The New Detectives

From motives to habits, investigative profiling discloses a killer’s hidden motives.

Forensic photographers are the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film.

Just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murder behind bars.

The kinds of insects on bodies can pinpoint time of death and help identify victims.

Using clay and a knowledge of anatomy, forensic arts can recreate the victim’s likeness.

Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Many are never seen again.

Burning up the victim is a time-honored method of destroying physical evidence.

The investigation into a serial bombing case was one of the biggest investigations in history.

Fingerprints are a time-tested method to establish someone’s ID beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Handwriting can be scrutinized down to the last dot and help solve a crime.

A flight data recorder known as a “black box” could be the only witness to a doomed flight.

We’ll examine what forensics could and couldn’t tell us about the trial of O.J. Simpson.

Ballistics experts look at gunshot residues and bullet pathways to solve questions of a case.