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This episode documents a deadly bombing at a church in Oakwood, Illinois, in December 1997.

In 1984, the body of college student Laura Salmon was found on a Middle Tennessee farm, covered with her own denim jeans as well as the jeans of the killer.

When the decomposed body of a teenage girl is discovered, police have no clues to her identity. To solve the case, investigators turn to bug larvae found on the body and a tiny wad of chewing gum found near the victim's body.

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.

Even though their daughter had run away before, she had always come back. Her parents were sure this time would be no different, but they were wrong.

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.

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.

When a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a high school athlete, everyone in town mourned his passing. Finding the killer was a long shot at best.

When a popular gym teacher is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family is suspicious. A tape recorded by the victim just before his death tells the true story of his strange marriage and his wife's insatiable greed.

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.

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.

On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day; this time, the victim survived.

The victim was well liked and successful, which made the brutality of the crime even harder to understand.

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.

In 1995, San Diego police are baffled by a pair of hands found in a dumpster. Through further investigation, they determine that the hands are those of missing person Don Hardin.

Shortly after daybreak, a fire is started in a dumpster in Vancouver. No one sees the arsonist or the fire, which burns for hours in the deserted parking lot. But there's more than garbage in this flaming container.

Authorities track a kidnapper who let his victim write a last will and informed the family of her murder. A phone number written on a previous page left a lasting impression, which helped to convict.

In little more than a month, two women who lived in the same apartment complex were brutally murdered. The similarities of the crime scenes led police to conclude they were dealing with a serial killer who harbored an intense hatred of women.

A man dies in his home after a long history of heart disease. A few weeks after the funeral, rumors surface that the death was no accident.

After a day of fishing in a quiet village in Switzerland, a teenage boy doesn't return home as planned. The investigation reveals some important microscopic evidence in the water near where he was last seen.

When the body of a young woman is found under an isolated highway ramp, a unique fiber on the victim's clothing leads San Diego police straight to the most unlikely of killers.

In 1969, 25-year-old phone operator Diane Maxwell was raped and murdered. Her brother promised he'd find out who was responsible and bring the killer to justice.

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.

In 1991, Dorothy Donovan was murdered in her Dover, Delaware home. When her son stated that she was murdered by a hitchhiker he had picked up, police were skeptical.

When a little girl got sick and died, investigators were stumped. Was it an accident, an unexplained illness or murder?

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.

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 college senior was found raped and murdered near an unpaved footpath used by students to walk from one side of campus to the other.

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.

In 1995, the founder of American Atheists disappeared with one of her sons, her granddaughter and $500,000 in gold coins. The police investigated several suspects, including David R. Waters, who worked for American Atheists.

In the 1980s, a trio of unsolved murders occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas. Later, a fourth murder from the same time period provided the police with far more than they realized.

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.

An investigation into the murder of Katie Poirier is stymied by the lack of a body. Finally, investigators use a single tooth found among some charred remains to identify her.

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.

Two men are murdered while sleeping in their beds. The next night, arson destroys a family planning clinic. Investigators wonder whether some shards of glass, paint chips and a chicken feather could link what appear to be two separate crimes.

In 1984, California firefighters battled ten arson fires in three weeks. When cigarettes and a scrap of paper connected the case to similar fires further north, the hunt was on for a dangerous pyromaniac.

In 1991, San Francisco pornographer Artie Mitchell was murdered in his home. His brother and business partner, who was found near the scene carrying a rifle, later confesses to shooting Artie.The question is whether the shooting was premeditated.

A young woman is stabbed more than 100 times. The killer leaves DNA behind, but investigators must play a cat-and-mouse game to obtain a suspect's DNA to match.

The prime suspect had a criminal record and his driver's license was found at the scene of a brutal double homicide.

The crime scene was especially violent: a husband and wife had been shot to death in their bedroom. Was their 16-year-old daughter complicit?

On May 20, 2001, Carrie Nelson was beaten to death while working alone in a park office. The case went unsolved for six years. Finally, police found a match with DNA samples gathered from the crime scene.

A go-go dancer told her family she needed to get away for a while and then she simply disappeared. Investigators were suspicious, because she took neither her car nor her clothes. 20 years later, her family received a call that changed everything.

A mysterious computer crash pushed a thriving manufacturing company to the brink of collapse, jeopardizing hundreds of jobs. Forensic investigators had to determine if the crash was the result of a computer defect, human error, or sabotage.

When an elderly couple died in a suspicious house fire, their son became the prime suspect. Investigators turned to forensic science to determine if the fire had been set deliberately, or if it was an unfortunate accident.

Two sets of scientists probe a woman's death.

In 2000, Christina Sanoubane was murdered in her Cedar Rapids apartment after moving away from her abusive boyfriend. There are clues at the scene: bloody footprints and DNA from the victim's rape kit.

When Joann Katrinak is found dead in a corn field with her infant son, the obvious suspect is the husband and father of the victims. But insects found on the bodies reveal a vital clue which uncovers a twisted story of passion gone wrong.

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.

There was no clear reason for a young, healthy college student to be dead. But when the coroner discovered a tiny clue during the autopsy, investigators were able to uncover a mystery filled with betrayal and revenge.

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