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Forensic FilesA man who had committed crimes including murder was not caught. Almost 50 years later, advances in technology and handwriting analysis uncovered the criminal.

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Forensic FilesA man who had committed crimes including murder was not caught. Almost 50 years later, advances in technology and handwriting analysis uncovered the criminal.Restart available0Forensic FilesPaul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.

Forensic Files Season 1

• Now Playing23minThe Disappearance of Helle Crafts
• Now Playing23minThe Magic Bullet
• Now Playing23minThe House That Roared
• Now Playing23minPlanted Evidence
• Now Playing23minSouthside Strangler
• Now Playing23minLegionnaires' Disease
• Now Playing23minThe Wilson Murder
• Now Playing23minInsect Clues
• Now Playing23minOutbreak
• Now Playing23minThe List Murders

Forensic Files Season 2

• Now Playing22minThe Common Thread
• Now Playing22minThe Dirty Deed
• Now Playing22minKiller Fog
• Now Playing22minSex, Lies and DNA
• Now Playing22minBitter Potion
• Now Playing22minThe Blood Trail
• Now Playing22minFatal Fungus
• Now Playing22minCharred Remains
• Now Playing22minSomething's Fishy
• Now Playing22minPostal Mortem
• Now Playing22minMicro-Clues

Forensic Files Season 3

• Now Playing22minWithout a Trace
• Now Playing22minKnot for Everyone
• Now Playing22minThe Talking Skull
• Now Playing22minDeadly Delivery
• Now Playing22minSim'ilar Circumstances
• Now Playing22minGrave Evidence
• Now Playing22minDeadly Formula
• Now Playing22minBeaten by a Hair
• Now Playing22minCrime Seen
• Now Playing22minSpeck of Evidence
• Now Playing22minBroken Bond
• Now Playing22minOut of the Ashes

Forensic Files Season 4

• Now Playing22minInvisible Intruder
• Now Playing22minUltimate Betrayal
• Now Playing22minCement the Case
• Now Playing22minInnocence Lost
• Now Playing22minTil Death Do Us Part
• Now Playing22minTies That Bind
• Now Playing22minBody of Evidence
• Now Playing22minAccident or Murder
• Now Playing22minCore Evidence
• Now Playing22minHaunting Vision
• Now Playing22minWith Every Breath
• Now Playing22minSlippery Motives

Forensic Files Season 5

• Now Playing23minBadge of Deceit
• Now Playing23minDew Process
• Now Playing23minA Woman Scorned
• Now Playing23minA Voice from Beyond
• Now Playing23minBurning Ambition
• Now Playing23minTrail of Truth
• Now Playing23minMaterial Evidence
• Now Playing23minKill'igraphy
• Now Playing23minNursery Crimes
• Now Playing23minLasting Impression
• Now Playing23minFoundation of Lies
• Now Playing23minUnholy Vows
• Now Playing23minBroken Promises
• Now Playing23minTime Will Tell
• Now Playing23minSecond Shot at Love
• Now Playing23minJourney to Justice
• Now Playing23minVideo Diary
• Now Playing23minDeadly Knowledge

Forensic Files Season 6

• Now Playing23minMissing in Time
• Now Playing23minMissing Pearl
• Now Playing23minMan's Best Friend?
• Now Playing23minHand Delivered
• Now Playing23minFire Dot Com
• Now Playing23minMistaken For Dead
• Now Playing23minFrozen Evidence
• Now Playing23minSoft Touch
• Now Playing23minChurch Disappearance
• Now Playing23minPhoto Finish
• Now Playing23minWhodunit
• Now Playing23minHorse Play
• Now Playing23minTreads and Threads
• Now Playing23minKiller's "Cattle" Log
• Now Playing23minSkin of Her Teeth
• Now Playing23minLine of Fire
• Now Playing23minBad Blood
• Now Playing23minPure Evil
• Now Playing23minRoot of All Evil
• Now Playing23minWhere the Blood Drops
• Now Playing23minPunch Line
• Now Playing23minSibling Rivalry
• Now Playing23minPastoral Care
• Now Playing23minBagging a Killer
• Now Playing23minDouble Trouble
• Now Playing23minCats, Flies & Snapshots
• Now Playing23minNaked Justice
• Now Playing23minTreading Not So Lightly
• Now Playing23minShopping Spree

Forensic Files Season 7

• Now Playing23minForever Hold Your Peace
• Now Playing23minReel Danger
• Now Playing23minWho's Your Daddy
• Now Playing23minThe Alibi
• Now Playing23minPurr-fect Match
• Now Playing23minBio-Attack
• Now Playing23minA Shot in the Dark
• Now Playing23minWithout a Prayer
• Now Playing23minA Clutch of Witnesses
• Now Playing23minScout's Honor
• Now Playing23minA Touching Recollection
• Now Playing23minA Leg to Stand On
• Now Playing23minPartners in Crime
• Now Playing23minWithin a Hair
• Now Playing23minChief Evidence
• Now Playing23minA Bitter Pill to Swallow
• Now Playing23minSip of Sins
• Now Playing23minTelltale Tracks
• Now Playing23minGhost in the Machine
• Now Playing23minCold Storage
• Now Playing23minThe Metal Business
• Now Playing23minDressed to Kill
• Now Playing23minPalm Print Conviction
• Now Playing23minElephant Tracks
• Now Playing23minA Bag of Evidence
• Now Playing23minTooth or Consequences
• Now Playing23minScratching The Surface
• Now Playing23minFire Proof
• Now Playing23minBreaking the Mold
• Now Playing23minHouse Call
• Now Playing23minPlastic Fire
• Now Playing23minLast Will

Forensic Files Season 8

• Now Playing23minDessert Served Cold
• Now Playing23minThe Music Case
• Now Playing23minPaintball
• Now Playing23minSign Here
• Now Playing23minShadow of a Doubt
• Now Playing23minTourist Trap
• Now Playing23minOnce Bitten
• Now Playing23minAll Wet
• Now Playing23minShot of Vengeance
• Now Playing23minDinner and a Movie
• Now Playing23minA Wrong Foot
• Now Playing23minOrder Up
• Now Playing23minWhen the Dust Settled
• Now Playing23minA Welcome Intrusion
• Now Playing23minWithin Arm's Reach
• Now Playing23minPrivate Thoughts
• Now Playing23minBrotherhoods
• Now Playing23minHair of the Dog
• Now Playing23minBreaking News
• Now Playing23minAll the World's a Stage
• Now Playing23minThe Big Chill
• Now Playing23minBound for Jail
• Now Playing23minSphere of Influence
• Now Playing23minNailed
• Now Playing23minSign of the Zodiac
• Now Playing23minLetter Perfect
• Now Playing23minTrue Lies
• Now Playing23minBed of Deceit
• Now Playing23minSmoke in your Eyes
• Now Playing23minFlower Power
• Now Playing23minPast Lives
• Now Playing23minOver and Out
• Now Playing23minDeath by a Salesman
• Now Playing23minWeb of Seduction
• Now Playing23minGrounds for Indictment
• Now Playing23minDuelling Confessions
• Now Playing23minTraces of Truth
• Now Playing23minDeadly Curve
• Now Playing23minHack Attack
• Now Playing23minVisibility Zero
• Now Playing23minFlashover

Forensic Files Season 9

• Now Playing22minRoad Rage
• Now Playing22minHunter or Hunted
• Now Playing22minIn Harm's Way
• Now Playing22minNo Corpus Delicti
• Now Playing22minNews at 11
• Now Playing22minBurning Desire
• Now Playing22minCloak of Deceit
• Now Playing22minBad Medicine
• Now Playing22minStick 'Em Up
• Now Playing22minHead Games
• Now Playing22minMaking the Collar
• Now Playing22minThe Financial Downfall
• Now Playing22minA Daughter's Journey
• Now Playing22minOver a Barrel
• Now Playing22minPinned by the Evidence
• Now Playing22minCries Unheard
• Now Playing22minBuried Treasure
• Now Playing22minBadge of Betrayal
• Now Playing22minDeadly Matrimony
• Now Playing22minMuddy Waters
• Now Playing22minPoint of Origin
• Now Playing22minSeeds for Doubt
• Now Playing22minSaving Face
• Now Playing22minNorthern Exposure
• Now Playing22minSilk Stalkings
• Now Playing22minFishing for the Truth
• Now Playing22minFor Love or Money
• Now Playing22minSouth of the Border
• Now Playing22minThe Stake-Out
• Now Playing22minWalking Terror

Forensic Files Season 10

• Now Playing22minMarked for Life
• Now Playing22minPlastic Puzzle
• Now Playing22minUp in Smoke
• Now Playing22minSoiled Plan
• Now Playing22minHeadquarters
• Now Playing22minOne for the Road
• Now Playing22minArmy of Evidence
• Now Playing22minShear Luck
• Now Playing22minTagging a Suspect
• Now Playing22minStrong Impressions
• Now Playing22minCereal Killer
• Now Playing22minCrash Course
• Now Playing22minA Leg Up On Crime
• Now Playing22minTight-fitting Genes
• Now Playing22minDeadly Valentine
• Now Playing22minPicture This
• Now Playing22minOily in the Morning
• Now Playing22minGold Rush
• Now Playing22minFour on the Floor
• Now Playing22minWriter's Block
• Now Playing22minA Clean Getaway
• Now Playing22minPrints Among Thieves
• Now Playing22minUnholy Alliance
• Now Playing22minCop Out
• Now Playing22minSummer Obsession
• Now Playing22minElemental Clue
• Now Playing22minMoss, Not Grass
• Now Playing22minMaterial Witness
• Now Playing22minGarden of Evil
• Now Playing22minSunday School Ambush
• Now Playing22minPenchant for Poison
• Now Playing22minBump in the Night
• Now Playing22minSole Searching
• Now Playing22minMurder on the Menu
• Now Playing22minHot on the Trail
• Now Playing22minHigh 'n Dry
• Now Playing22minTo the Viktor
• Now Playing22minWired for Disaster
• Now Playing22minWood-be Killer

Forensic Files Season 11

• Now Playing22minNaughty or Nyce
• Now Playing22minGoing for Broke
• Now Playing22minJust Desserts
• Now Playing22minSunday's Wake
• Now Playing22minShattered Dreams
• Now Playing22minDockter Visit
• Now Playing22minMurder, She Wrote
• Now Playing22minConcrete Alibi
• Now Playing22minKey Evidence
• Now Playing22minThe Gambler
• Now Playing22minWeakest Link
• Now Playing22minCapitol Crimes
• Now Playing22minUndertaken
• Now Playing22minDark Waters
• Now Playing22minNice Threads
• Now Playing22minGrave Danger
• Now Playing22minInternal Affair
• Now Playing22minA Case of the Flue
• Now Playing22minNo Safe Place
• Now Playing22minLive Wire
• Now Playing22minVan-ished
• Now Playing22minA Novel Idea
• Now Playing22minChief Suspect
• Now Playing22minWater Hazard
• Now Playing22minShell Game
• Now Playing22minRing Him Up
• Now Playing22minKiller Impression
• Now Playing22minIf I Were You
• Now Playing22minAs the Tide Turns
• Now Playing22minA Tight Leash
• Now Playing22minMuffled Cries
• Now Playing22minCritical Maneuver
• Now Playing22minSkirting the Evidence
• Now Playing22minSmall Town Terror
• Now Playing22minFresh Heir
• Now Playing22minTicker Tape
• Now Playing22minStep by Step
• Now Playing22minBlanket of Evidence
• Now Playing22minFired-Up
• Now Playing22minTwo in a Million
• Now Playing22minBitter Brew

Forensic Files Season 12

• Now Playing22minSharper Image
• Now Playing22minInsulated Evidence
• Now Playing22minCold Hearted
• Now Playing22minWheel of Misfortune
• Now Playing22minQuite a Spectacle
• Now Playing22minTransaction Failed
• Now Playing22minThe Day the Music Died
• Now Playing22minSole Survivor
• Now Playing22minInsignificant Others
• Now Playing22minCatch 22
• Now Playing22minA Cinderella Story
• Now Playing22minScreen Pass
• Now Playing22minPressed for Crime
• Now Playing22minFinger Pane
• Now Playing22minGood as Gold
• Now Playing22minFreedom Fighter
• Now Playing22minDog Day Afternoon
• Now Playing22minShattered Innocence
• Now Playing22minAll Butt Certain
• Now Playing22minJean Pool
• Now Playing22minTraffic Violations
• Now Playing22minBrotherly Love
• Now Playing22minDisrobed
• Now Playing22minDriven to Silence
• Now Playing22minPrinted Proof
• Now Playing22minAbout Face
• Now Playing22minIn the Bag
• Now Playing22minYes, In Deed
• Now Playing22minGuarded Secrets
• Now Playing22minSmoking Out a Killer

Forensic Files Season 13

• Now Playing22minFrozen Assets
• Now Playing22minHouse Hunting
• Now Playing22minShoot to Thrill
• Now Playing22minPolitical Thriller
• Now Playing22minDouble Cross
• Now Playing22minDancing with the Devil
• Now Playing22minLast Dance
• Now Playing22minConstructive Criticism
• Now Playing22minHome Evasion
• Now Playing22minWindow Watcher
• Now Playing22minStranger in the Night
• Now Playing22minKidnapping
• Now Playing22minSands of Crime
• Now Playing22minCalculated Coincidence
• Now Playing22minSworded Scheme
• Now Playing22minUnmasked
• Now Playing22minFashion Police
• Now Playing22minChurch Dis-service
• Now Playing22minSeedy Intentions
• Now Playing22minDNA Dragnet
• Now Playing22minSmiley Face
• Now Playing22minDirty Laundry
• Now Playing22minDrowning Sorrows
• Now Playing22minAs Fault
• Now Playing22minFamily Ties
• Now Playing22minTrouble Brewing
• Now Playing22minHoly Terror
• Now Playing22minNeedle in a Haystack
• Now Playing22minRoom with a View
• Now Playing22minDollars and Sense
• Now Playing22minHair Line
• Now Playing22minAll that Glitters is Gold
• Now Playing22minDeadly Rebellion
• Now Playing22minSign of the Crime
• Now Playing22minCovet Thy Neighbour
• Now Playing22minWriting on the Wall
• Now Playing22minHundreds of Reasons
• Now Playing22minCold Feet
• Now Playing22minSeparation Anxiety
• Now Playing22minOffice Visit
• Now Playing22minPalm Saturday
• Now Playing22minShoe-In For Murder
• Now Playing22minFamily Interrupted
• Now Playing22minRunaway Love
• Now Playing22minWatchful Eye
• Now Playing22minWaste Mis-Management
• Now Playing22minDirty Little Secret
• Now Playing22minLights Out
• Now Playing22minPet Rock
• Now Playing22minBest Foot Forward

Forensic Files Season 14

• Now Playing22minPurebread Murder
• Now Playing22minHear No Evil
• Now Playing22minHell's Kitchen
• Now Playing22minThree's a Crowd
• Now Playing22minA Squire's Riches
• Now Playing22minHome of the Brave
• Now Playing22minFreeze Framed
• Now Playing22minTouch of Evil
• Now Playing22minTextbook Murder
• Now Playing22minFiltered Out
• Now Playing22minWater Logged
• Now Playing22minSocial Circle
• Now Playing22minLow Maintenance
• Now Playing22minFate Date
• Now Playing22minTrail of a Killer
• Now Playing22minGone Ballistic
• Now Playing22minSeeing Red
• Now Playing22minSkeleton Key
• Now Playing22minFuneral Services
• Now Playing22minExpert Witness

25 Years of Forensic Files: The Greatest Cases

• Now Playing23minThe List Murders
• Now Playing23minThe Disappearance of Helle Crafts
• Now Playing22minDirty Little Secret
• Now Playing23minBad Blood
• Now Playing23minPure Evil
• Now Playing22minGrave Danger
• Now Playing22minMuffled Cries
• Now Playing22minFrozen Assets
• Now Playing22minDeadly Formula
• Now Playing22minMojadas
• Now Playing23minA Bitter Pill to Swallow
• Now Playing22minFamily Ties
• Now Playing22minPostal Mortem
• Now Playing22minHell's Kitchen
• Now Playing22minAsesinato de Pura Sangre
• Now Playing23minPurr-fect Match
• Now Playing22minTwo in a Million
• Now Playing22minA Cinderella Story
• Now Playing22minIncriminado