Forensic Files

A killer tried to destroy everything which could link them to the crime; but in doing so, they inadvertently created new forensic evidence, evidence which came to light using a technique never before used in a criminal investigation.

Who put a bomb in the home of a 29-year-old woman and killed her?

A killer tried to incinerate and destroy everything that could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently created new forensic evidence which came to light with a technique never before used in a criminal investigation.

A 29-year-old woman was killed instantly when a bomb exploded in her home. The device was so powerful that shrapnel was embedded in houses across the street. The bomber had not only knowledge and skill but also a motive for murder.

A serial arsonist terrorizes Washington, DC, using the same incendiary device each time. Forensic experts must read the ashes to track the killer.

The owner of a restaurant is killed; investigators uncover tales of debt and deceit, but the case remains open, until one detective gets inspired by an earlier episode of "Forensic Files," and looks for clues in an empty holster.

A serial arsonist was on the loose in Washington, DC. Each of the fires was started with the same type of incendiary device. It was up to forensic scientists to find the clues that lay in the ashes.

When the head chef of a historic Philadelphia restaurant was found dead, investigators interviewed the usual suspects: family, friends, and co-workers. As they sifted through the evidence, police uncovered a chilling tale of debt and deceit.

Armed with little else, police hoped the shoe impressions found at a Lansing, Michigan, crime scene would put their investigation of Audrey Nichols' murder back on track.

When a victim is brutally murdered in his own bed, investigators find a shoe impression in the mud outside: physical evidence they hope will lead to the killer.

Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful. He used poison that had no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.

When a man is gunned down in his own garage, police discover that a wound sustained by the grieving widow may have been self-inflicted. They turn to science to help unravel a twisted tale of lust, greed and deception.

When a popular disc jockey was found murdered in a community garden, police swung into action. A sniffer dog and a blood spatter expert led police to the killer, and he'd been much closer than they realized.

A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding. Her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. The killer unknowingly left trace evidence behind, tiny but unmistakable clues which pointed to him and him alone.

When two women from the same town were murdered in the same way, police feared a serial killer was on the loose. At first, they thought the victims had nothing in common, until they found tiny clues linking them to the same man.

In an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, police were called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental drowning. The investigation gradually focused on one person, a suspect who had more than a million reasons to want the victim dead.

A college student was found dead, and the evidence suggested he knew his killer. Three hairs and some microscopic cells helped police unravel a web of lies and find the motive for murder.

A car carrying three men pulls up alongside another on an Alaskan highway and fires shots, leaving a passenger dead. One of the passengers in the killer's car agrees to testify against his friends. The resulting trials don't end the carnage.

When a young woman disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks, and ordinary grass and pine needles provided investigators with some extraordinary clues.

The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected. He flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime scene seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if there was something more.

An employee of a dry cleaner was raped and murdered in the store. Police turned to forensic science for the answers they needed.

A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she'd been poisoned with arsenic. Investigators had to determine which person who knew her had a motive for murder.

A Native American woman was brutally killed in the desert of New Mexico, and the crime scene was rich in forensic evidence: tire tracks, shoe impressions, and even the murder weapons.

Emergency dispatch received a call from a man who said his girlfriend shot and killed herself. The autopsy revealed that the gunshot wound was not self-inflicted, and the evidence on her body would give police a golden opportunity to catch killer.