The New Detectives

When a murder is committed investigators turn to science and technology to uncover the truth.

It takes the eye of the forensic investigator to follow the trail of evidence and find the killer.

Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year.

Some people don’t care who they kill. These killers are the hardest to catch.

The rape and murder of Janet Baxter, the ransom kidnapping and murder of Michael Kinney, and the murder of James Bradley Wren are examined.

Every family has its secrets, and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed.

The tiniest residue left at the scene can become a mark of distinction in the most intimate of ways.

Poison is an almost invisible form of death, and toxicologists must find clues in blood and tissue.

Each time serial killers kill, they leave behind a few clues, which ultimately lead to capture.

Forensic anthropologists use skeletal remains to decipher the clues written in the bones.

Time of death is an important consideration in a murder investigation.

Accidental deaths, disappearances, and fires are an everyday part of an investigator’s life.

Drowning deaths look like accidents and water can destroy the clues the killer may have left behind.

Dogs have been trained to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives, and missing persons.