Forensic Files

Lisa Manderach and her daughter Devon left their Pennsylvania home to go shopping but didn't return home.

A mother is determined to find out who was responsible for the accident which injured her daughter.

A painstaking investigation leads police to a lawyer husband with a motive to kill his wife.

An attack on a police officer triggers a chain of events which jumpstarts a stalled murder case.

In 1999, nine-year-old Valiree Jackson vanished on her way to school near Spokane, WA.

In 1981, New York correctional officer Donna Payant disappeared and was later found in a landfill.

In 1991, San Francisco pornographer Artie Mitchell was murdered in his home.

A suspect's former lover comes forward with a tale of murder, mutilation and cremation.

In a search for the killer of two teenagers in Texas, a behavioral profile led to suspect Jason Massey.

When a group starts attacking and robbing banks, authorities know that these are experienced criminals.

In 1994, a human skull retrieved from an Ohio pond reveals a ghastly crime.

When police in the Great Plains are called about a dead body, they do a background check on the victim.

Shannon Mohr died in what was reported to be a horseback riding accident by her new husband David Davis.

An evening out at a Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real-life whodunit.

In 1981, six-year-old Cassie Hansen disappeared from her St. Paul, Minnesota church during an evening service.

One investigator's quick thinking helps him capture a shoe impression made in snow before it melts away.

In 1988, a patient dies unexpectedly in the office of California neurologist Richard Boggs.

17-month-old Josh died in a fire which a federal agency ruled was intentionally set by Josh's mother.

In 1995, police in San Diego, California are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster.

In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith is missing after an argument with her husband Bill Bruns.