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A beautiful young woman falls to her death from a cliff overlooking the ocean. Initially, investigators think it was a tragic accident. But after a forensic examination, police uncover a very different picture of what happened.

In 2007, Shamaia Smith disappears from a strip club in East Hartford, CT. Police consider various patrons of the club, but focus on local businessman Kenneth Otto.

A two-man shrimp boat sinks when a fast-moving, violent storm strikes the Louisiana coast. The captain drowns, but the deckhand is rescued fourteen hours later. The crewman is hailed as a hero — until the captain's body is discovered.

When Leann Fletcher is found dead, investigators use blood spatter analysis and forensic computing to find a motive for her murder: her husband, a prominent lawyer, was having an affair with judge Susan Chrzanowski.

When a 9-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic's vision leads to a field where her body is discovered, along with what investigators hope is enough evidence to find her killer.

Residents of Noel, Missouri were stunned to learn that their bank had been robbed and the bank president was missing. His body was later found floating in a lake, securely bound to a chair with duct tape.

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.

Women in a Louisiana city live in fear of a rapist who leaves no clues to his identity. But technology and behavioral science combine to give police a new forensic tool. Police narrow their search to one man: local policeman Randy Comeaux.

When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends had no proof of foul play.

In 2002, a small community in upstate New York was devastated when Patty Wlasiuk died in a truck accident. But burdock seed pods found in her hair and on her clothes indicated that this was no accident — it was cold-blooded murder.

Paul Gruber's daughter suspected something was wrong when she received birthday cards addressed from her father, but written in a stranger's handwriting.

When a young woman disappeared, police feared she was the latest victim in a string of similar crimes. A pair of bloody gloves, unique tire tracks and ordinary pine needles provided investigators with some extraordinary clues.

Seattle police had no suspects in the violent murder of grunge singer Mia Zapata. More than a decade passed before evidence collected by a prescient medical examiner could be used by forensic scientists to identify the killer.

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 home. Investigators immediately suspect her attacker, but they don't have enough evidence to prove his guilt.

Doctors are puzzled when a two-year-old boy is rushed to the hospital with brain seizures and breathing difficulties. Finally, the boy's sister provides an important clue, raising the possibility of a rare syndrome.

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?

In 1990, Shirley Andronowich's body was found mutilated. Eyewitnesses told police she had a fight with her husband the night before, but forensic evidence proved that he had nothing to do with her death.

In the search for the killer of two Texas teenagers, a behavioral profile led to suspect Jason Massey. Hard science proved the profile was correct, and Massey was executed by lethal injection on April 3, 2001.

In 1994, 19-year-old Shannon Melendi disappeared while at Emory University. Her disappearance remained a mystery for ten years, until new scientific testing cast a different light on Colvin "Butch" Hinton.

The body of a wealthy American businessman was found in his rental car. Teeth and bone fragments were the only remains. When the victim's wife files an insurance claim for $7 million, investigators seek the help of a renowned forensic anthropologist.

In 1991, Maine resident Pearl Smith goes missing after an argument with her husband, Bill Bruns. When investigators find a blood trail that leads to the couple's basement, police are sure they'll find the victim's body.

A killer tries to incinerate everything that could link him to his crime. But in doing so, he inadvertently creates new forensic evidence. Detectives employ a technique never before used in a criminal investigation to bring it to light.

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.

The decomposed body of a young woman was discovered in a Bakersfield irrigation canal. If there was trace evidence, it had been washed away.

The victim had ingested a massive amount of cyanide. An unlikely clue — a flaw on a mailing envelope — exposed a murderer who was willing to kill innocent people.

A woman convicted of killing her mother in a car fire is granted a new trial. An expert witness has a different opinion as to how the fire started and, if proven, would clear the woman of any culpability.

A bomb, constructed to cause as much damage as possible, kills a victim with deadly force and flame. When a painstaking search yields some tiny clues, police are able to identify the killer as surely as if he'd signed them.

A suspicious fire sweeps through an apartment, killing two young women. The cause of the fire and the identity of the victims are unclear, but a closer look at the scene reveals something hidden in the ashes.

A Colorado hunter is the victim of a well-planned crime. Investigators suspect two weapons and two killers. But forensic evidence points them in a different direction — one much closer to home.

In an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, police were called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental drowning. The investigation gradually focused on one suspect who had more than a million reasons to want the victim dead.

A married couple decided to escape the cold of winter with a mini-vacation in Key West. The wife went missing and police searched every square inch of the island; they found nothing but a pair of sandals which might have belonged to her.

It was one of the most unusual cases in forensic history. Investigators had to find a way to solve a murder case using only a squashed tomato found at the crime scene and tiny, pinpoint reflections of light in a photograph.

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 1996, police received a call from Darlie Routier telling them of her two sons' murders. The police found the killer by analyzing blood spatter, doing behavioral profiling and analyzing Darlie's 911 call.

When police in the Great Plains are called about a dead body, a background check on the victim leads them into a bizarre web of homeless drifters, cattle auctions and bad checks — all fronted by elderly couple Ray and Faye Copeland.

Witnesses saw a woman in the back of a truck, flailing her arms and screaming. When they found a jacket near a pool of blood, they knew what they had seen wasn't a joy ride.

When two women from the same town were murdered in the same way, police feared a serial killer was on the loose. At first they thought the victims had nothing in common until they found tiny clues linking them to the same man.

While skeet shooting on a beautiful spring day, Martin Dillon is shot dead. His friend maintains it was a freak accident, but it takes more than 20 years for the truth to surface.

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 1971, John List left a note with the bodies of his mother, wife and three children in his mansion ballroom before disappearing completely. Detectives must solve the case, despite having only an outdated photograph of List.

A security guard disappeared from his post without a trace; his remains were found a year later in a remote campsite.

After being admitted to the hospital with unexplained bleeding, 11-month-old Chad Shelton dies. Investigators and scientists frantically search for a cause when others from the same house fall ill.

Three seemingly unrelated deaths prove to be serial murders. The killer had been careful; he used poison which had no taste or odor. Fortunately for investigators, it also had a unique chemical signature.

In 2000, the body of exotic dancer Rachel Siani was found beneath a New Jersey bridge. Investigators wondered if she had committed suicide. They discovered that Rachel offered to assist a drunk customer named John "Jack" Denofa to his motel room.

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.

Firefighters find an entire family dead inside their home in an apparent murder-suicide, but there are several inconsistent clues in the rubble. Could ballistics, a time card and some secret audiotapes unravel the mystery?

When Scott Dunn goes missing, police spray his bedroom with Luminol and uncover a scene of horrific violence. Now investigators face a daunting task: proving that Scott Dunn had been murdered without a body, a witness or a murder weapon.

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.

In 2000, construction manager Darrell North was found dead in his work trailer in Ft. Worth, Texas. When investigators arrived, they found that he had been stabbed 46 times, indicating a personal relationship between the victim and the attacker.

An investigation into the murder of a World War II veteran slowed to a halt when the prime suspect had a solid alibi. But a lucky break led to a shady character who wore distinctive boots and had a sweet tooth.

In 2004, Mary Ann Clibbery was found brutally murdered at her Illinois business. Investigators had to determine if this was a robbery gone wrong or a calculated murder.

When the wife of a well-known dentist is found dead, police struggle to identify a suspect. Some fibers and a study of the weather patterns on the night of the murder break the case open and reveal the killer.

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