Name: Forensic Files
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Description: "Forensic Files" is the longest-running true crime series in television history. Evidence and interviews with experts help solve real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world.

"Forensic Files" is the longest-running true crime series in television history. Evidence and interviews with experts help solve real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world.

FilmRise

Series premiere. A flight attendant went missing and was never seen again. Police proved her husband guilty of murder without finding the body.

The Disappearance of Helle Crafts

A boy is mysteriously shot in his father's gun club. Ballistics, laser technology, scale models and animation reveal the bullet's amazing path and who was responsible.

The Magic Bullet

A woman disappeared and her husband became the prime suspect -- especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the carpet of their bedroom.

The House That Roared

A woman disappeared and her husband became the prime suspect especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the carpet of their bedroom. Complex DNA testing proved it was the wife's blood. Now all they had to do was find her body.

Early one morning in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, a motorcyclist discovered the body of a young woman.

Planted Evidence

British detectives worked with a pioneering scientist to solve crimes of sexual assault and serial murder. This 1986 case marked the first time DNA was used as evidence in a court of law.

The Footpath Murders

Timothy Wilson Spencer was identified as the man who raped and strangled five young women in Virginia.

Southside Strangler

Timothy Wilson Spencer was identified as the man who raped and strangled five young women in Virginia. With the use of DNA profiling, an innocent man is freed and the real killer is convicted.

After a Philadelphia Convention, 180 Legionnaires contract pneumonia-like symptoms and 29 of them die.

Legionnaires' Disease

After a Philadelphia convention, 180 legionnaires contract pneumonia-like symptoms and 29 of them die.

On 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, lying in a pool of blood.

The Wilson Murder

Between 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.

Insect Clues

On the night of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home and walked up the stairs to the bedroom. She discovered her husband lying in a pool of blood. Jack Wilson had obviously been murdered...but how? And by whom? Even the experts couldn't agree.

In 1985, 121 people in South Dakota and Minnesota were struck by a mysterious illness. There had been only one outbreak like it, and when it happened again no one could figure out why.

Outbreak

In 1971, John List left a note with the bodies of his mother, wife and three children in his mansion ballroom before he disappeared.

The List Murders

From 1985 to 1988, 18 people were choked, molested and left for dead in the remote mountains of California.

In 1971, John List left a note with the bodies of his family members in his mansion before he disappeared.

An 11-year-old Boy Scout comes down with a fever and diarrhea after eating an undercooked burger. When his condition worsens, his mother drives him to a hospital and doctors discover E. coli destroying his body.

Raw Terror

Ten bodies had been found between the months of May and November, 1984, in Florida. A 17-year-old female named Lisa McVey was abducted but released, leading police to the perpertrator.

The Common Thread

Ten bodies had been found between May and November 1984 in Florida. A 17-year-old female named Lisa McVey was abducted but released, leading police to the perpetrator, Bobbie Joe Long.

Eileen and Derrick Severs disappeared from their home in the small village of Hambleton in Great Britain and police found evidence which suggested foul play.

The Dirty Deed

Eileen and Derrick Severs disappeared from their home in the small village of Hambleton in Great Britain.

Almost a hundred vehicles were involved in the single most deadly automobile accident in American history.

Killer Fog

It was the single, most deadly automobile accident in American history. Almost a hundred vehicles were involved, twelve people died and more than fifty people were injured.

While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned his wife had gone missing from their home in Arizona.

Sex, Lies and DNA

While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned his wife Ruby Morris had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The results of the investigation surprised everyone...especially Earl Morris.

The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be something more serious: thallium poisoning.

Bitter Potion

In a quiet village in Great Britain, a farmer came upon a chilling sight. Impaled on his fence post was a severed lamb's head along with a note which read, "You next."

The Blood Trail

An infant was rushed to the emergency room with serious breathing problems. Within months, there were more than 30 cases. Doctors searched frantically for the cause and a cure.

Fatal Fungus

Shortly after daybreak in Vancouver, British Columbia, a fire was set in a dumpster. No one saw either the arsonist or the fire and it burned for hours in the deserted parking lot.

Charred Remains

Shortly after daybreak in Vancouver, British Columbia, a fire was set in a dumpster. No one saw either the arsonist or the fire, and it burned for hours in the deserted parking lot.

Two people in Seattle, Washington died after taking an over-the-counter pain reliever; lab analysis of the pills showed they were tainted with a lethal concentration of cyanide.

Something's Fishy

Two people in Seattle, Washington died after taking an over-the-counter pain reliever. Lab analysis of the pills showed they were tainted with a lethal concentration of cyanide.

On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day; this time, the victim was injured but survived.

Postal Mortem

For more than a year, hateful letters were sent to a school teacher in Pennsylvania. DNA analysis would eventually help seal the perpetrator's fate.

Sealed with a Kiss

After a day of fishing in a small, quiet village in Switzerland, a teenage boy did not return home as planned.

Micro-Clues

On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day. This time, the victim was injured but survived.

After a day of fishing in a small, quiet village in Switzerland, a teenage boy did not return home as planned. The investigation revealed some important microscopic evidence in the water near where he was last seen.

Heavy rains and snow run-off carried manure into Milwaukee's water supply in 1993, leading to an epidemic of gastrointestinal illness affecting 400,000 people.

Deadly Parasites

Eleven-month-old Chad Shelton was admitted to the hospital with unexplained bleeding and later died. Investigators and scientists frantically search for a cause.

Without a Trace

In the mid-1980s, bodies of nude woman were found on remote hill of California. The police got a break when a known prostitute escaped an attacker and was able to identify him and his automobile.

Knot for Everyone

In 1987, a human skull and some bones were discovered at a Boy Scout Camp near Farmington, Missouri. A facial reconstruction aided the investigators in this case.

The Talking Skull

In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a serial bomber was waging a vendetta against the legal profession.

Deadly Delivery

Robert Sims returned home from work and found his wife unconscious on the kitchen floor. Their two-year-old son was asleep in an upstairs bedroom, but their six-week-old daughter was missing.

Sim'ilar Circumstances

Stephen Scher and Martin Dillon went skeet shooting on a beautiful Spring day. Martin was shot dead but his friend maintained it was a freak accident.

Grave Evidence

When four month-old Ryan Stallings died under suspicious circumstances, his mother was ultimately convicted of his murder. But months later new evidence emerged from a startling source.

Deadly Formula

In 1992, Laura Houghteling disappeared from her Bethesda home and was never seen again. Laura's bedroom was searched and forensic science was used to direct them a to prime suspect.

Beaten by a Hair

Edward Honaker was convicted of rape, sodomy and aggravated sexual battery; he was sentenced to three life terms in prison. Honaker steadfastly maintained his innocence.

Crime Seen

On September 17, 1984, eight-year-old Vicki Hoskins left home on her pink bicycle and never returned.

Speck of Evidence

A two-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital suffering from brain seizures and breathing difficulties.

Broken Bond

On a cold December night in 1993, Rose Larner stopped in a convenience store on her way to her boyfriend's house. She was never seen or heard from again.

Out of the Ashes

A mother claims that an intruder murdered her two sons, but lacking a motive, police use blood-spatter analysis and behavioral profiling to reconstruct a different scenario.

Invisible Intruder

Scott Dunn was missing and when the police sprayed his bedroom with Luminol, a scene of horrific violence emerged. Now investigators faced a daunting task.

The Killing Room

A 1995 fire razes the mansion of a Kansas doctor, killing two of her three children; disturbing accounts from an ex-husband lead investigators to believe the doctor set the blaze herself.

Ultimate Betrayal

A husband confesses to his wife's murder, only to be found not guilty a year later when a phone tip and forensic evidence point to another.

Cement the Case

Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. Investigators turned to forensic science to help them see what the witnesses missed.

Innocence Lost

When a Pennsylvania man checks into a hospital for leg pain and later dies of thallium poisoning, police investigate his wife and find her in the process of collecting an insurance payment for her previous husband's death.

Til Death Do Us Part

Who was the sexual offender who murdered two boys in Nebraska? The key to stopping him would be the unique composition of the "junk rope" he used to tie his victims.

Ties That Bind

Police exhume the body of Karla Brown, murdered in her home in 1978, to study bite wounds, which eventually lead to the killer.

Body of Evidence

Janice Johnson was found dead at the foot of her stairs. Police in Nova Scotia had to answer the question: Was it an accident or murder?

Accident or Murder?

A beverage company pleads guilty to violating federal safety laws when a baby dies from E. coli after drinking apple juice.

Core Evidence

A woman who survived a deadly childhood fire sends police a letter charging that her father killed her mother 30 years ago.

Haunting Vision

After more than 20 people on a Native American reservation die suddenly from a flu-like disease, Navajo medicine men provide a clue that leads to a most unlikely killer.

With Every Breath

While at a real estate conference in St. Louis, a man finds his wife drowned in the bathtub in their hotel room.

Slippery Motives

Women in a Louisiana city live in fear of a rapist who leaves no clues to his identity. But technology and behavioral science combine to give police a new forensic tool.

Badge of Deceit

When the wife of a well-known dentist is found dead, police struggle to identify a suspect. Some fibers and a study of the weather patterns on the night of the murder break the case open.

Dew Process

When Joann Katrinak is found dead in a corn field with her son, the obvious suspect is her husband. But insects found on the bodies reveal a vital clue which uncovers a twisted story.

A Woman Scorned

When a decomposed body is found stuffed in a barrel, it's easy to presume murder. One of the few clues was an address book found along with the body.

A Voice from Beyond

When a policeman's house goes up in flames, experts suspect arson. The officer whose home was torched arrests a low-level drug dealer, who confesses. But then the suspect vanishes.

Burning Ambition

Dianna Green was brutally attacked in her own home and her unborn child was killed. After coming out of a coma and regaining her memory, she is able to identify her husband as the perpetrator.

Memories

Nancy Newman and her two daughters are found brutally murdered. The crime scene has no shortage of evidence.

Trail of Truth

When police find the body of an 11-year-old, there are few clues to the killer's identity. But authorities are intrigued by unusual orange fibers embedded in clothing found near the victim.

Material Evidence

Police charge a mentally unstable man with his wife's murder, but a medical examiner discovers that she died of natural causes.

Kill'igraphy

An investigation of a pediatrician, prompted by the death of one of her patients, leads to a Texas hospital where the pediatric mortality rate is higher than at any hospital in the country.

Nursery Crimes

When the decomposed body of a teenage girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity. To solve the case, investigators turn to bug larvae found on the body.

Lasting Impression

Police suspect Dr. John Boyle in the disappearance of his wife when he buys a new house with a woman pretending to be his spouse. The police later find a body in the basement of his new house.

Foundation of Lies

Survivors of Nazi atrocities recognized Archbishop Trifa as having led an attack against Jews during WWII.

Unholy Vows

When a popular teacher is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family is suspicious. A tape recorded by the victim before his death provides clues to what happened.

Broken Promises

In this international case of extortion, murder and stolen identities, scam-artist Albert J. Walker assumes the identity of co-worker Ronald Platt.

Time Will Tell

When a surgeon is found dead in his home, police assume it was suicide. The investigation reveals otherwise.

Second Shot at Love

A child was killed in a hit-and-run. The prosecutor has an accident reconstruction expert come to trial.

Journey to Justice

When a convenience store employee is found dead, police find the murder has been caught on a security camera.

Video Diary

Police investigate a missing college girl and discover her double life: attending school by day and working as a call-girl by night. Her body is found and investigators find her killer.

Deadly Knowledge

A woman was reported missing after a fight with her husband. Police were suspicious of a suspect who reported a fire in his car. Two tiny drops of blood were found in the interior. A tiny clue inside the suspect's watchband helped solve the case.

Missing in Time

In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith is missing after an argument with her husband Bill Bruns. But when an investigation turns up a blood trail that leads to the couple's basement, police are sure they'll find the victim's body.

Missing Pearl

In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith is missing after an argument with her husband Bill Bruns. . But, when an investigation turns up a blood trail that leads to the couple's basement, police are sure they'll find the victim's body.

In 1989, 4-year-old April Loveless was found dead in the backyard of her Texas home. Her mother Debbie Loveless and step-father John Miller told police that she was attacked and killed by the family dogs. Investigators did not agree.

Man's Best Friend?

In 1989, 4-year-old April Loveless was found dead in the backyard of her Texas home. Her mother Debbie Loveless and stepfather John Miller told police that she was attacked and killed by the family dogs. Investigators did not agree.

In 1995, police in San Diego, California are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster. Through further investigation, they determine that the hands are those of missing person Don Hardin.

Hand Delivered

In 1995, police in San Diego, CA, are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster. Through further investigation, they determine that the hands are those of missing person Don Hardin.

In 1993, Marie Robards suffered the loss of her father due to a heart attack - but it was more sinister.

Death Play

In 1996, 17-month-old Josh Hinson died in a fire which a federal agency ruled was intentionally set by Josh's mother Terri Strickland. Using the then-emerging resources of the Internet, Terri Strickland undertook her own investigation.

Fire Dot Com

In 1988, when a patient dies unexpectedly in the office of California neurologist Richard Boggs, police begin what they think will be a routine investigation.

Mistaken For Dead

In 1988, when a patient dies unexpectedly in the office of California neurologist Richard Boggs, police begin what they think will be a routine investigation. Soon they uncover a bizarre story of corpse stealing, fake identity and sexual perversion.

One investigator's quick thinking helps him capture a shoe impression made in snow before the evidence melts away.

Frozen Evidence

One investigator's quick thinking helps him capture a shoe impression made in snow before it melts away.

In 1992, 22-year-old Dawn Bruce is brutally murdered in her Virginia apartment. Investigators notice a blood smear on a pillow case that appears to have been made by one of the killer's fingers.

Soft Touch

In 1992, 22-year-old Dawn Bruce is brutally murdered in her Virginia apartment. Investigators notice a blood smear on a pillowcase that appears to have been made by one of the killer's fingers.

In 1981, six-year-old Cassie Hansen disappeared from her St. Paul, Minnesota church during a service.

Church Disappearance

In 1981, six-year-old Cassie Hansen disappeared from her St. Paul, Minnesota church during an evening service.

Professional photographer Charles Rathbun claims model Linda Sobek died during a consensual sexual encounter gone wrong, but Sobek's corpse and some high tech digital imagery tell a more sinister story.

Photo Finish

Professional photographer Charles Rathbun claims model Linda Sobek died during a consensual sexual encounter gone wrong, but Sobek's corpse and some high-tech digital imagery tell a more sinister story.

In 1998, an evening out at a Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real life whodunit.

Whodunit

In 1980, Michigan resident Shannon Mohr died in what was reported to be a horseback riding accident by her new husband David Davis. After her death, Shannon's family reported to police their suspicions that Davis seemed far from grief-stricken.

Horse Play

In 1998, an evening out at a Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real-life whodunit when the badly burned body of Stephen Hricko is discovered in his hotel room after a fire.

For 15 months, a serial killer was strangling prostitutes in Florida, then taunting police by leaving the bodies in plain sight. The only clues were a tire impression and some threads.

Treads and Threads

When police in the Great Plains are called about a dead body, they do a background check on the victim which leads them into a bizarre web of homeless drifters, cattle auctions and bad checks.

Killer's "Cattle" Log

For 15 months, a serial killer was strangling prostitutes in Florida then taunting police by leaving the bodies in plain sight. The only clues were a tire impression and some threads.

In 1994, a human skull retrieved from an Ohio pond reveals a ghastly crime. Markings on the skull indicate that the victim had been stabbed multiple times and that the teeth had been removed with needle-nose pliers.

Skin of Her Teeth

When police in the Great Plains are called about a dead body, they do a background check on the victim.

In 1996, when a fundamentalist group starts attacking and robbing banks in the Spokane, WA area, authorities know immediately that they are dealing with experienced criminals.

Line of Fire

In 1996, when a fundamentalist group starts attacking and robbing banks in Spokane, Washington, authorities know immediately that they are dealing with experienced criminals.

In rural Canada, Dr. John Schneeberger is accused of sedating and sexually assaulting one of his female patients and his step daughter. DNA tests demonstrate that the doctor is innocent, but the patient insists that he sedated and raped her.

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