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Forensic Files

“No Witnesses. No Leads. No Problem.”

199623m / epCrime · Documentary

First aired

April 21, 1996

7.9

TMDB Score

79% match · 82 votes

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S01 · E05

Planted Evidence

Season 1 · Oct 24, 1996 · 23m

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E01▶

The Disappearance of Helle Crafts

Apr 21, 1996 · 23m

E02▶

The Magic Bullet

Oct 3, 1996 · 23m

E03▶

The House That Roared

Oct 10, 1996 · 23m

E04▶

The Footpath Murders

Oct 17, 1996 · 23m

E05Playing

Planted Evidence

Oct 24, 1996 · 23m

E06▶

Southside Strangler

Oct 31, 1996 · 23m

E07▶

Legionnaires' Disease

Nov 7, 1996 · 23m

E08▶

The Wilson Murder

Nov 14, 1996 · 23m

E09▶

Deadly Neighborhoods

Nov 21, 1996 · 23m

E10▶

Insect Clues

Nov 28, 1996 · 23m

E11▶

Outbreak

Dec 5, 1996 · 23m

E12▶

The List Murders

Dec 12, 1996 · 23m

E13▶

Raw Terror

Dec 19, 1996 · 23m

Single 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 'lineup' when unidentified seed pods are found in suspect Mark Bogan's truck. The judge rules into evidence DNA profiles linking the pods to a tree near where the body was found. This is the first U.S. case where plant DNA was used to convict a criminal.

About the Series

CrimeDocumentary

Synopsis

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.

First aired: April 21, 1996
Last aired: June 17, 2011
Seasons: 14 seasons · 400 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: English
Networks: TLC, truTV, Court TV