The New Detectives

A murder victim's husband is accused of hiring co-conspirators to kill her.

Screening bodies for toxins helps identify the true cause of death.

Victims' families and friends can provide crucial information in investigations.

Killers sometimes disguise their crimes as accidents.

Everyday substances reveal hidden clues that break a homicide case.

Some multiple-murderers seem to choose victims at random, without an apparent connection.

Killers hide the remains of their victims.

The most obvious suspect is not always guilty.

Strangled prostitute; a stranger kills a woman in a van; a serial killer runs over his victims' bodies.

Police rely on forensic science to reveal murder victims' pasts and expose those guilty of committing crimes of passion.

Forensic scientists must work to prove murder when the victim's body is missing or destroyed.

The mysterious abduction of a young mother ends up a brutal homicide.

An office party takes a violent turn.

Plastic, industrial tie-wraps lead police to a killer.

Forensic examiners uncover proof of murder when killers choose to hide their victims when committing crimes.

A woman and her daughter become lost at sea.

A fire hides a more horrific crime; a serial killer turns arsonist.