The New Detectives

For some killers, murder can be a profitable business.

When poison is used to commit murder, detectives turn to toxicologists to expose a toxic death.

When evidence contradicts a killer’s story, police must use the clues to piece together the truth.

Sometimes a death seems to be accidental, it is up to forensic scientists to reveal deception.

When everyday substances reveal hidden clues, those substances become the elements of murder.

The most frightening cases of murder occur when the killer appears to choose victims at random.

Killers often deflect attention away from their crimes by hiding the remains of their victims.

When a victim is gunned down at close range, police often assume that a friend is to blame.

In most homicides, police rely on motive to pursue a murderer.

When killers are driven by jealousy and desire, their desperation is evident in their crime.

Often killers destroy the remains of their victims and end up with an absent witness.

Sometimes killers tools (or weapons) leave an innocent victim marked for death.

Anytime, anywhere, people disappear – kidnapped from their daily routines.

Some killers choose to hide their victims and examiners must uncover proof of murder.

At a crime scene, anything is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its path.

When criminals go to great lengths to mask their crimes, investigators must remain undaunted.

When victims of murder know their killers, they are often caught off guard.

CI: Coroner Investigator will reveal the most in-depth look to date into the science of death.