Forensic Files

A serial rapist was on the loose in a Texas town. No one knew where he'd strike next, but the audacity of his attacks and the escalation of violence against his victims made finding him imperative. Originally aired as Season 13, Episode 16.

For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Could a used tissue found at the crime scene give police the evidence they need to bring a killer to justice? Originally aired as Season 11, Episode 42.

A car carrying three men pulls up alongside another on an Alaskan highway and fires shots, leaving a passenger dead. One of the passengers in the killer's car agrees to testify against his friends. The resulting trials don't end the carnage. Originally aired as Season 10, Episode 25.

Beverly Jean Long of Jackson, Georgia is put on trial for murdering her husband James on a cold night in 2003 and setting their home on fire. The state's experts say it was clearly arson. But defense experts say it was an accident. Originally aired as Season 10, Episode 1.

Detectives try to discover the cause of a Palestinian daughter's death in America. Did she provoke her parents and attack them or did her parents commit an honor killing? Originally aired as Season 8, Episode 38.

In 2002, the eyes of the world were on Virginia and Maryland. A serial sniper was on the loose, killing innocent, unsuspecting citizens. Just how was he caught? Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 40.

The wife of a murdered horse rancher explains that the last time she saw her husband was when he was leaving the house to go jogging. Police become suspicious when forensic evidence eventually leads investigators back to the ranch. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 39.

In the case of the Center City Rapist and the murder of Shannon Schieber, Philadelphia authorities use an anonymous letter and geographic profiling to hone in on a suspect. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 36.

When a serial killer was terrorizing the city of St. Louis, the FBI didn't need lab tests, fingerprints or any of the usual methods. All they needed was a computer. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 35.

In 1981, an 86-year-old California woman was murdered and her house was ransacked. The crime would remain unsolved for sixteen years, until DNA profiling and new fingerprint technology helped identify the killer. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 32.

Janet Overton died suspiciously in 1988, and the investigation hit a dead end when the autopsy indicated no foul play was involved. A telephone tip and the sensitive nose of a forensic examiner indicated otherwise. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 31.

When the mail-order bride of a former army sergeant goes missing, investigators look into the deaths of the man's previous two wives. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 27.

The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000 when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend Michael Neal had bragged about killing her. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 23.

A woman disappeared along a California highway in 1991. Three years later, the case was solved when a man's refrigerated truck was looked upon with suspicion. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 22.

The story of firefighter Michelle Baker is related. After meeting Dr. Maynard Muntzing, she became pregnant by him. After this news, she was ill whenever they were together. The coincidences led her to suspect that he was doing her harm. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 18.

The story of how scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. It takes a long time and a hot fire to cremate a human body and destroy evidence of foul play. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the body found telltale clues. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 15.

In Pennsylvania, a passerby finds the torso of a woman in a cardboard box. Investigators rely on insect activity analysis by a forensic entomologist to determine when the murder victim was killed. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 12.

In 1988, the body of a young woman was discovered in an Ohio river. Most of the evidence had been washed away, but the victim's 6 year-old son unwittingly told investigators all they needed to know...without saying a word. The clue was in his genes. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 4.

Explore how a hit single from 1966 foreshadowed the demise of the group's lead singer, Walter Scott. Originally aired as Season 7, Episode 1.

One year after her father's death, a teen's role in a high school production of "Hamlet" caused her to reveal the chilling truth behind her family's tragedy. Originally aired as Season 6, Episode 5.

A woman was reported missing after a fight with her husband. Police were suspicious of a suspect who reported a fire in his car. Two tiny drops of blood were found in the interior. A tiny clue inside the suspect's watchband helped solve the case. Originally aired as Season 6, Episode 1.

When convenience store employee Wanda Mason is found dead, investigators find the entire murder has been caught on the store's security camera. But the image of the killer is so degraded it seems impossible to positively identify him. Originally aired as Season 5, Episode 18.

When heart surgeon Darryl Sutorius is found dead in the basement of his upscale Cincinnati home, police assume he committed suicide. Further investigation reveals that his new wife Della has a history of violence and an insatiable desire for money. Originally aired as Season 5, Episode 16.

Dianna Green was brutally attacked in her own home and her unborn child was killed. After coming out of a coma and regaining her memory, she is able to identify her husband as the perpetrator. Originally aired as Season 5, Episode 6.