Forensic Files

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

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

When a patient in a hospital emergency room said he cut his hand on a dumpster, the doctor recognized the injury as something else. That doctor became the chief witness in a crime involving the murder of a 67-year-old grandmother. Originally aired as Season 6, Episode 22.

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

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

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

In 1980, a four year-old is found unconscious in a parking lot with major head trauma. Police concluded it was a hit-and-run vehicle accident and closed the case. But Vicky's mother, Crystal, suspected there was more to the story and was determined to find out exactly what had happened. Originally aired as Season 6, Episode 29.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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