October 15, 2002 • 50m
For some killers, murder can be a lucrative business. When a victim has been targeted for death, investigators must dig deep and g...Read more
December 3, 2002 • 50m
Sometimes the cause of death does coincide with the scene of the crime. When an untraceable poison is used as a murder weapon, inv...Read more
December 10, 2002 • 50m
Lies, deception and contradicting witnesses can often throw investigators off the trail of justice. But when indisputable evidence...Read more
December 17, 2002 • 50m
Sometimes when a death seems to be accidental, forensics can reveal the deception just below the surface. Law enforcement uses a v...Read more
December 24, 2002 • 50m
A murdered woman is found stuffed in the boot of her car, and a routine investigation reveals a wife may not have abandoned her fa...Read more
January 14, 2003 • 50m
Most victims are meticulously chosen by their murderer because of a connection or because they match a set of criteria. The most t...Read more
February 11, 2003 • 50m
Killers often will try to cover up their crime by hiding the remains of their victims. Sometimes bodies may lay hidden for years b...Read more
February 18, 2003 • 50m
When a victim is killed at point-blank range, police often suspect that a friend or acquaintance is to blame, because for a strang...Read more
March 25, 2003 • 50m
In most murder cases, police rely on motive to pursue a killer. But when the murderer is a stranger, the crime may go unsolved for...Read more
April 22, 2003 • 50m
When killers are driven by jealousy, rage and desire, their desperation is evident in both the crime and their efforts to cover th...Read more
May 13, 2003 • 50m
When murderers hide or destroy the remains of their victims, forensic scientists must reconstruct the scenes and prove murder for an absent witness.
July 17, 2003 • 50m
Often killers are careful to not leave any fingerprints behind. But the methods of the murder itself can leave a lasting impressio...Read more
June 10, 2003 • 50m
Anytime, anywhere, people disappear – and sometimes these disappearances end in tragic murder. Kidnappers always leave clues behin...Read more
July 19, 2003 • 50m
Some killers choose to hide their victims and investigators must then rely on forensics to uncover proof of murder. From identifyi...Read more
August 19, 2003 • 50m
At a crime scene, anything left behind or moved out of place is considered a clue. But a fire can extinguish everything in its pat...Read more
July 8, 2003 • 50m
Solving crimes may begin with intuition but advanced science provides investigators with irrefutable proof to uncover staged accid...Read more
August 5, 2003 • 50m
When victims of murder knew their killers, they can be caught off guard. The killers rely on their intimate knowledge to pull off ...Read more
January 3, 2004 • 50m
Coroners play a vital role in piecing together the final moments of someone’s life. Los Angeles County coroner Julie Wilson provid...Read more