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S2 E9 Without A Trace

Crime

50m

Jan 1, 1996

Missing Person: Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Worldwide, the number of missing persons nearly triples.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 13 Episodes

S2 E4

Mind Hunters,

Psychological Profiling: Journey into the dark recesses and calculated madness present only in our worst nightmaresand in the minds of serial killers.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E5

Camera Clues,

Forensic Photography: Forensic photographers are among the first people at a crime scene, capturing vital clues on film. What do the cameras capture that can't be seen first-hand, and who are the men and women who analyze the camera's clues?

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E6

Double Helix,

DNA Analysis: With the advent of DNA analysis, just a few microscopic cells found at a crime scene can be used to put a murder behind bars.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E7

Web of Clues,

Forensic Entomology: Bugs have roamed the earth for 250 million years, but their intimate association with death is just now coming to life.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E8

Face Of Tragedy,

Forensic Sculpting: Forensic sculptors retrieve people from oblivion. Using clay and an intricate knowledge of anatomy, forensic arts place a face on an unidentified skull, recreating the victim's likeness, which often leads to his name.

53m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E9

Without A Trace,

Missing Person: Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Worldwide, the number of missing persons nearly triples.

50m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E10

Burning Evidence,

Identifying Burned Remains: It's difficult to have a murder investigation without a body, and burning up the victim is a time-honored method of destroying physical evidence.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E11

Short Fuse,

Explosives Investigations: The crime lab is the place where science meets murder. In New York State, Eleanor Fowler opened a small package, which as mailed to her home. When she lifted the lid the box exploded killing her instantly.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E12

Death Grip,

Fingerprinting: The identification Division of the FBI relies on fingerprints as one of the most effective ways to identify criminals.

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E13

Signed In Blood,

Handwriting Analysis: We've all heard that our handwriting tells more about our personalities than we think. Are we risk-takers, have low-esteem, fun loving, or are we capable of murder?

52m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E14

Witness To Terror,

Black Boxes: Little evidence is left after an airplane takes a deadly plunge from the sky. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the flight data recorder known as a black box.

53m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E15

Trial Of The Century,

Forensics in the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial: Millions watched on television as the jury rendered their verdict. Orenthal James Simpson was found not guilty of murder.

53m Jan 1, 1996

S2 E16

Deadly Target,

Ballistics: A corpse is found with a gunshot wound to the head; the weapon lies next to the victim. It looks like suicide, but could it be murder? It's a question best solved by ballistics experts.

53m Jan 1, 1996