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“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 · E06

Southside Strangler

Season 1 · Oct 31, 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

E05▶

Planted Evidence

Oct 24, 1996 · 23m

E06Playing

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

The U.S. criminal justice system's first use of DNA profiling in a serial murder case frees an innocent man after he spent two years in prison, and convicts the real killer. FBI psychological profiling and DNA evidence identify the man who raped and strangled five young women in Virginia.

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