an important consideration in an investigation.

Accidental deaths, suicides and disappearances are an everyday part of an insurance investigator's job.

Drowning deaths often look like accidents and over time water can destroy clues.

Some dogs have been trained by law enforcement to sniff out corpses.