Medical Detectives - Geheimnisse der Gerichtsmedizin

Åtta år efter att en man erkände mordet på en ung kvinna hävdar en annan man att han begick brottet, och utredarna måste använda rättsmedicinska bevis för att fastställa den verkliga mördaren.

In 1988, the body of a young woman was discovered in an Ohio river. Most of the evidence had been washed away, but the victim's 6-year-old son unwittingly told investigators all they needed to know — without saying a word. The clue was in his genes.

In 1991, a high school girl vanished after attending a party. The prime suspect had two alibi witnesses for the night she disappeared. A solid alibi can often overcome circumstantial evidence, but forensic evidence is another matter.

When police discovered the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife, authorities linked 20 cat hairs found on her jacket to a cat owned by Beamish's parents. It was the first time animal DNA was used to solve a criminal case.

When more than 700 Oregonians contracted food poisoning from a unique strain of salmonella in 1984, investigators uncovered a secret plot to influence local elections.

En mordgåta är svår att lösa på grund av vittnenas otillförlitliga uppgifter och polisen tvingas skaffa fram mer konkreta bevis. Ett ovanligt vapen och offrets hund blir avgörande i utredningen.

In 1995, the founder of American Atheists disappeared with one of her sons, her granddaughter and $500,000 in gold coins. The police investigated several suspects, including David R. Waters, who worked for American Atheists.

Two eyewitnesses may hold the key to the death of a motorcycle gang member.

In 1984, a passerby finds the torso of a woman in a cardboard box. A forensic entomologist analyzes nearby insect activity to determine when the victim was killed.

The investigation into the kidnapping and rape of an 18-year-old Ohio woman is aided when the victim returns hours after the incident occurred. With her help, the police are able to track the assailant to his front door.

The police investigate when a severed leg is discovered among garbage. Conventional means of identifying the victim are impossible, leading investigators to rely on DNA, forensic anthropology and toxicology.

In a 1992 murder case, the autopsy of a cremated body turns up telltale clues of foul play.

En gammal tidningsartikel om ett ålderdomligt pars död får en pantbanksägare att uppge en avgörande ledtråd till polisen.

After the 1996 murder of Seattle residents Raquel Rivera and Jay Johnson, evidence from the couple's dog eventually ties one of the murderers to the scene.

Soon after becoming pregnant by Dr. Maynard Muntzing, firefighter Michelle Baker's health quickly deteriorates. Eventually, she raises suspicions that Muntzing is doing her harm.

In the 1980s, a trio of unsolved murders occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas. Later, a fourth murder from the same time period provided the police with far more than they realized.

The disappearance of Philadelphia college athlete Aimee Willard is investigated after her car is found on the roadside. When her body is found, the police find unusual marks and DNA evidence that eventually lead to her killer.

När en ung pojke får allvarliga andningsproblem och hans pappa visar tecken på tidig Alzheimers sjukdom, startar ett slumpmässigt möte med en främling en utredning om orsaken till detta.

After 6-year-old Michelle Lee Dorr went missing, her father confessed to murdering her. But investigators soon poked holes in his story, leaving the case unsolved for 14 years.

The 1987 disappearance of Houston resident Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000 when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's ex-boyfriend Michael Neal had bragged about killing her.

Doctors cannot pinpoint the source of a businessman's illness.

The 1996 investigation into 48-year-old Martha Hansen's murder is helped by a legal requirement that bars have video cameras installed on the premises.

The murders of an elderly couple leave police stumped until, two years later, they receive a major break. A jeweler looking through old newspaper clippings recognizes a necklace the female victim wore as having been pawned in her own shop.

While investigating the murder of 9-year-old Jessica Knott, police use a garbage bag to connect suspect James Edward Crow, Jr. to the crime.

An investigation into the murder of Katie Poirier is stymied by the lack of a body. Finally, investigators use a single tooth found among some charred remains to identify her.

The only clue recovered from a shooting is a twelve-guage shotgun. Scientists use unique methods to lift the serial number from the weapon to trace it to its owner

A serial arsonist starts several fires that cause millions of dollars worth of damage and the deaths of three people. He is discovered, partly through the use of forensic hypnosis.

A three-year-old develops a respiratory condition. His father has Alzheimers. An investigator reveals that their ill health is due to mold in their modern home.

A murder investigation in Florida crosses jurisdictions from New York and Jamaica. The police rely on cell phone mapping, wiretapping and a host of forensic evidence to link a suspect to a murder.

Experter debatterar huruvida ett offer för en uppenbar hjärtattack dog av naturliga orsaker eller av en påstådd förgiftning av sin flickvän.

Authorities track a kidnapper who let his victim write a last will and informed the family of her murder. A phone number written on a previous page left a lasting impression, which helped to convict.

Using geographical profiling, investigators close in on a serial rapist, and a cleverly obtained DNA sample confirms their suspicions.

En kvinna mördas två dagar innan hon skulle vittna mot en man som anklagas för att ha misshandlat henne och den huvudmisstänkte mannen har ett alibi.

När en sjuksköterska börjar få olika influensaliknande symptom och upptäcker att hon är hiv-positiv får hon reda på att hennes infektion inte var en tillfällighet.

Dödstidpunkten blir avgörande när en gravid kvinna hittas mördad i sitt luftkonditionerade sovrum.