Forensic Files

Forensic Files 1996

★ 7.9TMDB 0h 23min 14 seasons

CrimeDocumentary

Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

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S1·E1 The Disappearance of Helle CraftsApr 21, 1996 · TMDB 8.5The case of missing stewardess Helle Craft is recounted. Although her body was never recovered, police used forensic evidence to charge her husband with murder. It…S1·E2 The Magic BulletOct 3, 1996At the Dallas 'Pistol & Revolver' club in 1991, Trey Cooley, a young spectator, was watching a shooting competition, seated behind an air gun range. He was struck and…S1·E3 The House That RoaredOct 10, 1996Caren Campano disappeared and her husband, Chris became the prime suspect -- especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the Campano's bedroom carpet. When they…S1·E4 The Footpath MurdersOct 17, 1996 · TMDB 7.0The first case to use DNA evidence is detailed. In 1983 Leicester, England, police were stymied by a rape/murder of a 15-year-old girl; three years later, faced with a…S1·E5 Planted EvidenceOct 24, 1996Single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Local investigators ask a molecular geneticist to pick out a tree in a…S1·E6 Southside StranglerOct 31, 1996The U.S. criminal justice system's first use of DNA profiling in a serial murder case frees an innocent man after he spent two years in prison, and convicts the real…S1·E7 Legionnaires' DiseaseNov 7, 1996Legionnaires' disease is one of the most famous medical detective stories, especially irritating for its missteps and frustrations. When 180 Legionnaires contract…S1·E8 The Wilson MurderNov 14, 1996On the night of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home after a meeting. She walked up the stairs to the bedroom and discovered her husband, Eye doctor Jack Wilson,…S1·E9 Deadly NeighborhoodsNov 21, 1996Troubling clusters of deadly cancer cases strike concerned communities across the country. In a Phoenix suburb, too many children are fatally stricken with leukemia and,…S1·E10 Insect CluesNov 28, 1996Between 1985 and 1988, 18 people were choked, molested and left for dead in the remote desert mountains of California. The only witnesses were the insects – and they…S1·E11 OutbreakDec 5, 1996Alarmingly high levels of thyroid hormones pump through the systems of South Dakota residents. Investigators study one family who all got sick, except their 12-year-old…S1·E12 The List MurdersDec 12, 1996In 1971, John List left a note with the bodies of his mother, wife, and three children in his mansion ballroom, funeral organ music blaring from a central sound system,…S1·E13 Raw TerrorDec 19, 1996Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacteria can be found in meats, milk and in water. When food is properly processed, prepared and stored, E-Coli are harmless. But in the…

Cast

Crew

Executive Producers
Paul Dowling

Details

First air date
Apr 21, 1996
Last air date
Jun 17, 2011
Seasons
14
Episodes
400
Episode runtime
23 min
Network
TLC, truTV, Court TV
Status
Ended
Studios
Medstar Television
Country
United States of America, Germany
Language
English

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