Forensic Files

An obscure print found at a crime scene.

A diner in a small town, an endocrinologist and a forensic botanist help destroy a prime suspect's alibi.

Neighbors do not hear the gunshots when a union official is killed in his home.

A police officer claims his estranged wife's shooting death was a suicide, but investigators think it was a murder.

When fire fighters find a family dead inside their home, it appears to be a murder-suicide; clues at the scene lead investigators to believe otherwise.

A man tells police he shot an intruder who murdered his wife; forensic evidence leads police to re-examine the man's motives.

A couple's murder leads investigators into the world of white supremacists and a string of hate crimes.

A rare gun and a victim's beloved dog help investigators trying to solve a multi-year long murder case where most of the witnesses were admitted drug users.

A search in Virginia's DNA databank reveals the identity of a news producer's murderer.

A homicide detective claims his wife accidentally shot herself in the head, but the evidence indicates otherwise.

Officials probe the death of a woman investigating the possible side effects of the drug she was prescribed for bipolar disorder.

A chip of stainless steel brings a killer to justice 20 years after a woman's body is found in a ravine.

An 11-year-old girl is sexually assaulted and shot twice at close range.

A woman is killed weeks before testifying against the man who sexually assaulted her.

New York police hunt the Zodiac killer after a series of deadly attacks.

When a healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep, toxicology tests reveal that it may have been foul play. Could a `suicide note' hold the key to solving the case.

A child's memory, a diary and a forensic psychologist help investigators solve a young woman's murder.

The bodies of two young women are found in the ashes of an apartment fire.

Investigators weigh several theories while probing the death of a retired police officer, including a botched robbery and suicide.

Two different men report the murder of a single mother and when the case's other anomalies stall the police, a candy wrapper and seeds help expose the killer.

After a Connecticut man's body is found in a burning rental car on a Mexican highway, an insurance company suspects a scam.

When a pipe bomb rips through a rural home, killing a young man and seriously injuring his mother, detectives hope that the remnants of a mailing label will lead them to a killer.

A quiet residential community, shattered by the murder of a neighbor. See how modern techniques helped investigators catch the culprit in less than 12 hours.

A man is found dead in his Michigan auto-salvage shop.

A man is murdered in a drive-by shooting. When a mobile phone trace incriminates a killer, it's up to a forensic geologist to find evidence that he was at the scene.

When a teenage girl is found dead, her boyfriend confesses to her murder. However, in a strange twist, so does another man; police must determine which is the killer.

A high school gym teacher gives his friend a ride home but never returns; his wife and friend receive letters saying he started a new life, but they suspect foul play despite no body being discovered.