The New Detectives

The solution to the most heinous crimes often hinge on the smallest of clues.

When partners team up to commit murder, the weight of their guilt remains just as heavy.

Some killers choose their prey at random with no apparent motive but leave telltale clues behind.

Forensic entomologist and botanist help decipher the clues nature provides.

Poison is the subtlest form of death, and investigators must bring these murders to light.

Investigators must go to extreme lengths to catch the killer when the victim is presumed dead.

When murder tears lovers apart, forensic science must put together the mystery to catch the killer.

These cases took a decade or more to solve. There’s no statute of limitations on murder.

When murder becomes a family affair, investigators must turn to forensics to uncover family plots.

Some people murder for love. But these killers did it for the money.

For serial killers, once is never enough. The challenge is steep when the killers murder by numbers.

When a crime is centered around drugs, arson, or weapons investigators have the means to crack it.

Arson investigators can find clues from scorched rubble and ignite the flames of justice.