Forensic Files (1996)

A man died in his home after a long history of heart disease. It was assumed that this was the cause of his death. A few weeks after the fu…

In 1999, a 12-year-old was found murdered in her home and it changed the feeling of security residents had in the small town of Waseca, Min…

In 1962, the people of the small town of Hanford, CA lost their sense of peace when one of their own, 15-year-old Marlene Miller, was murde…

A mother of two vanishes after a shopping trip. Her body is discovered a month later. Witnesses say they saw the victim being forced into a…

A woman is shot to death in her store just one day before she is to testify against the man accused of robbing her. The robber becomes the…

In 1993, the state of Florida was known for more than just Disney World. Worldwide attention focused on a rash of robberies which targeted…

At a murder scene, investigators find a shoe-print, several foreign hairs, and unknown fingerprints. But they believe the most telling piec…

A woman's death in Pennsylvania triggers a homicide investigation into another woman's death in North Carolina. The similarities in the cas…

A 34-year-old nurse experiences a variety of flu-like symptoms. None of her doctors are able to discover the cause, until she visits the gy…

Time of death becomes pivotal after a pregnant woman is found murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom. A striking similarity between her de…

Police were puzzled by an obscure print found at a crime scene where one man had been killed and two teenage girls were seriously injured.…

A man is found dead in his home, and his ex-wife has a perfect alibi. To determine time of death, investigators need to know when the victi…

A union official is executed in his home not long after a strike by the union membership. Neither his wife nor anyone in the neighborhood h…

A man tells police he shot an intruder who had attacked and murdered his wife. The husband paints a tragic picture and is dubbed a hero. Fo…

A police officer accused of killing his estranged wife insists she committed suicide. Investigators say it was murder – that it was physica…

When Firefighters found an entire family dead, inside their home, it looked like a murder-suicide, but there were several inconsistent clue…

Two men were murdered, while sleeping in their bed. One night later, an arson fire destroyed a family planning clinic. Investigators wonder…

With no forensic evidence inside a murder scene, investigators were baffled. But they suspected that the victim's dog had witnessed the cri…

A young TV news producer is raped and murdered in her apartment. Police identify two suspects, but both are cleared of any wrongdoing. The…

Police are dispatched to the scene of a shooting, and discover the victim's husband is one of their own: a homicide detective who says his…

For years, a woman suffered from what appeared to be the unpleasant side effects of lithium, a drug prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. W…

A woman is found dead in a ravine, but crucial crime scene evidence had been washed away by severe thunderstorms. Twice, the trail turned c…

When an 11-year-old girl disappeared from a small town in a remote area of Alaska, investigators wondered if she'd been attacked by a bear…

Just weeks before a witness is to testify against the man accused of sexually assaulting her, she is murdered in the front yard of her own…

For six years, a serial killer prowled the streets of New York City. He wrote letters to police and The New York Post, indicating he would…

A healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep. There are no signs of trauma or injury, but toxicology tests reveal a lethal dose of li…

In the summer of 1986, Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted road outside of San Antonio. Months passed, then years, and the cri…

A retired police officer is discovered in his bed, dead of a single gunshot wound to the head. His wife first says the motive was robbery;…

A suspicious fire swept through an apartment killing two young women. The cause of the fire and the identity of the victims were unclear. B…

Two different men called police to report the same murder. Apparently, neither one knew that the other had called. The investigation uncove…

The body of a wealthy American businessman was found in his rental car. Teeth and bone fragments were the only remains. When the victim's w…

A pipe bomb rips through a rural home killing a young man and seriously injuring his mother. A lot number on a 9-volt battery and the remna…

No one in a quiet residential community saw or heard anything unusual the day one of their elderly neighbors was brutally attacked and murd…

On November 8, 1999, Bruce Miller was found shot to death in the office of the Michigan auto-salvage shop he owned. There were no clues or…

A drive-by shooting leaves one man dead and another seriously wounded. Cell phone calls and shell casings point to a suspect, but authoriti…

When teenager Rosemary Anderson is found dead on the side of the road, her boyfriend eventually confesses to her murder, but in a strange t…

A high school gym teacher mysteriously left town, without saying goodbye to anyone. He later sent letters to explain why. But a closer fore…

A sixteen-year-old girl is killed in her own home by her mother and father. Her parents said they acted in self-defense, but the forensic e…

A mysterious computer crash pushed a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employee…

It was supposed to be a routine motorcade for the Queen of England. But on the way to Yosemite National Park, a car carrying three Secret S…

In 1993, the Amtrak Railroad experienced the deadliest train crash in United States history when the Sunset Limited derailed while crossing…

A fire erupted in Kings Cross Station in London, killing 31 people and injuring dozens more. Investigators pinpointed the cause of the fire…