Forensic Files

14 Seasons 1996 - 2011 TV-14 30m 8.8

A series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.

Police increasingly utilize scientific laboratory analysis to solve crimes. This program reviews and re-enacts dramatic cases from around the world in which forensic scientists find and examine previously undetectable evidence. Through their hard work, criminals are brought to justice and the innocent are set free.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 The Magic Bullet

2. The Magic Bullet

Aired: Oct 17, 1996

At the Dallas 'Pistol & Revolver' club in 1991, Trey Cooley, a young spec...

Episode 3 The House That Roared

3. The House That Roared

Aired: Oct 10, 1996

Caren Campano disappeared and her husband, Chris became the prime suspect -- ...

Episode 4 The Footpath Murders

4. The Footpath Murders

Aired: Oct 23, 1996

British detectives worked with a pioneering scientist to solve crimes of sexu...

Episode 5 Planted Evidence

5. Planted Evidence

Aired: Oct 24, 1996

Single mother Denise Johnson is found dead in a deserted area outside of Phoe...

Episode 6 Southside Strangler

6. Southside Strangler

Aired: Oct 30, 1996

The U.S. criminal justice system's first use of DNA profiling in a serial mur...

Episode 7 Legionnaires' Disease

7. Legionnaires' Disease

Aired: Nov 6, 1996

Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States, played host to millions of...

Episode 8 The Wilson Murder

8. The Wilson Murder

Aired: Nov 13, 1996

On the night of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home after a meeting. She...

Episode 9 Deadly Neighborhoods

9. Deadly Neighborhoods

Aired: Nov 20, 1996

Eleven children in an elementary school in Phoenix contracted childhood leuke...

Episode 10 Insect Clues

10. Insect Clues

Aired: Nov 27, 1996

Between 1985 and 1988, 18 people were choked, molested and left for dead in t...

Episode 11 Outbreak

11. Outbreak

Aired: Dec 4, 1996

Alarmingly high levels of thyroid hormones pump through the systems of South ...

Episode 12 The List Murders

12. The List Murders

Aired: Dec 11, 1996

For 18 years, a man who murdered his entire family successfully eluded the FB...

Episode 13 Raw Terror

13. Raw Terror

Aired: Dec 18, 1996

Escherichia coli (E-coli) bacteria can be found in meats, milk and in water. ...

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Info about Forensic Files

Current Status: Ended

Network: TLC

Production Countries: Array, Array

Genres: Crime, Documentary

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