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Trails of Evidence

Crime

50

Jan 1, 2000

In criminal investigations, a simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes, or even a tiny piece of plastic can pinpoint a crime scene.

Full Episodes

Season 6, 13 episodes

When a murder is committed and deceit clouds the evidence, investigators turn to science and technology to uncover the truth and expose a murderous lie and capture the killer.

51m Jan 1, 2000

Trails of Evidence,

In criminal investigations, a simple clue can provide the missing link by placing a suspect at a crime scene. Dirt left on shoes, tires or clothes, or even a tiny piece of plastic can pinpoint a crime scene.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Approximately 1.8 million Americans are reported missing each year. Some are runaways who find their way home, but others simply disappear. When foul play is suspected, investigators turn to forensics to find the missing.

50m Jan 1, 2000

In The Line of Fire,

Bombers, snipers, spree killers: some people don't care who they kill, they just want to hurt innocent people.

51m Jan 1, 2000

For Love Or Money,

Every family has its secrets, and sometimes blood relations lead to bloodshed. When money is the motive, murder can rip at the very foundation of marriage and family.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Left At The Scene,

The tiniest residue left at the scene can become a mark of distinction in the most singular and intimate of ways.

51m Jan 1, 2000

Invisible Death,

Poison is an almost invisible form of death, and toxicologists must look for hidden clues in blood and tissue to bring these murders to light.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Some people do get away with murderat least for a while. Flush with their success, serial killers murder again and again. But each time they kill, they leave behind a few more clues, which ultimately lead to their capture.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Written In Bone,

At the scene of a murder, sometimes the victim provides the only clues to their killer. Forensic anthropologists use skeletal remains to decipher the clues written in the bones.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Time of death is an important consideration in a murder investigation, but when a killer freezes, burns, or grinds his victim, even the most skilled medical examiner would be at a loss about how to calculate it.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Accidental deaths, suicides, disappearances, and fires; they're an everyday part of an insurance investigator's life. But cases shouldn't be taken at face value. Forensics has become a tool for exposing insurance fraud.

51m Jan 1, 2000

Dead In The Water,

Drowning deaths often look like accidents and water can destroy the scant clues the killer may have left behind. Investigators must turn to forensic science to solve cases where the victim is found dead in the water.

50m Jan 1, 2000

Scent Of The Kill,

A dog can be a dead man's best friend. Dogs have been trained to sniff out corpses, drugs, explosives, and missing persons. They're often the first to find the essential clue that sets an investigation in motion.

51m Jan 1, 2000