The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science
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13 episodes
1. Mind Hunters
1. Mind Hunters
How psychological profiling can be used to catch criminals.
52min
Mar 17, 1997
2. Camera Clues
2. Camera Clues
How crime scene photos can provide valuable clues during an investigation.
52min
Apr 14, 1997
3. Double Helix
3. Double Helix
DNA can be used to convict or exonerate a person, identify criminals and victims, and can be collected in a variety of ways.
52min
Apr 22, 1997
4. Web of Clues
4. Web of Clues
Explore a new mystery in this episode.
52min
Apr 29, 1997
5. Faces of Tragedy
5. Faces of Tragedy
Forensic sculptors use skulls and clay to create models of victims' faces.
53min
May 6, 1997
6. Without a Trace
6. Without a Trace
Modern technology is used to convict the killer of a teenage girl, linking a bloody shirt, a broken watch, and blood in the wheel well of the suspect.
50min
May 12, 1997
7. Burning Evidence
7. Burning Evidence
How forensics can find clues even in charred remains.
52min
May 19, 1997
8. Short Fuse
8. Short Fuse
Finding clues in explosions.
52min
May 25, 1997
9. Death Grip
9. Death Grip
In San Diego a serial killer who strangled 35-40 prostitutes, put them in garbage bags wrapped with tape, and disposed of them in dumpsters was not found until a Canadian lab was able to get prints from a plastic bag 6 years later.
52min
May 29, 1997
10. Signed in Blood
10. Signed in Blood
Handwriting analysis can determine mood, motive, and many other psychological traits.
52min
Jun 5, 1997
11. Witness to Terror
11. Witness to Terror
Flight Data Recorders can hold valuable clues to the last minutes of a doomed aircraft.
54min
Jun 11, 1997
12. Trial of the Century
12. Trial of the Century
What forensics uncovered during the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
53min
Jun 24, 1997
13. Deadly Target
13. Deadly Target
How ballistics can help identify cause of death, guns, and killers.
54min
Jul 2, 1997
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