Forensic Files

1. S01E01The Disappearance of Helle CraftsApril 21, 1996—In the series premiere (pilot) of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a Connecticut flight attendan
2. S01E02The Magic BulletOctober 3, 1996—A fifteen-year-old boy died from a mysterious gunshot wound to his head while he was sitting in the lobby of his father's gun club. Ballisti
3. S01E03The House That RoaredOctober 10, 1996—A woman disappeared and her husband became the prime suspect -- especially after police found a huge bloodstain on the carpet of their bedro
4. S01E04The Footpath MurdersOctober 17, 1996—British detectives worked with a pioneering scientist to solve crimes of sexual assault and serial murder. This 1986 case marked the first t
5. S01E05Planted EvidenceOctober 23, 1996—Early one morning in a deserted area outside of Phoenix, a motorcyclist discovered the body of a young woman. She had been beaten, bound, st
6. S01E06Southside StranglerOctober 31, 1996—Shortly after Thanksgiving in 1987, an intruder broke into a residence in Arlington, Virginia. That crime launched a new era in police inves
7. S01E07Legionnaires' DiseaseNovember 7, 1996—Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States, played host to millions of tourists and hundreds of gatherings as America celebrated its
8. S01E08The Wilson MurderNovember 14, 1996—On the night of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home after a meeting. She walked up the stairs to the bedroom and discovered her husband
9. S01E09Deadly NeighborhoodsNovember 21, 1996—Eleven children in an elementary school in Phoenix contracted childhood leukemia; nine of them died. And in Guilford, Connecticut, five peop
10. S01E10Insect CluesNovember 28, 1996—Between 1985 and 1988, 18 people were choked, molested and left for dead in the remote desert mountains of California. The only witnesses we
11. S01E11OutbreakDecember 5, 1996—In 1985, 121 people in South Dakota and Minnesota were struck with a mysterious illness. There had been only one outbreak like it, and when
12. S01E12The List MurdersDecember 12, 1996—For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family successfully eluded the FBI. This episode describes how investigators used both art and f
13. S01E13Raw TerrorDecember 19, 1996—In 1991 after a weekend earning wilderness merit badges, a boy scout ended up with slight fever and diarrhea, sending him to the hospital. H

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Common ThreadOctober 2, 1997—In 1984, a serial killer was on the loose in Florida. Eight women had been found dead. At each crime scene, investigators found tiny red fib
2. S02E02The Dirty DeedOctober 9, 1997—On November 18, 1993 friends of Eileen and Derek Severs called and notified the police that the couple had been missing for several days. Th
3. S02E03Killer FogOctober 16, 1997—It was the single, most deadly automobile accident in American history. Almost a hundred vehicles were involved, twelve people died, and mor
4. S02E04Sex, Lies & DNAOctober 23, 1997—While Earl Morris was vacationing in California, he learned his wife had gone missing from their home in Arizona. The search for Ruby Morris
5. S02E05Bitter PotionOctober 30, 1997—The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be indicative something much more serious: thallium poisoning. Investigators ha
6. S02E06The Blood TrailNovember 6, 1997—In a quiet village in Great Britain, a farmer came upon a chilling sight. Impaled on his fence post was a severed lamb's head along with a n
7. S02E07Fatal FungusNovember 20, 1997—An infant was rushed to a Cleveland emergency room with serious breathing problems. The baby's lungs were bleeding, an extremely rare life-t
8. S02E08Charred RemainsNovember 13, 1997—Shortly after daybreak in Vancouver, British Columbia, a fire was set in a dumpster. No one saw either the arsonist or the fire, and it burn
9. S02E09Something's FishyDecember 4, 1997—Two people in Seattle, Washington died after taking an over-the-counter pain reliever; lab analysis of the pills showed they were tainted wi
10. S02E10Sealed with a KissDecember 18, 1997—For more than a year, angry, hateful letters were sent to a first grade school teacher in a small town in Pennsylvania. When scientists anal
11. S02E11Postal MortemJanuary 15, 1998—On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day; this tim
12. S02E12Micro-CluesFebruary 5, 1998—After a day of fishing in a small, quiet village in Switzerland, a teenage boy did not return home as planned. The investigation revealed so
13. S02E13Deadly ParasitesMarch 5, 1998—In the Spring of 1993, an unexplained illness struck the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Four-hundred-thousand people developed a serious

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Without a TraceOctober 1, 1998—When eleven-month-old Chad Shelton was admitted to the hospital, his His liver function was abnormal, his platelet count was dangerously low
2. S03E02Knot for EveryoneOctober 8, 1998—In 1996 a woman named Stephanie Brown was driving some friends home to a foreign part of town. She took a wrong turn on Interstate 5 to get
3. S03E03The Talking SkullOctober 15, 1998—In 1987, a human skull and some bones were discovered at a Boy Scout Camp near Farmington, Missouri. A facial reconstruction aided the inves
4. S03E04Foreign BodyOctober 22, 1998—A mysterious illness with the same symptoms as Mad Cow Disease causes the unexpected deaths of several young people in England. Medical inve
5. S03E05Deadly DeliveryOctober 29, 1998—On December 16, 1989 Judge Bob Vance was killed when he opened up a package that contained a pipe bomb. Two days later an Attorney lost part
6. S03E06Similar CircumstancesNovember 5, 1998—In January 1987, Robert and Paula Sims moved to Alton, Illinois. There she gave birth to her son, Randy and daughter, Heather. Six weeks aft
7. S03E07Grave EvidenceNovember 12, 1998—Stephen Scher and Martin Dillon went skeet shooting in rural Pennsylvania on a beautiful Spring day in 1976. Martin was shot dead that day,
8. S03E08Deadly FormulaNovember 19, 1998—When four month old Ryan Stallings died under suspicious circumstances, his mother was arrested, charged, and ultimately convicted of his mu
9. S03E09Beaten by a HairDecember 3, 1998—In 1992, Laura Houghteling disappeared from her Bethesda home and was never seen again. Five days later, police discovered a bloody pillow a
10. S03E10Crime SeenDecember 3, 1998—On Friday, June 22, 1984, a couple set off for a camping trip but got lost and fell asleep at a scenic overlook in rural Virginia. They awok
11. S03E11Speck of EvidenceJanuary 7, 1999—On September 17, 1984 nine-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson left on her pink bicycle to run an errand for her mother. She never returned home.
12. S03E12Broken BondJanuary 14, 1999—When a two-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital suffering from brain seizures and breathing difficulties, doctors could not find the caus
13. S03E13Out of the AshesJanuary 21, 1999—December 7, 1993, was the last time anyone saw 18 year old Rose Larner, alive or dead. Her boyfriend, John Ortiz-Kehoe, and her childhood fr

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Invisible IntruderOctober 6, 1999—The crime scene was awash with blood, bespeaking the horror of the crime: the murder of two young boys and the stabbing of their mother. For
2. S04E02The Killing RoomOctober 13, 1999—Scott Dunn's case was filed as missing persons although large traces of blood and cover-up were clearly found in his bedroom. Scott's father
3. S04E03Ultimate BetrayalOctober 20, 1999—On a windy Kansas night in October, 1995, a mysterious fire swept through the home of a prominent doctor. Two of her family members made it
4. S04E04Cement the CaseOctober 27, 1999—In 1990, Shirley Andronowich's body was found one morning after she was murdered and mutilated. Eyewitnesses told police Shirley and her hus
5. S04E05Innocence LostNovember 3, 1999—Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. No one saw where she went or noticed anything unu
6. S04E06'Til Death Do Us PartNovember 10, 1999—The doctors at the hospital couldn't determine the cause of Bobby Curley's hallucinations and intense pain. At first, they treated it as a n
7. S04E07Ties That BindNovember 17, 1999—Who was the sexual offender that murdered two adolescent boys in Nebraska? A criminal profiler from the FBI said he would definitely kill ag
8. S04E08Body of EvidenceNovember 24, 1999—Mark Fair left for work and his fiancée, Karla Brown, stayed home. Later, Mark found Karla dead. Karla's body told police that she was a vic
9. S04E09Accident or MurderDecember 1, 1999—Janice Johnson was found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Police in Nova Scotia had to unravel the circumstances surrounding Janice'
10. S04E10Core EvidenceDecember 8, 1999—In 1996, more than a dozen children in Seattle, Washington, were fighting for their lives. Each one of them had contracted a serious illness
11. S04E11Haunting VisionDecember 15, 1999—Lori Keidel, her two sisters and her brother were left home alone while their father went to a nearby laundromat. Suddenly, a large fire eng
12. S04E12With Every BreathDecember 22, 1999—Young Navajos on a reservation in the southwest were dying at an alarming rate. CDC officials had never seen anything like it; the mysteriou
13. S04E13Slippery MotivesDecember 29, 1999—While on a business trip in 1986, Ed Post started his day by jogging in downtown St. Louis. When he returned, he found his wife lying face-d

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Badge of DeceitSeptember 12, 2000—For more than a decade, women in a small Louisiana city lived in fear of a rapist who becomes so experienced, he leaves no clues to his iden
2. S05E02Dew ProcessSeptember 19, 2000—New evidence points to a different killer in the case of a dentist's murdered wife.
3. S05E03A Woman ScornedSeptember 26, 2000—When Joann Katrinak is found dead with her infant son Alex next to her, the obvious suspect is the husband and father of the victims. But so
4. S05E04A Voice from BeyondOctober 3, 2000—A decomposed body is found stuffed in a barrel -- but the body had been placed in the barrel 30 years earlier. One of the few clues was an a
5. S05E05Burning AmbitionOctober 10, 2000—When a Seattle policeman's house goes up in flames, fire experts suspect arson - possibly committed by someone with a vendetta against the o
6. S05E06MemoriesOctober 17, 2000—Dianna Green is brutally attacked in her own home and her unborn child is killed. After coming out of her coma and regaining her memory, she
7. S05E07Trail of TruthOctober 24, 2000—A mother and her two young daughters are found brutally murdered and sexually violated. The crime scene has no shortage of evidence, but inv
8. S05E08Material EvidenceOctober 31, 2000—The murder of two young girls and abduction of a store clerk may all be linked to one man. Unusual orange carpet fibers found on the scene a
9. S05E09KilligraphyNovember 7, 2000—The autopsy played an important role in a murder investigation fof the suspicious 1997 death of Georgia resident Virginia Ridley. Police cha
10. S05E10Season's bestNursery CrimesNovember 14, 2000 10.0A police investigation of a pediatrician, after the mysterious death of one of her patients, leads them to a Texas hospital where the pediat
11. S05E11Lasting ImpressionNovember 21, 2000—When the decomposed body of a young girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity. But days earlier, a stabbing victim told them
12. S05E12Foundation of LiesNovember 28, 2000—Police suspect Dr. Boyle in the disappearance of his wife Noreen after he signs mortgage papers for a new house with a woman pretending to b
13. S05E13Unholy VowsDecember 5, 2000—The story of Archbishop Valerian D. Trifa, former head of the Romanian Orthodox Church in America, is related. Following World War II, Trifa
14. S05E14Broken PromisesDecember 12, 2000 10.0When Russ Stager, a popular gym teacher, is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family becomes suspicious. The
15. S05E15Time Will TellDecember 19, 2000—In this international case of extortion, murder, and stolen identities, a Canadian financier assumes the name of a co-worker as part of a mo
16. S05E16Second Shot at LoveDecember 26, 2000—When heart surgeon Darryl Sutorius is found dead in the basement of his upscale Cincinnati home, police assume he committed suicide. Friends
17. S05E17Journey to JusticeJanuary 2, 2001 10.0What does a prosecutor do when he has evidence linking a habitual drunk driver to a hit-and-run in which a child is killed, and he needs to
18. S05E18Video DiaryJanuary 9, 2001—When convenience store employee Wanda Mason is found dead, having been shot at point blank range, investigators find the entire murder has b
19. S05E19Deadly KnowledgeJanuary 16, 2001—The investigation into a missing college coed leads police to discover that, unbeknownst to her friends, she lived a bizarre double life, at

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Missing in TimeMay 7, 2001—A woman was reported missing after a fight with her husband. She was presumed dead and her husband was the only suspect. Police were suspici
2. S06E02Missing PearlMay 21, 2001—In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith is missing after an argument with her husband. Despite pleas from her children, police treat it as a rou
3. S06E03Man's Best Friend?June 4, 2001—In 1989, 4-year-old April Loveless was found dead in the backyard of her Texas home. Her mother, Debbie Loveless, and step-father John Mille
4. S06E04Hand DeliveredJune 11, 2001—Anonymous letters sent through the United States mail aren't always untraceable. One such letter, an anonymous tip to police about a murder,
5. S06E05Death PlayJune 18, 2001—In 1993, 16-year-old Marie Robards suffered the devastating loss of her father Steve Robards. The death was ruled the result of cardiac arre
6. S06E06Fire Dot ComJune 25, 2001—In 1996, seventeen month-old Josh Hinson died in a fire in his home. A federal agency ruled that it was arson and Josh's mother Terri Strick
7. S06E07Mistaken for DeadJuly 2, 2001—When a man dies unexpectedly in the office of a noted California doctor, police begin what they think will be a routine investigation. What
8. S06E08Frozen EvidenceJuly 9, 2001 8.5If a perpetrator leaves a shoe print in the mud, investigators use established techniques to made a mold of the shoe impression for later id
9. S06E09Soft TouchJuly 16, 2001—The 1990 murder of a Virginia woman is solved when new technology detects fingerprint evidence on a blood-stained pillow case.
10. S06E10Church DisappearanceJuly 23, 2001—When a six year old girl disappears from church during a Sunday service, investigators fear a stalker is preying on children in the church s
11. S06E11Photo FinishJuly 30, 2001—In 1995, California model Linda Sobek goes missing. Some vital pieces of information are found in a dumpster, which eventually led investiga
12. S06E12WhodunitAugust 5, 2001—An evening out at a Maryland murder mystery theatre performance turns into a real life whodunit when the badly burned body of Stephen Hricko
13. S06E13Horse PlayAugust 12, 2001—Michigan resident Shannon Mohr died tragically in what was reported by her new husband, David Davis, as a horseback riding accident. Upon de
14. S06E14Treads and ThreadsAugust 19, 2001—For 15 months, a serial killer was strangling prostitutes in Florida, then taunting police by leaving the bodies in plain sight. The only cl
15. S06E15Killer's Cattle-LogAugust 26, 2001—When police in the Great Plains were called to retrieve a dead body, they did a background check on the victim. The trail guided them into a
16. S06E16Skin of Her TeethSeptember 3, 2001—In 1994, a human skull found in an Ohio pond uncovers a ghastly crime. Markings on the skull indicate that the victim had been stabbed many
17. S06E17Line of FireSeptember 10, 2001—When a fundamentalist group starts attacking and robbing banks in the Pacific Northwest, authorities know immediately that they are dealing
18. S06E18Bad BloodSeptember 17, 2001—Forensic Files examines the case of Dr. John Schneeberger who raped one of his patients and his own step-daughter. Initially, he manages to
19. S06E19Pure EvilSeptember 24, 2001—Creating a profile of a serial killer, is part science and part intuition. The science involves studying criminals who have committed simila
20. S06E20Root of All EvilOctober 1, 2001 10.0The wife of prominent Illinois farmer Fred Grabbe disappeared from her farm without a trace. For three years, investigators searched in vain
21. S06E21Where the Blood DropsOctober 8, 2001—In 1987, Susie Mowbray was charged for the death of her husband, Bill Mowbray, which had the appearance of suicide. Her son was so convinced
22. S06E22Punch LineOctober 15, 2001—When a patient in a hospital emergency room said he cut his hand on a dumpster, the doctor recognized the injury as something else. That doc
23. S06E23Sibling RivalryOctober 22, 2001—Two of America's premier pornographers happen to be brothers. When one turns up dead, his brother confesses to shooting him. The question fo
24. S06E24Pastoral CareOctober 29, 2001—In 1981, New York correctional officer Donna Payant disappeared and was later found in a landfill. The medical examiner not only identified
25. S06E25Bagging a KillerNovember 5, 2001—When a nine-year-old girl headed for school vanishes from her quiet suburban neighborhood, an entire community starts searching for her abdu
26. S06E26Double TroubleNovember 12, 2001—When off-duty Maine State Trooper Vicky Gardner is attacked during a routine stop, it triggers a series of events which jumpstarts a slow-pa
27. S06E27Cats, Flies and SnapshotsNovember 19, 2001—In 1989, 19-year-old Lori Auker left her Pennsylvania home for work but never arrived. Police investigators viewed this case as a missing pe
28. S06E28Naked JusticeNovember 26, 2001—An attorney's pregnant wife is found dead at home, shot in the head.
29. S06E29Treading Not So LightlyDecember 3, 2001—In 1980, a four year-old is found unconscious in a parking lot with major head trauma. Police concluded it was a hit-and-run vehicle acciden
30. S06E30Shopping SpreeDecember 10, 2001—Lisa Manderach and her daughter Devon left their home to go shopping, but didn't come back home at the expected time. Lisa's husband Jimmy c

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The CheaterJanuary 1, 2002—Walter Notheis, Jr. was better known to the American public as entertainer Walter Scott, lead singer of the band, "Bob Kuban and the In-Men.
2. S07E02Forever Hold Your PeaceJanuary 8, 2002—Two men confess to a murder that took place behind a restaurant and are sentenced to a life in prison. Eight years later, another man, who s
3. S07E03Reel DangerJanuary 15, 2002—The investigation into a brutal attack on two boys near a pond relies on evidence fished out of the murky water. It was the first case where
4. S07E04Who's Your DaddyJanuary 22, 2002—In 1988, the body of a young woman was discovered in an Ohio river under ice. Most of the evidence found at the crime scene -- like hairs, f
5. S07E05The AlibiJanuary 29, 2002—In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, we explore the case of 17-year-old C
6. S07E06A Bite Out of CrimeFebruary 5, 2002—Evidence in an old pick-up leads police to a man who has been committing sexual assaults against women.
7. S07E07Purr-fect MatchFebruary 12, 2002—In 1994, on Canada's Prince Edward Island, the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife, Shirley Duguay, was discovered. Authorities linked
8. S07E08Bio-AttackFebruary 19, 2002—The 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack: Investigators uncover a plot to overthrow the government, after a unique strain of salmonella makes pe
9. S07E09A Shot in the DarkFebruary 26, 2002—Two sets of scientists, probe a woman's death.
10. S07E10Without a PrayerMarch 5, 2002—Forensic File, episode titled, "Without a Prayer", was created because of atheist, Madalyn Murray-O'Hair's activities in removing daily pray
11. S07E11A Clutch of WitnessesMarch 12, 2002—While standing outside of a motorcycle gang's clubhouse, two witnesses watched in horror as a truck intentionally ran over an unconscious ma
12. S07E12Scout's HonorMarch 19, 2002—Investigators turn to insects and the forensic entomologist are needed to solve this case.
13. S07E13A Touching RecollectionMarch 26, 2002—A clever Ohio girl remembers to leave fingerprints on her kidnapper's vehicle when she is abducted which aids police in their search along w
14. S07E14A Leg to Stand OnApril 2, 2002—When a severed leg is found in a dumpster, investigators are faced with the challenge of identifying the victim. Conventional methods -- fin
15. S07E15Partners in CrimeApril 9, 2002 10.0It takes a long time and a very hot fire to cremate a human body and destroy all evidence. But the coroner who performed the autopsy on the
16. S07E16Within a HairApril 16, 2002—A look at the forensic evidence in the case of the "River Park Rapist," who assaulted four women in South Bend, Indiana during 1996. Three v
17. S07E17Chief EvidenceApril 23, 2002—The murder of couple Raquel Rivera & Jay Johnson was first believed to be the result of a drug deal gone bad. However, no drugs are foun
18. S07E18A Bitter Pill to SwallowApril 30, 2002—A 33-year old woman meets, falls in love with, and marries a successful young doctor, but an unusual amount of discomfort during her pregnan
19. S07E19Sip of SinsMay 7, 2002—A trio of unsolved murders that occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas during the 1980s, details how a fourth murder from the same time period pro
20. S07E20Telltale TracksMay 14, 2002—The disappearance of Philadelphia college athlete Aimee Willard is investigated after her car was found, still running on the roadside. When
21. S07E21Ghost in the MachineMay 21, 2002—A pastor's wife appears to have committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. But as the investigation progresses, detectives d
22. S07E22Frozen in TimeMay 28, 2002—The 1991 disappearance of Newport Beach, California resident Denise Huber stumps investigators. Three years later, Arizona residents call po
23. S07E23Cold StorageJune 4, 2002—The 1987 disappearance of Tracy Jo Shine is recalled. The investigation went cold until 2000, when a special cold case squad discovered that
24. S07E24The Metal BusinessJune 11, 2002—A man who runs a car restoration company believes his business partner is trying to kill him.
25. S07E25Dressed to KillJune 18, 2002—When six-year-old Michelle Door disappeared without a trace, her father became the prime suspect. He failed a polygraph test and even confes
26. S07E26Palm Print ConvictionJune 25, 2002—The 1996 investigation into 48-year-old Martha Hansen's murder in Anchorage is helped by a legal requirement that bars have video cameras in
27. S07E27A Vow of SilenceJuly 2, 2002—A Texan's mail-order bride disappears.
28. S07E28Elephant TracksJuly 9, 2002—The murders of an elderly couple leave police stumped. That is, until two years later when they get a huge break. A jeweler looking through
29. S07E29A Bag of EvidenceJuly 16, 2002—A plastic garbage bag leads authorities to the killer of a nine-year-old Florida girl.
30. S07E30Tooth or ConsequencesJuly 23, 2002—An investigation into the murder of Katie Poirier is stymied by the lack of a body, but they find a few charred remains including a tooth. T
31. S07E31Sniffing RevengeJuly 30, 2002—The investigation into a suspicious death hits a dead end when the autopsy indicates that no foul play was involved. But a telephone tip and
32. S07E32Sleight of HandAugust 6, 2002—The suspect in a crime eludes arrest for 16 years because the police can't tie him to it. That changes, however, when investigators learn th
33. S07E33Scratching the SurfaceAugust 13, 2002—In Miami, Florida, a sniper opened fire from the rooftop of a manufacturing plant, killing one employee and injuring two others in the parki
34. S07E34Fire ProofAugust 20, 2002—A mysterious arsonist sets dozens of fires in Seattle in the early 1990s.
35. S07E35X Marks the SpotAugust 27, 2002—The use of the computers by law enforcement is detailed in this look at a series of crimes in St. Louis that stumped the local police and th
36. S07E36All Charged UpSeptember 3, 2002—The case of the Center City Rapist and the murder of Shannon Schieber. Philadelphia authorities use an anonymous letter and geographic profi
37. S07E37Breaking the MoldSeptember 10, 2002—Investigators look into what is making a family unwell.
38. S07E38House CallSeptember 17, 2002—A murder investigation in St. Petersburg, Florida, crosses jurisdictions from New York and Jamaica. The police rely heavily on cell phone ma
39. S07E39Marathon ManSeptember 24, 2002—A man's body is discovered near his family's horse ranch. His wife claims he went jogging, but investigators doubt her story.
40. S07E40The Sniper's TrailOctober 1, 2002 10.0Details the case of the Beltway sniper attacks, a 3-week shooting spree which left 10 people dead in the Washington, D.C. area.
41. S07E41Plastic FireOctober 8, 2002—An elderly Georgia woman dies in a car fire. Police claim the woman was murdered by her daughter, but an expert witness believes otherwise.
42. S07E42Last WillOctober 15, 2002—Sharon ("Shari") Smith, kidnapped and murdered in South Carolina in 1985, died about two hours after writing her last will which her killer

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Dessert Served ColdJanuary 1, 2003—Emergency personnel were called to the home of Richard Alfredo, who was slumped over, dead of an apparent heart attack. No one thought foul
2. S08E02The Music CaseJanuary 15, 2003—When 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson was found dead in her own home, it shattered the sense of security residents usually associated with Waseca
3. S08E03PaintballJanuary 22, 2003—In 1962, the people of the small town of Hanford, California lost their sense of peace when one of their own, 15-year-old Marlene Miller, wa
4. S08E04Sign HereJanuary 29, 2003—A mother of two disappears after a shopping trip. Her body is found a month later. Witnesses saw the victim being forced into a car by an un
5. S08E05Shadow of a DoubtFebruary 5, 2003—A woman is shot to death in her store just one day before she is to testify against the man accused of robbing her. The robber becomes the n
6. S08E06Tourist TrapFebruary 12, 2003—In 1993, thieves were robbing and killing tourists in Florida, making worldwide headlines. One victim fought back, suffering a bite mark tha
7. S08E07Once BittenFebruary 19, 2003—Due to a bite mark, an Arizona man is convicted and sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of a bartender. However, he fights to prove his i
8. S08E08All WetFebruary 26, 2003—A woman's death in Pennsylvania triggers a homicide investigation into another woman's death in North Carolina. The similarities in the two
9. S08E09Shot of VengeanceMarch 5, 2003—A nurse has a variety of flu-like symptoms. None of her doctors are able to find the cause, until she visits the gynecologist for a routine
10. S08E10Dinner and a MovieMarch 12, 2003—Time of death becomes pivotal when a pregnant woman is found murdered in her Connecticut home. The couple's adventurous sex life comes into
11. S08E11A Wrong FootMarch 19, 2003—In Peoria, Illinois, police discover a footprint that could identify an intruder who killed a young man and attacked two teenage girls.
12. S08E12Order UpMarch 26, 2003—A man is found shot to death in his home. Determining time of death becomes fatally important, and in order to do so, investigators need to
13. S08E13When the Dust SettledApril 2, 2003—Neighbers do not hear the gunshots when a union official is killed in his home.
14. S08E14A Welcome IntrusionApril 9, 2003—A man is declared a hero after claiming that he shot an intruder who killed his wife, but four years later, newly acquired forensic evidence
15. S08E15Within Arm's ReachApril 16, 2003—When a police officers wife is found dead from an apparent shotgun blast at close range investigators and peers of the officer are quick to
16. S08E16Private ThoughtsApril 23, 2003—When firefighters discovered an entire family dead inside their home, it seemed like a murder-suicide, but there were many inconsistent clue
17. S08E17BrotherhoodsApril 30, 2003—The double homicide of a gay couple leads investigators into the twisted world of White Supremacists. Shell casings, paint chips and an anal
18. S08E18Hair of the DogMay 7, 2003—With no forensic evidence inside a murder scene, investigators are left puzzled. But they suspected that the victim's dog had witnessed the
19. S08E19Breaking NewsMay 14, 2003—A TV news producer is killed in her apartment. The case goes cold until investigators turn to the Commonwealth of Virginia's DNA Databank wh
20. S08E20All the World's a StageMay 21, 2003—Police are dispatched to the scene of a shooting and find the victim's husband is one of their own: a homicide detective who says his wife a
21. S08E21The Big ChillMay 28, 2003—For years, a woman suffered from what appeared to be the unpleasant side effects of lithium, a drug prescribed to treat bipolar disorder. He
22. S08E22Bound for JailJune 4, 2003—A woman is found dead in a ravine near a jogging path. Significant crime scene evidence had been washed away by a series of thunderstorms. T
23. S08E23Sphere of InfluenceJune 11, 2003—When an 11-year-old girl disappeared from a small town in a remote area of Alaska, investigators wondered if she'd been attacked by a bear o
24. S08E24NailedJune 18, 2003—Just weeks before a witness is to testify against the man accused of sexually assaulting her, she is murdered in the front yard of her own h
25. S08E25Sign of the ZodiacJune 25, 2003—In 1996 a killer terrorized New York murdering 8 random people. Investigators begin finding with each new victim a strange pattern began to
26. S08E26Letter PerfectJuly 1, 2003—A healthy young man dies mysteriously in his sleep. There are no signs of trauma or injury, but toxicology tests reveal a lethal dose of lid
27. S08E27True LiesJuly 8, 2003—Kathleen Lipscomb's body was found on a deserted street outside of San Antonio. Months passed, then years, and the crime went cold. Then Kat
28. S08E28Bed of DeceitJuly 15, 2003—A retired police officer is found fatally shot in his bed, the apparent victim of a suicide. But evidence at the crime scene, along with for
29. S08E29Smoke in Your EyesJuly 22, 2003—A suspicious fire burned down an apartment, killing two young women. The cause of the fire and the identity of the victims were unclear. How
30. S08E30Flower PowerJuly 29, 2003—Two men called police to report the same murder. Apparently, neither one knew that the other had called and the investigation uncovered even
31. S08E31Past LivesAugust 5, 2003—The body of a rich businessman was found in his rental car. Teeth and bone fragments were all that remained of the body; miraculously, an en
32. S08E32Over and OutAugust 12, 2003—When a pipe bomb ripped through a rural home, killing a young man and seriously injuring his mother, police had no idea who was responsible.
33. S08E33Death by a SalesmanAugust 12, 2003—No one in a quiet residential community saw or heard anything unusual the day one of their neighbors was brutally attacked and murdered. Fin
34. S08E34Web of SeductionAugust 26, 2003—A man is found dead in his Michigan auto-salvage shop.
35. S08E35Grounds for IndictmentSeptember 2, 2003—A drive-by shooting leaves one man dead and another seriously wounded. Cell phone calls and shell casings point to a suspect, but authoritie
36. S08E36Dueling ConfessionsSeptember 9, 2003—In 1963, Australian teenager John Button is accused of running down his girlfriend on the roadway after a fight. After a brutal police inter
37. S08E37Traces of TruthSeptember 16, 2003—A high school gym teacher mysteriously leaves town without saying goodbye to anyone. He later sends letters to explain why. But a closer for
38. S08E38Honor Thy FatherSeptember 23, 2003—Detectives try to discover the cause of a Palestinian daughter's death in America. Did she provoke her parents and attack them or did her pa
39. S08E39Hack AttackSeptember 30, 2003—A mysterious computer crash pushes a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of employees
40. S08E40Deadly CurveOctober 7, 2003—Car with three Secret Service agents collides with local deputy's car; investigation launched into who was responsible for the deadly car ac
41. S08E41Visibility ZeroOctober 14, 2003—In 1993, the Amtrak Railroad experienced the deadliest train crash in United States history, when the Sunset Limited derailed while crossing
42. S08E42FlashoverOctober 21, 2003—A fire erupted in the Kings Cross Underground Station in London, killing 31 people and injuring dozens more. Arson investigators were able t

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Road RageJune 2, 2004—In the Season Nine premiere of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, the investigation of a discarded
2. S09E02Hunter or HuntedJune 9, 2004—On the last day of deer hunting season, a woman is killed while walking her dogs in the woods. Police assume it was a hunting accident, unti
3. S09E03In Harm's WayJune 16, 2004—An Alaskan police officer discovered a woman's body while patrolling a public park. A knife thought to be the murder weapon was found days l
4. S09E04No Corpus DelictiJune 23, 2004—Nearly two decades after a photographer went missing, her skeletal remains are discovered in the Colorado mountains.
5. S09E05News at 11June 27, 2004—A talented television news anchor was shot to death outside her home; it appeared to be a crime of passion, perpetrated by an obsessed fan.
6. S09E06Burning DesireJuly 7, 2004—Investigators sifted through the ashes of a fire that had killed a 40-year-old woman, the estranged wife of a police officer. At first glanc
7. S09E07Cloak of DeceitJuly 8, 2004—During the 1990s, a trio of bank robbers struck in both North and South Carolina. They got away with their crimes for years, until forensic
8. S09E08Bad MedicineJuly 8, 2004—When a plastic surgeon's wife becomes the victim of arsenic poisoning, investigators must determine who is trying to kill her and why.
9. S09E09Stick 'em UpJuly 15, 2004—Residents of Noel, Missouri were stunned to learn that their bank had been robbed and the bank president was found floating in a lake, secur
10. S09E10Head GamesJuly 22, 2004—A young couple goes camping in Oregon with their dog and only one of them comes out alive. Detectives work to determine whether the incident
11. S09E11Making the CollarAugust 11, 2004—The body of a 16-year-old girl was discovered nine months after she disappeared. Forensic scientists found clues that painted a virtual port
12. S09E12Financial DownfallAugust 11, 2004—In California, woman appears to have accidentally fallen to her death from a cliff, until an investigation uncovers proof of murder and a fi
13. S09E13A Daughter's JourneyAugust 23, 2004—Haunted by the disappearance of her mother some twenty years earlier, a young woman undertook an investigation of her own. Her mother's diar
14. S09E14Over a BarrelAugust 24, 2004—Murder of a retired couple in California. It took 10 years to bring their killer to justice.
15. S09E15Pinned by the EvidenceAugust 25, 2004—After a street fight claimed the life of a national wrestling champion, a jury decided it was murder, and sentenced the accused to twenty ye
16. S09E16Cries UnheardAugust 26, 2004—19 year old Devon Guzman is part of a love quadrangle that ends up getting her killed.
17. S09E17Buried TreasureAugust 27, 2004—A man fond of square-dancing disappears exactly one year after starting an affair with his friend's wife. Fifteen years later, a hobbyist wi
18. S09E18Badge of BetrayalSeptember 8, 2004—The body of a young California co-ed was found under an isolated ramp of the Interstate, and San Diego police had no idea who would want thi
19. S09E19Deadly MatrimonySeptember 15, 2004—An Ohio go-go dancer went missing in 1974. Twenty-six years later, her disappearance was solved with the help of tool mark analysis, a homem
20. S09E20Muddy WatersSeptember 22, 2004 8.5While investigating the case of a Colorado hunter shot three times and killed, police suspect two murder weapons, and two killers, but foren
21. S09E21Point of OriginSeptember 29, 2004—In 1984, California firefighters had battled ten arson fires in three weeks. When cigarettes and a scrap of paper connected the southern Cal
22. S09E22Seeds for DoubtOctober 6, 2004—A small community in upstate New York was devastated when a car accident claimed the life of a well-respected nurse. Investigators initially
23. S09E23Saving FaceOctober 13, 2004—A woman in Austin, Texas disappears and police begin investigating two possible explanations: kidnapping, and murder. They become even more
24. S09E24Northern ExposureDecember 8, 2004—Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discovered a body wrapped in sheets that were edged in orange stitching. Authorities hydrated the fingers and
25. S09E25Silk StalkingsDecember 29, 2004—Nancy Ludwig is found stabbed to death her hotel room in Detroit. Nancy's death is similar to another woman who was murdered 5 years earlier
26. S09E26Fishing for the TruthJanuary 5, 2005—Two fishermen get caught in the gulf in the middle of a storm. Only one man swims out alive. Was it an accident or was it murder?
27. S09E27For Love or MoneyJanuary 19, 2005—When a wealthy real estate tycoon went missing, it appeared to be foul play. He had been aware that he was in danger. In his will, he left i
28. S09E28South of the BorderFebruary 2, 2005—The cold-blooded murder of an American tourist in a Mexican resort focused law enforcement resources on both sides of the border. At first g
29. S09E29The Stake-OutFebruary 9, 2005—Entomology and computer forensics help solve the 1988 kidnapping and murder of a Pennsylvania banker's wife.
30. S09E30Walking TerrorMarch 2, 2005—In the middle of the night, a neighbor witnessed a man stab his wife, push her into the swimming pool, and hold her head under water. When q

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Trial by FireApril 27, 2005—Beverly Jean Long of Jackson, Georgia is put on trial for murdering her husband James on a cold night in 2003 and setting their home on fire
2. S10E02Marked for LifeMay 18, 2005—It would take forty-six years, handwriting analysis, and new fingerprint technology to solve the 1957 murders of two California police offic
3. S10E03Plastic PuzzleJune 1, 2005—In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a man riding a bicycle is fatally in
4. S10E04Up in SmokeJune 29, 2005—Investigators must determine what caused a house fire that killed an elderly couple and whether the victims' son is responsible.
5. S10E05Soiled PlanJuly 6, 2005—Detectives are suspicious after a woman is killed in a hunting accident, but it takes more than twenty years before a trace evidence analyst
6. S10E06HeadquartersJuly 13, 2005—Hunters make a grisly find in a Texas canyon: a human skull. Crime scene analysis reveals bits of clothing, a woman's shoe, some small bones
7. S10E07Season's bestOne for the RoadJuly 20, 2005 8.5A married couple decided to escape the cold of winter with a vacation in Key West. The wife went missing and police searched every inch of t
8. S10E08Army of EvidenceJuly 27, 2005 8.5A mother of two young children was found dead in her bedroom. It seemed she had killed herself; there were suicide notes near her body and a
9. S10E09Shear LuckAugust 3, 2005—The violent death of an Air Force officer's wife outside a Philippines air base is examined, amid accusations of a love triangle involving t
10. S10E10Tagging a SuspectAugust 10, 2005—Bombings are difficult to solve, because the perpetrator isn't usually at the scene, and the evidence goes up in smoke. But there are clues
11. S10E11Strong ImpressionsAugust 17, 2005—The wife of an Air Force officer was found dead in her bed, with a plastic laundry bag near her face. At first glance, it appeared she'd bee
12. S10E12Cereal KillerAugust 24, 2005—When a fire destroyed most of a home and a young boy went missing, police organized the largest search in the history of their small town. F
13. S10E13Crash CourseAugust 31, 2005—A highway patrolman was dispatched to what he thought would be a routine traffic accident. While he had no formal training in forensic scien
14. S10E14A Leg Up on CrimeSeptember 7, 2005—The decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in a Bakersfield irrigation canal. If there was trace evidence, it had been washed away.
15. S10E15TIght-Fitting GenesSeptember 14, 2005—The light of day and DNA picture painted by molecular biologist reveals new clues about a nighttime traffic accident.
16. S10E16Deadly ValentineSeptember 21, 2005—On Valentine's Day, an obstetrician finds his wife dead and calls 911. However, police discover inconsistencies between the blood spatter ev
17. S10E17Picture ThisSeptember 28, 2005—Weed analysis and photogrammetry are used to help solve the 1995 murder of a California teenager who was found dead after disappearing from
18. S10E18Oily in the MorningOctober 17, 2005—When police recovered the submerged car of a man reported missing, they expected to find his body - but it wasn't there. His broken eyeglass
19. S10E19Gold RushOctober 18, 2005—Emergency dispatch received a call from a man saying his girlfriend shot and killed herself. Police found the victim in the caller's house,
20. S10E20Four on the FloorOctober 19, 2005—'Four on the Floor' dealt with New Mexico law enforcement's successful effort to find and convict the killer of Betty Lee, a Navajo mother o
21. S10E21Writers BlockOctober 20, 2005—A brilliant young architect was poisoned and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial.
22. S10E22A Clean GetawayOctober 21, 2005—An employee of a drycleaner was raped and killed in the store, and investigators thought themselves fortunate to have two witnesses. Their d
23. S10E23Prints Among ThievesNovember 2, 2005—The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not really unexpected; he showed off his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evide
24. S10E24Unholy AllianceNovember 9, 2005—Some of the refugees who sought asylum in the United States after World War II lied about the atrocities in which they'd participated. Years
25. S10E25Signed, Sealed, DeliveredNovember 16, 2005—Forensics hopes to determine if this was revenge when the home of a state's witness is bombed, killing his father.
26. S10E26Cop OutNovember 30, 2005—A college student was found dead, and the evidence suggested he knew his killer. Three hairs and some microscopic cells helped police to unr
27. S10E27Summer ObsessionDecember 7, 2005—In an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, police were called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental drowning. The investigation grad
28. S10E28Enemy WithinDecember 7, 2005—A Kansas City attorney is beaten to death in his office and suspicion falls on his business partner.
29. S10E29Elemental ClueDecember 14, 2005—When two women from the same town were killed in the same way, police feared a serial killer was on the loose. At first they thought the vic
30. S10E30Moss, Not GrassDecember 21, 2005—A young woman was found dead on a golf course in the Bahamas. The grass on that course was so distinctive that it had evidentiary value. The
31. S10E31Material WitnessDecember 28, 2005—A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding; her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. The killer unknow
32. S10E32Garden of EvilJanuary 4, 2006—When a popular disc jockey was found murdered in a community garden, police swung into action. A sniffer dog and a blood spatter expert led
33. S10E33Sunday School AmbushJanuary 11, 2006—When a woman's husband was gunned down in his own garage by intruders, investigators worked tirelessly to find the assassins. But when they
34. S10E34Penchant for PoisonJanuary 18, 2006—Three seemingly unrelated deaths proved to be serial murders. The killer had been careful - he used poison which had no taste or odour. Fort
35. S10E35Bump in the NightJanuary 25, 2006—The crime scene was awash with blood. The victim had been brutally murdered as he slept in his own bed. There were no foreign fingerprints i
36. S10E36Sole SearchingFebruary 1, 2006 8.5While on the phone with 911, a woman is murdered in her bathroom, during a break in at her home. The investigation's strongest evidence is a
37. S10E37Murder on the MenuFebruary 8, 2006—The owner of a historic restaurant killed. Investigators uncover tales of debt and deceit. But the case remains open, until one detective ge
38. S10E38Hot on the TrailFebruary 15, 2006—A serial arsonist was on the loose in Washington, DC. Each of the fires was started with the same type of incendiary device. The perpetrator
39. S10E39High 'n' DryFebruary 22, 2006—When a woman was found dead in her bathroom, the evidence pointed to suicide. But a coroner's inquest and a unique application of forensic s
40. S10E40To the ViktorMarch 1, 2006—Three homicides on two continents looked like professional executions. Investigators on both sides of the Atlantic needed to find out if the
41. S10E41Wired for DisasterMarch 8, 2006—A 29-year-old woman was killed instantly when a bomb exploded in her home. The device was so powerful that shrapnel was imbedded in houses a
42. S10E42Wood-be KillerMarch 15, 2006—A killer tried to destroy everything which could link them to the crime. But in doing so, they inadvertently created new forensic evidence -

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Naughty or NyceJuly 19, 2006—Investigators examine evidence left at an automobile accident to determine if this was murder, including footprints leading away from the sc
2. S11E02Going for BrokeJuly 26, 2006—After a corpse is found without its head and hands at a compose site, a single finger tip leads to the identity of the body. A single dog ha
3. S11E03Just DessertsAugust 9, 2006—The bodies of a murdered Florida couple are discovered along a dirt road. A man with a criminal record is suspected since his driver's licen
4. S11E04Sunday's WakeAugust 16, 2006—After moving with her family from Sudan to the United States, a little girl becomes ill and dies; authorities must determine how and why it
5. S11E05Shattered DreamsAugust 23, 2006—In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a man and woman are found shot dead
6. S11E06Dockter VisitAugust 23, 2006—A World War II veteran was found dead in his home, and the investigation ground to a halt when the prime suspect had a solid alibi. But a lu
7. S11E07Murder, She WroteAugust 30, 2006 9.0A woman who was known to have suffered from depression seemingly took her own life. But her sister told police that, a year before her death
8. S11E08Concrete AlibiSeptember 6, 2006—Karen Slover, 23, model and mother, is killed in 1996. Thanks to a forensic geologist, the police may now be able to solve the puzzling IL c
9. S11E09Key EvidenceSeptember 13, 2006—In 2001, Kevin Rice, 38, had stopped his car in a Rockford, IL residential area. The husband, father and policeman is shot to death inside t
10. S11E10The GamblerSeptember 20, 2006—The world of high rollers and offshore gambling becomes the focus of the investigation into a Wisconsin triple murder.
11. S11E11Weakest LinkSeptember 27, 2006—The body of a young girl was discovered on a remote farm near Delano, California. She had no ID, but investigators found mailbox and house k
12. S11E12Capitol CrimesOctober 4, 2006—The driver said he couldn't have hit and killed a pedestrian on a Harrisburg street. The Jeep Grand Cherokee he was leasing around that time
13. S11E13UndertakenOctober 11, 2006—A funeral handyman is found dead underneath a parked car in Paterson, New Jersey. Although a medical examiner rules the death an accident, t
14. S11E14Dark WatersOctober 18, 2006—A local celebrity is killed and a passenger injured in a hit-and-run boating accident in New York State, leaving very little forensic eviden
15. S11E15Nice ThreadsOctober 25, 2006—Bible missionary student is murdered whilst baking cookies on Mother's Day Weekend for her mother. Police use a bloody palm print to provide
16. S11E16Grave DangerNovember 1, 2006—A young man was killed in a mysterious car crash, but the evidence at the scene led investigators to believe it was not an accident. Forensi
17. S11E17Internal AffairNovember 8, 2006—When a woman went missing, friends and family were determined to find her. Their worst fears were confirmed weeks later when her body was di
18. S11E18A Case of the FlueNovember 15, 2006—This robbery/homicide was unusual. The evidence at the scene proved that the perpetrator had been running out of the house, not breaking int
19. S11E19No Safe PlaceNovember 22, 2006—A wealthy man and his wife were mugged by three men outside of their luxurious Louisiana home. He was shot dead and she was forced to open t
20. S11E20Live WireNovember 29, 2006—The bomb was constructed to cause as much damage as possible... and it did, killing the victim with deadly force and flame. A painstaking se
21. S11E21Van-ishedDecember 6, 2006—A twelve-year-old girl claims that she was abducted and sexually assaulted. However, her story seems unbelievable until police discover fibe
22. S11E22A Novel IdeaDecember 13, 2006—Emergency Dispatch in Durham, North Carolina received a frantic call from a man who said his wife fell down the stairs; she was unconscious
23. S11E23Chief SuspectDecember 20, 2006—The wife of a respected police officer was murdered in her own home. The crime went unsolved for more than a decade, and then a newly formed
24. S11E24Water HazardDecember 27, 2006—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.
25. S11E25Shell GameJanuary 3, 2007—When a mussel-shell diver and his fiancée are found dead in their burned home, it doesn't take investigators long to realize that the fire w
26. S11E26Ring Him UpJanuary 10, 2007—For ten years, the disappearance of a college co-ed remained a mystery. And then new scientific testing cast a different light on a man who
27. S11E27Killer ImpressionJanuary 17, 2007—For sixteen years, the death of woman was considered an accident; then someone called police to suggest her husband had murdered her. Before
28. S11E28If I Were YouJanuary 24, 2007—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.
29. S11E29As the Tide TurnsJanuary 31, 2007—A woman is shot to death on a Florida beach. Her husband is also shot, but survives. He claims it was a robbery gone wrong, but investigator
30. S11E30A Tight LeashFebruary 7, 2007—How did the stalker obtain the security system code for his victim's home? How did he steal her personal photographs? Police needed answers,
31. S11E31Muffled CriesFebruary 14, 2007—After inspecting storm damage to a home in Tampa, the insurance assessor simply disappeared. Thirty hours later, her body was found in a nea
32. S11E32Critical ManeuverFebruary 21, 2007—When a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a young high school athlete, everyone in town mourned his passing. Finding the killer was a
33. S11E33Skirting the EvidenceFebruary 28, 2007—She won $5,000 at the Blackjack tables. Three hours later, she was abducted; a month after that, she was found dead. Then the trail turned c
34. S11E34Small Town TerrorMarch 7, 2007—A small town in Colorado is on edge after a series of deadly bombings, and police race to find the culprit before he strikes again. Ultimate
35. S11E35Fresh HeirMarch 14, 2007—Lives changed in the 20 years following an unsolved murder, and so did forensic science. In time, a high-powered microscope and DNA profilin
36. S11E36Ticker TapeMarch 21, 2007—Scientists analyze the memory of a murdered man's pacemaker to catch his killers.
37. S11E37Step By StepMarch 28, 2007—When a wealthy socialite died after falling down the stairs, the eyewitnesses said one thing and the evidence seemed to indicate another. To
38. S11E38Blanket of EvidenceApril 4, 2007—Two women murdered in the same state park. Indiana police feared it was the work of a serial killer until the forensic evidence pointed them
39. S11E39Fired-UpApril 11, 2007—When a house burned to the ground and a woman's charred remains were found in the rubble, investigators had to determine if it was an unfort
40. S11E40Two in a MillionApril 18, 2007—A millionaire and his family were executed in their own home. For three years, the murders went unsolved... and then a 30-year-old box of am
41. S11E41Bitter BrewApril 25, 2007—It was one of the most brazen crimes of the 20th century. Adolph Coors, chairman of the Coors Brewing Company, was kidnapped and held for ra
42. S11E42Message in a BottleMay 2, 2007—For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Would a used t

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Sharper ImageSeptember 26, 2007—In the Season 12 premiere of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, a young girl is found dead, and po
2. S12E02Insulated EvidenceOctober 3, 2007—When a Texas man is found dead in his fire-damaged San Antonio apartment, police discover fiber evidence that leads to a killer who entered
3. S12E03Cold HeartedOctober 10, 2007—When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends were devastated but they ha
4. S12E04Wheel of MisfortuneOctober 17, 2007—Security cameras in a casino tracked a young woman's movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again, but through t
5. S12E05Quite a SpectacleOctober 24, 2007—Police in Canada received a chilling 9-1-1 call from a woman who was just attacked in her apartment, but by the time they arrived, she was d
6. S12E06Transaction FailedOctober 31, 2007—When a dedicated, well-respected teacher disappeared, police had to determine if she'd gone on vacation without telling anyone, or if she wa
7. S12E07The Day the Music DiedNovember 7, 2007—The mystery surrounding the 1993 slaying of Mia Zapata, the lead singer for the Seattle punk-rock band the Gits, is solved a decade later wi
8. S12E08Sole SurvivorNovember 14, 2007—A case of a disappearance and presumed death of a Michigan State student. A professor of geological sciences is on hand to help dig up some
9. S12E09Insignificant OthersNovember 21, 2007—When the investigation of a woman's apparent suicide turns up some anomalies, investigators reopen the case of the suicide of another woman
10. S12E10Catch 22November 28, 2007—A woman was ambushed in her driveway and shot to death. During their investigation, police learned that a co-worker half her age was in love
11. S12E11A Cinderella StoryDecember 17, 2007—The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men
12. S12E12Screen PassJanuary 7, 2008—Fingerprints on a window screen hold the key to solving the abduction and murder of a 13-year-old Colorado girl.
13. S12E13Pressed for CrimeJanuary 14, 2008—A killer drives off in his victim's car after the crime. Forensic scientists match an iron found in the car to some broken pieces of plastic
14. S12E14Finger PaneJanuary 21, 2008—Two women are found dead in a Texas field, and a bloody fingerprint is found on one of the bodies. Police hope it will lead them to the kill
15. S12E15Good as GoldJanuary 28, 2008—On Halloween night 2004, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara were brutally murdered in their Napa, California home. The killer was not seen b
16. S12E16Freedom FighterFebruary 6, 2008—A county social worker is murdered and her home set on fire. Bite marks are used to convict a man who had threatened people in her office. T
17. S12E17Dog Day AfternoonFebruary 25, 2008—When the only witness to a brutal killing is the family dog, investigators turn to a microscopic analysis of some articles of clothing to fi
18. S12E18Shattered InnocenceMarch 7, 2008—The murderer probably hoped to cover his tracks by staging the crime scene. But police saw through the attempt almost immediately, and they
19. S12E19All Butt CertainMarch 14, 2008—A man is sent to jail based on eye-witness testimony that he killed his mother-in-law. But it was dark and the witness was a young child - i
20. S12E20Jean PoolApril 18, 2008—The 1984 murder of a college student, Laura Salmon, seems to have plenty of suspects, but nothing which solidly links any of them to the cri
21. S12E21Traffic ViolationsMay 9, 2008—An attractive waitress is found dead a mile and a half from her abandoned vehicle.
22. S12E22Brotherly LoveMay 23, 2008—Fingerprints from a 1969 murder investigation turn up more than 30 years later, and detectives wonder if there could be a match in a modern
23. S12E23DisrobedJune 6, 2008—The crime scene was especially violent: A husband and wife had been shot to death in their bedroom. At first, investigators thought their te
24. S12E24Driven to SilenceJune 20, 2008—A witness comes forward to help solve the murder of a South Carolina hairdresser.
25. S12E25Printed ProofJune 28, 2008—A pair of lesbian women are found murdered in Oregon. Forensic investigators trace fingerprints on duct tape used to bind them and make a co
26. S12E26About FaceJuly 18, 2008—A human skeleton was found in the North Carolina marshlands and, when investigators learned she'd been dead for several months, they knew it
27. S12E27In the BagJuly 25, 2008—After shooting his victims in the head, the killer staged the scene, placed the evidence into a plastic bag and tossed it into the river. Bu
28. S12E28Yes, In DeedAugust 8, 2008—In a terrible twist of fate, just days after the woman sold her home and moved to a modest trailer, a fire claimed both the trailer and her
29. S12E29Guarded SecretsAugust 22, 2008—When a security guard disappeared from work without a trace, investigators couldn't determine if he left willingly or if foul play was invol
30. S12E30Smoking Out a KillerAugust 29, 2008—For years, a brutal series of rapes and murders of college girls shocked a local campus. Police feared a serial killer was on the loose and

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Frozen AssetsSeptember 12, 2008—A bag full of evidence recovered from an iced-over river helps to reveal the murderer of a businesswoman in her own shop.
2. S13E02House HuntingSeptember 19, 2008—In 2006, Texas real estate agent Sarah Anne Walker was found murdered in a model home. Weeks later, a witness came forward who may have seen
3. S13E03Shoot to ThrillOctober 3, 2008—In 2003, Jason MacLennan returned home after a night out with friends and found his father's body lying in a pool of blood. There were shoe
4. S13E04Political ThrillerOctober 10, 2008—After a politician dies of an apparent heart attack, an observant medical aide suspects poisoning and takes blood and urine samples. They be
5. S13E05Double CrossOctober 24, 2008—A U.S. Navy air traffic controller is found raped and murdered in her own home, and the body of one of her male co-workers is found right ne
6. S13E06Dancing with the DevilOctober 31, 2008—A man is found stabbed to death after a night in a strip club. A drop of blood on a bedspread becomes critical evidence five yeas later.
7. S13E07Last DanceNovember 14, 2008—In 2000, the body of an exotic dancer was found beneath a New Jersey bridge, making police believe she committed suicide. But evidence at th
8. S13E08Constructive CriticismNovember 21, 2008—A construction foreman's murder is solved when an investigator notices some unusual characteristics of a few drops of blood.
9. S13E09Home EvasionDecember 5, 2008—In 2000, Judy Southern came home from work and was shot by a gunman waiting for her. Her husband Allen arrived afterwards, called 911 and dr
10. S13E10Window WatcherDecember 12, 2008—A woman's story seemed far fetched: A man wearing only underwear and gloves broke into the house, stabbed her boyfriend to death, and raped
11. S13E11Stranger in the NightDecember 19, 2008—Suspected in the murder of his mother, a Delaware man tries to convince detectives that the real killer is a hitchhiker he had picked up.
12. S13E12Kidnapping (The Ginger Hayes Murder)January 9, 2009—A family vacation turns into a terrifying search for a missing wife and baby, then becomes a manhunt for a killer who committed a horrific c
13. S13E13Sands of CrimeJanuary 16, 2009—A college student is abducted and murdered five days before Christmas. Eight years pass before a cell phone and a pair of running shoes impl
14. S13E14Calculated CoincidenceJanuary 23, 2009—A North Carolina woman is raped and strangled in her apartment. Authorities are unable to link the prime suspect to the homicide, until they
15. S13E15Sworded SchemeJanuary 30, 2009—A college student is reported missing, and police discover blood spatter in her boyfriend's bedroom – blood spatter someone has gone to grea
16. S13E16Unmasked (The Stevie Green Case)February 20, 2009—A serial rapist is on the loose in a Texas town. No one knows where he'll strike next, but the audacity of his attacks and the escalation of
17. S13E17Fashion PoliceMarch 13, 2009—The victim has been stabbed more than thirty times, and the crime scene is awash with her blood. Near her head, police discover a distinctiv
18. S13E18Church Dis-serviceApril 3, 2009—A young woman attends evening church services... then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept
19. S13E19Seedy IntentionsApril 17, 2009—When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic's vision leads to a field where her b
20. S13E20DNA DragnetMay 15, 2009—Digital enhancement of security camera video shows that what appears to be a casual encounter is actually a forced abduction, leading to mur
21. S13E21Smiley FaceMay 22, 2009—The woman was sexually assaulted, stabbed, and left for dead. She survived and provided a description of her attacker. When someone who fit
22. S13E22Dirty LaundryJune 5, 2009—The victim was a self-made man who never minced words. Perhaps he was murdered by a disgruntled employee. Perhaps the racy photos in his saf
23. S13E23Drowning SorrowsJune 12, 2009—A family vacation becomes a nightmare when the wife is found face-down in the lake. Determining the manner of her death proves to be difficu
24. S13E24As FaultJune 19, 2009—The woman in the back of the truck was flailing her arms, screaming. They thought she was doing something dangerous for the fun of it. But w
25. S13E25Family TiesJuly 17, 2009—After he got inside, the assailant used an ax to kill the husband and critically injure his wife. Nothing was taken; this wasn't a robbery.
26. S13E26Trouble BrewingJuly 24, 2009—Two suspects living together were linked to a murder by bloodstained boots and a gun – items that belonged to the one who claimed he'd never
27. S13E27Holy TerrorAugust 14, 2009—A serial bomber was on the loose in Illinois. Two churches had been bombed and one person was killed. Investigators had to stop the perpetra
28. S13E28Needle in a HaystackSeptember 4, 2009—There was no apparent reason for the young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the medical examiner found the tiniest of clues dur
29. S13E29Room with a ViewSeptember 11, 2009—The victim had been stabbed more than a hundred times; her bedroom was blood-soaked. While her body was positioned in a suggestive way, she
30. S13E30Dollars and SenseSeptember 25, 2009—Even though the victim was burned beyond recognition, police were able to create a composite sketch from his remains and identify him. But k
31. S13E31Hair LineOctober 2, 2009—Doctors don't know why the young scientist is gravely ill. When tests finally reveal the cause, it's too late to save him. Police hope that
32. S13E32All That Glitters is GoldOctober 16, 2009—A bullet-riddled car, a missing driver, and no witnesses. Was this an ambush or a random attack? Had the victim been abducted or was she dea
33. S13E33Deadly RebellionOctober 30, 2009—The teen's parents weren't really worried. She'd run away before, and they were sure she'd be back… but they were wrong. She was found on th
34. S13E34Sign of the CrimeNovember 13, 2009—Two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered. The similarities of the crime scenes led police to believe they we
35. S13E35Covet Thy NeighborNovember 20, 2009—A college co-ed simply vanishes, and her fellow students are concerned about her safety… and their own. Weeks later, when a body is discover
36. S13E36Writing on the WallDecember 11, 2009—The victim was well liked and successful, which made the brutality of the crime hard to understand. She'd written a name on the wall, presum
37. S13E37Hundreds of ReasonsJanuary 8, 2010—The assistant manager of the restaurant had been stabbed to death. Police knew why he'd been killed: $8,000 was missing from the safe. As to
38. S13E38Cold FeetFebruary 5, 2010—The convenience store safe was empty and the clerk, missing. Hours later, her bound, half-naked body was discovered in nearby woods. Almost
39. S13E39Separation AnxietyFebruary 19, 2010—When a man's body is discovered burned in a parking lot, police use tire track impressions and security camera video to track down the kille
40. S13E40Office VisitMarch 5, 2010—A respected surgeon was stabbed to death in the parking lot next to his office. The most likely suspect is seen having dinner in a restauran
41. S13E41Palm SaturdayMarch 12, 2010—A young couple is found murdered in their Graham, Washington home; detectives discover shoe impressions, a partial palm print, and a neighbo
42. S13E42Shoe-In for MurderMarch 19, 2010—Terrified, the young girl hid in her bedroom while her mother was attacked and stabbed to death. The day was May 12, 1994, when Crystal Perr
43. S13E43Family InterruptedApril 2, 2010—The gunman opened fire as the family of four entered their home, killing two and wounding the others. He'd pulled open a few drawers to make
44. S13E44Runaway LoveApril 16, 2010—It was classic "overkill." The woman floating in the harbor of an upscale yacht club had been stabbed more than 50 times. Her ex-husband and
45. S13E45Watchful EyeApril 30, 2010—On May 20, 2001, Carrie Nelson, then 20, was beaten to death while working alone in a state park office. There's a wealth of evidence at the
46. S13E46Waste Mis-ManagementMay 14, 2010—The evidence suggested the woman had been bound, sexually assaulted and murdered. Afterwards, the killer spent hours at the crime scene, wip
47. S13E47Dirty Little SeacretMay 28, 2010—The couple spent Memorial Day weekend at the beach, and then they simply vanished. Their clothes and personal items were still in the rented
48. S13E48Lights OutJune 11, 2010—Whoever stabbed the young mother to death had also savagely beaten her four-year-old daughter. Police had a suspect, but not enough evidence
49. S13E49Pet RockJune 18, 2010—The woman hadn't shown up for work in two days, and her boss reported her missing. When her body was found, the evidence pointed to suspects
50. S13E50Best Foot ForwardJuly 9, 2010—The investigation of an exotic dancer's disappearance leads to an isolated site where someone has been shot and cremated. Soft tissue attach

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1. S14E01Purebread MurderSeptember 10, 2010—A young mother is murdered after years of domestic abuse. There are clues at the scene: bloody footprints and DNA from the victim's rape kit
2. S14E02Hear No EvilSeptember 24, 2010—Threatening emails, a missing person and an abandoned truck lead police to a home where they believe a murder was committed. The evidence is
3. S14E03Hell's KitchenOctober 8, 2010—It appeared the victim had accidentally fallen and hit her head at the bottom of the stairs. But the odd position of her shoes and the absen
4. S14E04Three's a CrowdOctober 22, 2010—As she left choir practice, the woman was gunned down in the church parking lot. Her husband became the prime suspect â€" particularly when
5. S14E05A Squire's RichesNovember 5, 2010—The truck fell off of the hydraulic jack, crushed the man working beneath it, and sparked a fire or so it seemed. Investigators turned to fo
6. S14E06Home of the BraveNovember 19, 2010—When their trailer catches fire, the young husband heroically rescues his wife and infant son. A month later, his wife is beaten to death in
7. S14E07Freeze FramedDecember 3, 2010—The man suffered a slow, agonizing death over a period of days. His wife maintained he killed himself but police were skeptical… especially
8. S14E08Touch of EvilDecember 17, 2010—The "Last Call Killer" targeted men in gay bars who drank heavily. After killing and dismembering them, he carefully washed away the evidenc
9. S14E09Textbook MurderDecember 31, 2010—The victim was brutally murdered. Police learn her fiancé was having affairs with other women, and he becomes the prime suspect, that is unt
10. S14E10Filtered OutJanuary 14, 2011—When a teenaged girl goes missing, no one knows if she ran away or if she was the victim of foul play. Everyone's worst fears are confirmed
11. S14E11Water LoggedJanuary 28, 2011—The bodies of three women were found floating in Tampa Bay. The water washed away any evidence, but police hoped a handwritten note found in
12. S14E12Social CircleFebruary 11, 2011—Four young adults are brutally murdered in an affluent Texas neighborhood, and the crime scene yields little evidence. The next-door neighbo
13. S14E13Low MaintenanceFebruary 25, 2011—A young college student is found dead in her apartment. There are no obvious signs of foul play, but skin cells under her fingernails yield
14. S14E14Fate DateMarch 11, 2011—Twenty-four hours after her face-to-face meeting with a man she met online, the woman and her soon-to-be ex-husband were shot to death. Only
15. S14E15Trail of a KillerMarch 25, 2011—A woman is murdered on a jogging trail in the middle of the day. The leads from cell phone records and search dogs go nowhere. Nine days lat
16. S14E16Gone BallisticApril 8, 2011—When a real estate developer is shot to death, his wife becomes the prime suspect. Police have a wealth of evidence against her, but it's ci
17. S14E17Seeing RedApril 22, 2011—The victim was discovered in a landfill, stuffed into a suitcase. She resembled another woman, missing for 18 months. Sure they were dealing
18. S14E18Auto-MotiveMay 6, 2011—A woman going through a bitter divorce is reported missing the morning after 9/11. Investigators are frustrated until a suspect makes a verb
19. S14E19Skeleton KeyMay 20, 2011—The woman was missing for a month. Police find her car but no evidence of foul play… only a fingerprint and a set of keys. There's a code on
20. S14E20Funeral ServicesJune 3, 2011—A funeral director is murdered and his son, the sole beneficiary of his estate, is considered a likely suspect… until witnesses provide him
21. S14E21Expert WitnessJune 17, 2011—The killer was meticulous, washing everything at the scene, including the victim's body. The only definitive evidence was a single hair. Thr

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