Forensic Files (1996)

The investigation of a discarded sleeping bag, containing bloody sneakers and a purse, leads police to the body of a young woman, Carrie Lo…

On the last day of deer hunting season, a woman is killed while walking her dogs in the woods. The victim has no enemies and her husband ha…

An Alaskan police officer found a woman's body while on routine patrol of a public park. The victim had been stabbed to death and, during t…

A woman disappears without a trace; even though foul play is suspected, the leads don't pan out and the trail turns cold. Twenty years woul…

A talented television news anchor was shot to death outside her home; it appeared to be a crime of passion, perpetrated by an obsessed fan.…

Investigators sifted through the ashes of a fire, which had killed a 40-year-old woman, the estranged wife of a police officer. At first gl…

For seven years, a trio of men robbed one bank after another leaving no evidence behind. But forensic scientists help catch them by looking…

A young woman suddenly becomes critically ill; her symptoms worsen over time, eventually leaving her unable to walk. Then a bone marrow tes…

Residents of Noel, Missouri were stunned to learn that their bank had been robbed and the bank president was missing. His body was later fo…

A young couple decided to celebrate their first wedding anniversary with a camping trip to Mount Hood. During the trip, the husband was sho…

The body of 16-year-old Leanne Tiernan is discovered nine months after she disappeared. Forensic scientists find clues that paint a virtual…

A vibrant young woman falls to her death from a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean In what appears to be a tragic accident; a forensic exa…

Haunted by the disappearance of her mother some twenty years earlier, a young woman undertook an investigation of her own. Her mother's dia…

California police had several suspects in the robbery and brutal murder of an elderly couple. Unfortunately, the forensic evidence was inco…

After a street fight took the life of a national wrestling champion, police had to determine if he was killed in cold blood, or in self-def…

A 19-year-old woman was found dead in her car; the scene had been staged to appear to be suicide. During their investigation, police discov…

A man disappears one year to the day after beginning an affair with his friend's wife. 15 years later, with the help of a metal detector, p…

The body of a young California co-ed was found under an isolated ramp of the Interstate, and San Diego police had no idea who would want th…

A go-go dancer told her family she needed to get away for a while, and then she simply disappeared. Investigators were suspicious, because…

A Colorado hunter who'd been shot three times and killed was the victim of a well planned crime, not an accidental shooting. Investigators…

In 1984, California firefighters had battled ten arson fires in three weeks. When cigarettes and a scrap of paper connected the southern Ca…

In 2002, a small community in upstate New York was devastated when Patty Wlasiuk died when their truck went into a lake, from which her hus…

When a woman disappeared without a trace, there were two possible explanations: kidnapping or murder. Concern was heightened when police le…

Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and obtained…

The news of a flight attendant's brutal murder prompted the son of a victim who had been killed five years earlier to contact police. The M…

A two-man shrimp boat sank when a fast-moving, violent storm struck the Louisiana coast. The captain drowned, and the deckhand was rescued…

When a wealthy real estate tycoon went missing, it appeared to be foul play. He had been aware that he was in danger. In his will, he left…

The cold-blooded murder of an American tourist in a Mexican resort focused law enforcement resources on both sides of the border. At first…

The investigation of the kidnapping of a prominent banker's wife led police on a wild goose chase, tracking down disgruntled bank customers…

In the middle of the night, a neighbor watched in horror as a man stabbed his wife, pushed her into the swimming pool, and held her head un…