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Deadly Target

Crime

53

Jan 1, 1996

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.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 13 episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52m Jan 1, 1996

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

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

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

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