Forensic Files

A woman was reported missing after a fight with her husband.

In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith is missing after an argument with her husband Bill Bruns.

In 1989, 4-year-old April Loveless was found dead in the backyard of her Texas home.

In 1995, police in San Diego, California are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster.

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

17-month-old Josh died in a fire which a federal agency ruled was intentionally set by Josh's mother.

In 1988, a patient dies unexpectedly in the office of California neurologist Richard Boggs.

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.

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

A photographer claims model Linda Sobek died during a consensual sexual encounter gone wrong.

An evening out at a Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real-life whodunit.

Shannon Mohr died in what was reported to be a horseback riding accident by her new husband David Davis.

A serial killer was strangling prostitutes then taunting police by leaving the bodies in plain sight.

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

In 1994, a human skull retrieved from an Ohio pond reveals a ghastly crime.

When a group starts attacking and robbing banks, authorities know that these are experienced criminals.

Dr. John Schneeberger is accused of sedating and sexually assaulting a female patient and his stepdaughter.

In a search for the killer of two teenagers in Texas, a behavioral profile led to suspect Jason Massey.

A suspect's former lover comes forward with a tale of murder, mutilation and cremation.

Susie Mowbray was charged for her husband Bill Mowbray's death, but her son was convinced of her innocence.

In 1991, San Francisco pornographer Artie Mitchell was murdered in his home.

In 1981, New York correctional officer Donna Payant disappeared and was later found in a landfill.

In 1999, nine-year-old Valiree Jackson vanished on her way to school near Spokane, WA.