Forensic Files (1996)

The woman could have lost control of her SUV on the icy road, and plunged down an embankment into a shallow creek. But there were footprint…

A successful stockbroker told his wife he'd be working late, and when he didn't come home, she reported him missing. Investigators found hi…

The prime suspect had a criminal record, and his driver's license was found at the scene of a brutal, double homicide. That physical eviden…

When a little girl got sick and died, investigators were stumped. Was it an accident, an unexplained illness, or murder? Scientists would t…

A car was found in a drainage ditch and the bodies of a man and woman were inside; both had been shot to death. The car windows were broken…

A World War II veteran was found dead in his home, and the investigation ground to a halt when the prime suspect had a solid an alibi. But…

A woman who was known to have suffered from depression apparently took her own life. But her sister told police that, a year before her dea…

An aspiring model turned up dead, and the prime suspect was her boyfriend. When he was eventually cleared, investigators had to dig deeper…

When an off-duty policeman was shot dead, his fellow officers were determined to solve the crime. They needed clues to find the killer, and…

One warm summer afternoon, the town of Verona, Wisconsin, faced its first triple homicide. To solve the case, investigators had to delve in…

The body of a young girl was discovered on isolated farmland near Delano, California. She had no ID, but police found mailbox and house key…

The driver said he couldn't have hit and killed a pedestrian on a Harrisburg street. The Jeep Grand Cherokee he was leasing around that tim…

The medical examiner ruled the death an accident, but the detectives investigating the case thought the evidence at the scene indicated oth…

When a hit-and-run boating accident caused the death of a popular young man, investigators faced the daunting task of searching for one boa…

A woman was found dead on the bedroom floor of her apartment. The crime scene yielded little of value, and investigators wondered if they w…

A young man was killed in a mysterious car crash, but the evidence at the scene led investigators to believe it was not an accident. Forens…

When a woman went missing, friends and family were determined to find her. Their worst fears were confirmed weeks later when her body was d…

In 1993, 82-year-old Kathryn Bishop was found dead in her Pennsylvania home. The evidence at the scene indicated that the perpetrator had b…

A wealthy man and his wife were attacked by three men outside their luxurious Louisiana home. He was shot dead and she was forced to open t…

The bomb was constructed to cause as much damage as possible..and it did, killing the victim with deadly force and flame. A painstaking sea…

A twelve-year-old girl claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She recounted what happened in such a flat, unemotional voice…

In 2001, paramedics in Durham, NC received a frantic call from Michael Peterson who said his wife Kathleen had fallen down the stairs and t…

The wife of a respected police officer was murdered in her own home. The crime went unsolved for more than a decade, and then a newly forme…

The victim had ingested a massive amount of cyanide. An unlikely clue – a flaw on a mailing envelope – exposed a murderer who was willing t…

They thought the fire would cover their crime. But one tiny clue, no bigger than a thumbtack, remained. It held all the information investi…

In 1994, 19-year-old college co-ed Shannon Melendi disappeared while at Emory University in Atlanta. For ten years, her disappearance of re…

In 1987, the death of Crystal Purcell was considered an accident. Then in 2001, Barbara Purcell called police to suggest that her estranged…

In 1994, Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from Gruber, on which the handwrit…

The woman was dead. The man had been shot four times but he survived. When the man's version of events was at variance with the evidence, i…

How did a stalker obtain the security system code for his victim's home? How did he steal her personal photographs? Police needed answers,…

After inspecting storm damage to a home in Tampa, FL, the insurance assessor simply disappeared. Thirty hours later, her body was found in…

When a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a high school athlete, everyone in town mourned his passing. Finding the killer was a long…

In 1996, Shannon Sanderson goes the casino without her husband Robert and wins $5,000 at the Blackjack tables. Three hours later, she is ab…

In 1991, Grand Junction, Colorado is on edge after a series of deadly bombings which has killed 2 and injured one more and police race to f…

Lives changed in the 20 years following an unsolved murder, and so did forensic science. In time, a high-powered microscope and DNA profili…

A lifelong resident of the tiny town of Lefroy, Tasmania was murdered outside his own home. Robbery appeared to be the motive, but with no…

When a wealthy socialite died after falling down the stairs, the eye witnesses said one thing and the evidence seemed to indicate another.…

In 1997, Kelly Eckart's car was found with her belongings still in it, after working the late shift in Franklin, Indiana. Days later, her b…

In 1996, when Derrick Duehren returned to his Oregon home, it had burned to the ground and his wife Roxanne's charred remains were found in…

A millionaire and his family were executed in their own home. For three years, the murders went unsolved and then a 30-year-old box of ammu…

It was one of the most brazen crimes of the 20th century. Adolph Coors, chairman of the Coors Brewing Company, was kidnapped and held for r…

For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Would a used…