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Investigators are baffled after finding a murder scene devoid of any physical evidence, but they suspect that the victim's dog had witnessed the crime. If so, forensic scientists would have to find some way to learn what the dog had seen.

A Michigan State University grad student disappeared and was presumed dead. With the help of a professor of geological sciences, police hoped to get the "dirt" on her killer.

A young woman was found dead on a golf course in the Bahamas. The grass on that course was so distinctive, it had evidentiary value. The evidence led police to two suspects, each of whom blamed the other.

In 1998, a Maryland murder mystery performance turns into a real whodunit when the badly burned body of Stephen Hricko is discovered in his hotel room.

On Christmas Eve 2005, a man's body is found burning near Baltimore. He's eventually identified as 26-year-old Wesley Person. Distinctive building materials from the 1930s play a crucial role in solving this case.

In 1996, Virginia Beach police arrive at the Makdessi apartment to find the bloodied bodies of Elise Makdessi and Navy sailor Quincy Brown. But was Brown Elise's lover or her assailant?

An obstetrician returned home from the hospital and found his wife on the bathroom floor. She was covered with blood and not breathing. He tried unsuccessfully to revive her, staining his clothes with her blood in the process.

How did the stalker obtain the security system code for his victim's home? How did he steal her personal photographs? Police needed answers and they found them in the most unlikely of places.

Nancy Newman and her two daughters are found brutally murdered. The crime scene has no shortage of evidence, but investigators cannot find a conclusive link to their prime suspect. To solve the puzzle, an FBI analyst designs a unique experiment.

While vacationing in California, Earl Morris learns that his wife has gone missing from their Arizona home. The search for Ruby Morris involves dozens of investigators and scientists — and even the Coast Guard.

In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest-running true crime series in television history, a serial bomber targets a judge, two attorneys and even a courthouse.

In 1980, Michigan resident Shannon Mohr died in what her new husband, David Davis, reported to be a horseback riding accident. After her death, Shannon's family reported that Davis seemed far from grief-stricken.

In 1999, Patrick McRae was found dead in his Des Moines home and the crime scene was awash with blood. Analysis showed it had come from two people, one of whom was female.

A mother of two vanishes after a shopping trip. Her body is discovered a month later, and witnesses say they saw the victim being forced into a car by an unknown person.

After 10 bodies turn up in Florida, one victim — 17-year-old Lisa McVey — is abducted but released. She leads police to the perpertrator, Bobbie Joe Long.

A three-year-old develops a respiratory condition. His father has Alzheimers. An investigator reveals that their ill health is due to mold in their modern home.

A Modesto, California teenager goes missing. With no signs of struggle in her home, police suspect she has simply run away — until her naked, bruised body is discovered in a ditch 20 miles away.

A man riding a bicycle was fatally injured in what police believed to be a hit-and-run accident. Tiny clues found at the scene created a picture of the vehicle which struck him and led police to its driver.

In 2001, Ginger Hayes and her infant son were abducted during a carjacking. The crime had been reported by a witness within minutes of occurrence.

In 1994, a human skull retrieved from an Ohio pond reveals a ghastly crime. Markings on the skull indicate that the victim had been stabbed multiple times and that the teeth had been removed with needle-nose pliers.

A teenager went missing after an evening of horseback riding. Her body was found a month later, three miles from her home. But the killer unknowingly left trace evidence behind.

Professional photographer Charles Rathbun claims model Linda Sobek died during a consensual sexual encounter gone wrong, but Sobek's corpse and digital imaging tell a more sinister story.

A woman disappears without a trace. Even though foul play is suspected, the leads don't pan out and the trail turns cold. Twenty years would pass before police are able to link a clump of hair discovered in an isolated area with the missing woman.

In 1962, the small town residents of Hanford, California lost their sense of peace when one of their own, 15-year-old Marlene Miller, was murdered.

When a wealthy real estate tycoon goes missing, it appears to be foul play. In his will, he leaves instructions in case he should die under violent circumstances — which were carried out after a hiker comes across his bullet-ridden skull.

No one in a quiet residential community saw anything unusual the day one of their neighbors was brutally attacked and murdered. Fingerprints found at the crime scene and surveillance video helped investigators to apprehend the presumed killer.

In 1981, New York correctional officer Donna Payant disappeared and was later found in a landfill. The medical examiner not only identified the cause of death, but also found an important clue.

Police instituted an intense search when the mother of two young children went missing. Twenty years after her body was found, new technology recontextualized old evidence and pointed directly to the killer.

Casino security cameras tracked a young woman's movements until shortly before she disappeared. She was never seen again, but through the evidence she left behind, she was able to tell investigators what happened to her and who was responsible.

When an off-duty policeman was shot dead, his fellow officers were determined to solve the crime. They needed clues to find the killer and they discovered them in tiny fibres and an asthma inhaler.

When Chris Ochoa confessed to the 1988 rape and murder of Nancy DePriest, the case was closed. 8 years later, Achim Marino confessed to the same crime. Can DNA evidence identify the real perpetrator?

When a successful stockbroker doesn't return home after a late shift, his wife reports him missing.

In 2006, Darlene VanderGiesen received threatening emails and then disappeared. Tracking the source of the emails led police to the home of Daphne Wright, where they believe a murder was committed.

A young TV news producer is raped and murdered in her apartment. Police identify two suspects, but both are cleared of any wrongdoing. When the case stalls for more than a year, investigators turn to the Commonwealth of Virginia's DNA Databank.

Investigators sift through the ashes of a fire which killed a 40-year-old woman. The fire appears to have been started by an unattended cigarette. On closer look, forensic scientists discover the cause was far more complicated.

A serial arsonist starts several fires that cause millions of dollars worth of damage and the deaths of three people. He is discovered, partly through the use of forensic hypnosis.

In 1991, a high school girl vanished after attending a party. The prime suspect had two alibi witnesses for the night she disappeared. A solid alibi can often overcome circumstantial evidence, but forensic evidence is another matter.

In a 1992 murder case, the autopsy of a cremated body turns up telltale clues of foul play.

This examination of the role autopsies play in murder investigations focuses on the suspicious death of Virginia Ridley. Police charge her mentally unstable husband with murder, but a medical examiner discovers that she died of natural causes.

A woman is reported missing after a fight with her husband. Police suspect a man who reported a fire in his car. Two tiny drops of blood are found in the interior. Finally, a tiny clue inside the suspect's watchband helps solve the case.

While investigating the murder of 9-year-old Jessica Knott, police use a garbage bag to connect suspect James Edward Crow, Jr. to the crime.

A 13-year-old girl went missing from her Colorado home. The only evidence the kidnapper left behind was three fingerprints on a window screen.

6-year-old Nicole Rae Walker was killed in a hit-and-run in her Ft. Lauderdale neighborhood. The prosecutor combines the talents of an accident reconstruction expert with a video specialist to create a graphic demonstration of the moment of impact.

A wealthy man and his wife were attacked by three masked men outside their luxurious Louisiana home. He was shot dead and she was forced to open their hidden safe. To solve the crime, police would have to find out who knew about the concealed safe.

In the 1990s, the media dubbed Richard Rogers the "Last Call Killer" because he targeted men in gay bars who were obviously intoxicated.

The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach. A pair of men's tennis shoes was discovered near her body. Police were sure that if they found the man who fit the shoes, they would also find the man who committed the crime.

When a hit-and-run boating accident caused the death of a popular young man, investigators faced the daunting task of searching for one boat among 1200 others.

When a woman disappeared without a trace, there were two possible explanations: kidnapping or murder. Careful investigation, a forensic artist and DNA profiling enabled police to find a single suspect, who was known to prey upon vulnerable women.

It was one of the most brazen crimes of the 20th century. Adolph Coors III, chairman of the Coors Brewing Company, was kidnapped and held for ransom. The crime prompted one of the most intense manhunts in United States history.

In 1989, 4-year-old April Loveless was found dead in the backyard of her Texas home. Her parents told police that she was attacked and killed by wild dogs. Investigators did not agree.

Soon after organizing a workers' strike, a union official is executed in his home. Neither his wife nor anyone in the neighborhood hear any gunshots. It takes a forensic sound test, an electron microscope and a nightgown to explain why.

After 6-year-old Michelle Lee Dorr went missing, her father confessed to murdering her. But investigators soon poked holes in his story, leaving the case unsolved for 14 years.

A highway patrolman was dispatched to what he thought would be a routine traffic accident — until he looked in the car. He had seen hundreds of accidents, but none with as much blood as this.

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