1996

S2.E1 ∙ Mind Hunters

Mon, Mar 17, 1997

How psychological profiling can be used to catch criminals.

7.7 /10

S2.E2 ∙ Camera Clues

Mon, Apr 14, 1997

How crime scene photos can provide valuable clues during an investigation.

7.3 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Double Helix

Tue, Apr 22, 1997

DNA can be used to convict or exonerate a person, identify criminals and victims, and can be collected in a variety of ways.

8.1 /10

Bugs have roamed the earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life. The kinds of insects on bodies, and their stage of development, can pinpoint time of death and help identify victims.

7.7 /10

S2.E5 ∙ Faces of Tragedy

Tue, May 06, 1997

Forensic sculptors use skulls and clay to create models of victims' faces.

7.3 /10

S2.E6 ∙ Without a Trace

Mon, May 12, 1997

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. The second case starts with fragments of a skeleton found buried at a Boy Scout camp. Falsely believed to be Caucasian, the skull proved to be of Mongolian descent; a forensic reconstruction circulated on TV, etc., led to a bizarre story--including a body kept in the freezer before burial. The last case involves a parent abduction and computer "aging" of a child's picture which restored them to the custodial parent, thanks to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

8.1 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Burning Evidence

Mon, May 19, 1997

How forensics can find clues even in charred remains.

7.7 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Short Fuse

Sun, May 25, 1997

Finding clues in explosions.

7.8 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Death Grip

Thu, May 29, 1997

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. A Hollywood cold case file was solved by computerized fingerprint ID (AFIS), convicting a killer over 30 years later! A man in Vermont was skewered to the floor by a ski pole; the murderer had left bloody fingerprints on a door frame and a palm print on the pole, but raising them took an expert. The suspect was convicted--delivered into the arms of justice by his own hands.

6.9 /10