Forensic Files

Can information be extracted from a tissue left at the scene of a murder 12 years later?

The 1960 kidnapping and murder of brewery heir Adolph Coors III leads to one of the most intense manhunts in U.S. history.

An ammunition box and fluorescent fibers reveal the betrayal that led to the murder of a millionaire's family.

When a house burns to the ground and a woman's charred remains are found, investigators must determine whether it was an accident or arson.

In 1997, Kelly Eckart's car was found with her belongings still in it, after working the late shift in Franklin, Indiana. Days later, her body was found in an isolated ravine.

When a man dies after falling down the stairs, a witness says one thing and the evidence says another.

A murder in Australia baffles police, until they find a device intended to save lives is the only witness to the man's death.

DNA profiling reveals clues leading to a killer's identity 20 years later.

How the bombs were made leads investigators in Colorado to find the perpetrator.

A woman is abducted and a month later found dead, then a tip leads investigators in the right direction.

When a high school athlete is killed in a hit-and-run accident, investigators hoped tiny paint chips and shards of plastic would lead them to the driver.

The body of an insurance assessor is found in a river in Tampa, Fla.; a unique murder weapon and blatant clues lead the police straight to her careless killer.

Detectives discover new clues left by a stalker's letter to his victim.

A man states that a robber shot and killed his wife while they were on the beach, but a song he downloaded makes investigators suspicious.

The murder of 53-year-old Paul Gruber is examined, and the evidence points to Darryl Robin Kuehl, who was later convicted of the crime.

Tipster is found dead after revealing that a woman's death 16 years ago was murder.

For ten years, the disappearance of a college co-ed remained a mystery; new scientific testing cast a different light on a man who had been a suspect all along.

A mussel diver and his fiancée are found dead in their burnt home; a tiny clue points to arson and murder.

A flawed envelope is an unlikely clue to identifying a killer who laced a water cooler with cyanide and caused the death of a woman.

A decade old case reopens, and a few seconds of a 911 call enable investigators to determine who is responsible for a murder.

A man calls for help when his wife has a fatal fall down the stairs; numerous amount of bloodstains make police suspicious.

A twelve-year-old girl claims that she was abducted and sexually assaulted; her story seems unbelievable until police discover fibers on her clothing.

The bomb was constructed to cause as much damage as possible, and it did, killing the victim with deadly force and flame; a painstaking search yielded tiny clues, which identified the killer as surely as if he'd signed them.

Wealthy man is shot dead while his wife is forced to open their hidden safe, but they couldn't be identified because they were wearing ski masks.

When an elderly woman dies in an apparent robbery-homicide, evidence suggests the suspect broke out of the house rather than breaking in.

A woman is found dead, police use blood evidence and computer forensics to convince a jury that the murderer is guilty.

A young man is killed in a mysterious car crash, but the evidence at the scene lead investigators to believe it is not an accident; forensic science reveals what really happens, and the truth devastates three families.

A woman is found dead on her bedroom floor, the only clue is a bloodstained sheet; breakthrough forensics enable police to identify the killer.

Hit-and-run boating accident that kills a popular young man causes investigators to search for one boat out of thousands.

Three years later, a second autopsy determines who's right when a medical examiner and detectives disagree on the cause of death.

A man denies killing a pedestrian in hit-and-run, claiming he sold the car in question; authorities track down the car to find critical evidence.

Police search every apartment building in town when the body of a young girl found on an isolated farm holds a set of keys but no ID.

Investigators search the world of high rollers and offshore betting to solve the first triple homicide in Verona, Wisc.

Tiny fibers and an asthma inhaler are the clues that lead officers to the killer of an off-duty policeman.

When an aspiring model turns up dead, police suspect her boyfriend. But must dig deeper for clues when he is cleared.

A woman who appeared to have taken her own life told her sister that, if anything were to happen to her, there was a note in the china cabinet.

Key suspect has a solid alibi in the murder of a war veteran; but police get a lead by finding a new suspect with a sweet tooth.

Two bodies are discovered, shot to death in their car; the car windows are broken, but there's no sign of shattered glass.

A young girl falls ill and dies; forensic investigators search for evidence halfway around the world to shed light on the tragic death.

Physical evidence initially condemns a prime suspect to a double homicide, but DNA from a discarded spoon points to another.

A Russian immigrant is found dead and a strange phone call to his office is the only lead investigators have.

After a tycoon's wife is found dead in her SUV submerged in a half-frozen creek, police begin to suspect it wasn't an accident.